NEW YORK (AP) — When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn’t make the usual remarks about hoping to win again. Instead, she threatened to not play at all the next year — and ...

Take a look at some answers to FAQs about the U.S. Open, which is being played this year at Oakmont Country Club.

Who started the U.S. Open? The United States Golf Association, an organization formed in 1894 by five prominent golf clubs to be the game's national governing body.