The 126th U.S. Open Golf Tournament
第 126 屆美國公開高爾夫錦標賽
Introduction
The 126th U.S. Open golf game started at Shinnecock Hills. The weather was bad with strong winds.
第 126 屆美國公開高爾夫賽在 Shinnecock Hills 開賽。天氣惡劣且強風陣陣。
Main Body
The golf course was good. Players like Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka liked the grass and the water. However, the games were very slow. Some players took six hours to finish.
高爾夫球場品質很好。像是 Rory McIlroy 和 Brooks Koepka 等球員很喜歡這裡的草坪與水域。然而，比賽進度非常緩慢。部分球員花了大約六個小時才完賽。
The prize money is now $22.5 million. This is much more money than in 2018. This happened because a new league called LIV Golf started in 2022. LIV Golf paid players a lot of money.
目前的獎金總額為 2,250 萬美元。這比 2018 年多出許多。這是因為 2022 年成立了一個名為 LIV Golf 的新聯賽。LIV Golf 向球員支付了大量資金。
LIV Golf has money problems now. But the U.S. Open will still pay high prizes. The USGA makes a lot of money from TV and sponsors. They made $333 million in 2025.
LIV Golf 目前面臨財務問題。但美國公開賽仍將提供高額獎金。USGA 從電視轉播和贊助商處獲利豐厚。他們在 2025 年賺了 3.33 億美元。
Conclusion
The tournament continues. The course is good and the prize money is very high.
賽事仍在繼續。球場條件優良，且獎金非常高昂。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money & Amounts
In this story, we see a pattern for comparing things and describing big numbers. This is a key skill for A2 learners.
1. The 'More Than' Rule When we compare two things, we use More + [Noun] + Than.
- Example: "This is much more money than in 2018."
- Pattern: [A] more [thing] than [B].
2. Describing Quantity (A lot of) Instead of just saying 'many', we use a lot of for both people and things.
- Example: "LIV Golf paid players a lot of money."
- Usage: Use this when you don't need an exact number, just a 'big' amount.
3. Quick Vocabulary Shift
- High used for prices or prizes (e.g., high prizes).
- Slow used for time/speed (e.g., games were very slow).
- Bad used for weather (e.g., weather was bad).