On Thursday, we preview the U.S. Open, which is being played at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Register will be providing coverage throughout next weekend live from the tournament.

Average Joe not only previews the Open and gives his three choices to win, he also visits the 15th hole at Western Hills GC in Waterbury. The results are pretty dismal for the resident hacker.

In two weeks, the Register will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of the Travelers Championship with Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh, Anthony Kim and Zach Johnson among the players expected to make the ride up from Long Island to Cromwell to compete in the tournament June 25-28 at TPC River Highlands.