Acting as the honorary chair, Redd will help to guide engagement with the local community, connect with sports fans, and promote the game of golf, while celebrating the rich legacy of both Scioto Country Club and the U.S. Senior Open, according to a release<\/a> from the U.S.G.A.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to serve as honorary chair for the 2026 U.S. Senior Open at my home club,\u201d said Redd in a statement. \u201cThe foundation for my life as an athlete was established in Columbus, and it excites me to help elevate an event that will be so well supported by the region. Scioto Country Club is a special place for my family, and I\u2019m thrilled to welcome a generation of the world\u2019s best golfers as well as avid golf fans to Columbus this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n Redd played for Ohio State from 1998 to 2000, was named an All-Big Ten performer, and helped lead the Buckeyes<\/a> to the Final Four in 1999. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted him with the No. 43 pick in the 2000 NBA draft and had a 12-year career in the League. Redd retired with the fourth-most points (11,554) in Bucks history and previously held the team\u2019s single-game scoring record with 57 points against Utah in 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cMichael Redd owns a world-class athletic resume and is one of the most recognizable faces in Columbus,\u201d said Hank Thompson, senior director, U.S. Senior Open Championship. \u201cHis affinity with this city and ties within the sports community will serve him well as an ambassador for the U.S. Senior Open and help unite the region around this highly sought-after national championship.\u201d<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n The U.S. Senior Open Championship will be broadcast by NBC and Golf Channel with live broadcast coverage of all four rounds.<\/p>\n Contact\/Follow us\u00a0@BuckeyesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow\u00a0Phil Harrison<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 24, 2026, 6:14 p.m. ET The 46th U.S. Senior Golf Open Championship is set to be in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[58,1424,1708,1709,1710,1714,74,815,1717,66,1715,65,68,1713,1716,1712,1711,69,67,1535,1295,62],"class_list":["post-2217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-open-championship","tag-accessfree","tag-oh","tag-sourcebuckeyes-wire","tag-sstssportscollegebuckeyesmens-basketball","tag-sstsnmens-basketball","tag-tagbasketball","tag-tagbig-10-hub","tag-tagbig-ten-conference-football","tag-tagbig-ten-conference-mens-basketball","tag-tagcollege-sports","tag-tagcolumbus","tag-taggolf","tag-taginternational-sports-competitions","tag-tagmichael-redd","tag-tagncaa-big-ten-conference","tag-tagohio-st-buckeyes-mens-basketball","tag-tagohio-state-buckeyes","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagunited-states-golf-association","tag-the-open-championship","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86628160007-buckeyescarfagnas.jpg\")