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2017 U.S. Open Golf Championship Has Kansas Flavor

By Greg Echlin
Published June 16, 2017 at 1:20 AM CDT
The U.S. Open begins Thursday at Erin Hills, on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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In his Lenexa office, Ron Whitten keeps a framed picture of the Erin Hills golf course he helped design. (Photo by Greg Echlin)
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Golf course desiger Ron Whitten in his office in Lenexa. (Photo by Greg Echlin)
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Topeka native Gary Woodland checks out his shot on the side of a hill at the Erin Hills golf course, site of this year's U.S. Open.
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The U.S. Open Golf Championship gets into full swing today (THUR) in Wisconsin. After The Masters Tournament in April, this is golf’s second major event. One Kansas native is already in the spotlight at the U.S. Open because he helped design the course. As KPR’s Greg Echlin reports, another Kansan is ready to step into the spotlight as one of the competitors.

 
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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