LOS ANGELES — The crowds at Los Angeles Country Club have felt somewhat sparse this week.

While the gallery has filled up for the biggest groups for parts of the U.S. Open, many areas of the course have both looked and felt quiet and empty.

Just about everyone outside of the biggest groups have struggled to draw a normal following from the gallery. Even the marquee pairings have had quiet stretches on the golf course, like on the 13th hole near the old Playboy mansion, where very few fans appear to be making the trek.

The lack of fans, and therefore lack of a traditional major atmosphere, isn’t sitting well with some golfers, either.