US Open Challenge Reactions | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

Letters and stories continue on Sunday’s US Open Challenge.

Reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, especially toward our amateur winner, John Atkinson. On her About.com Lung Cancer blog, Dr. Lynne Eldridge wrote:

I have to credit John with pouring rocket fuel on my desire to raise awareness about lung cancer. He is a strong supporter of the Lung Cancer Alliance, the only organization committed entirely to support for those living with lung cancer. His efforts to educate others about lung cancer, while he himself is in the midst of treatment, are humbling. Yet, his own humility is even more inspiring. After our conversation, I felt like I had been ministered to and healed – and I don’t have cancer!>

But we’re getting “suggestions”, too, on how to make future Challenges better. Rob Peterson, for one, thinks there ought to be more places for the non-celebrity amateurs:

I find it truly nauseating that the people at Golf Digest had the audacity to make people jump through hoops and beg …