If a playoff is needed at the U.S. Open, a two-hole aggregate format will determine the winner at Oakmont Country Club.

Even amongst elite pros, there are golfers and then there are students of the game. Dustin Johnson? Golfer. Rory McIlroy?

• The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts Agave Fest from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 27, at 9700 N. Torrey Pines Road. The ...