Written by Rafael Ulloa Monday, 22 June 2009 20:32
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP)—Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S. Open filled with more delays than drama.
The unlikely champion turned to soak up a beautiful sight beneath gathering clouds Monday at Bethpage Black.
“I just looked at the scoreboard to make sure this was really happening,” Glover said.
Some 24,000 fans, speckled with mud from a long walk soiled, could surely relate.
Glover never lost the lead over the final 12 holes, even though the attention was always on someone else. He closed with a 3-over 73 for a two-shot victory in a U.S. Open that might be remembered more for the week than the winner.
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 June 2009 18:28 Written by Sports 506 Saturday, 20 June 2009 18:27
It may be a little premature to definitively declare that Adam Scott is back, but he sure looked like it during his first 29 holes at the US Open.
Scott declared pre-championship that he had rectified the swing fault that had caused him to miss seven cuts in his previous eight starts, but his critics were sceptical of whether he was all talk.
Written by Sports 506 Saturday, 20 June 2009 17:30
The 109th US Open was plunged into uncertainty yesterday when drenching, non-stop rain wrecked the first round and almost certainly sunk any hope of finishing on time yesterday.
Only three hours and 16 minutes of play was possible before the greens became unplayable under the weight of water that was falling and the horn went to send both players and fans scurrying for cover from the deluge.
At that stage, half of the 156-man field had started their rounds with the first two groupings out having completed just 11 holes.
Written by Rafael Ulloa Saturday, 20 June 2009 16:30
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — With a record-setting show, Ricky Barnes became the leader at the halfway point of the rain-plagued U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods, meanwhile, remained well off the leaderboard at soggy Bethpage Black.
Barnes, the 2002 U.S. Amateur champion, set the U.S. Open 36-hole scoring record by finishing two trips around the course in 8-under 132. He completed his second round Saturday morning, making three birdies in nine holes for a 65 and ending up one shot ahead of Lucas Glover (64) and two up on first-round leader Mike Weir (70).
Written by Sports 506 Friday, 19 June 2009 18:27
Canada's Mike Weir led the U.S. Open by two shots after the first round was finally completed at Bethpage Black.
After just three hours play were completed on Thursday due to a water-logged course, Weir carded a 6- under 64 in New York to leave him two shots clear of Sweden's Peter Hanson.
The Canadian shot the lowest round in a U.S. Open since 2003, including eight birdies, as he finished just one shot stroke adrift of the all-time low 18-hole score in Majors history.
Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 18:22 Written by Rafael Ulloa Friday, 19 June 2009 18:21
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP)—Tiger Woods couldn’t get off the course fast enough.
Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson and a host of others on the right side of the rain at the U.S. Open were thrilled they didn’t have to leave.
Sunshine made a cameo Friday at Bethpage Black, enough to dry the fairways and keep the greens soft. It was a perfect combination for scoring at the U.S. Open, and Weir seized on the rare opportunity.
Despite a double bogey on his back nine, the former Masters champion closed with back-to-back birdies for a 6-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead over Peter Hanson of Sweden and the lowest score in the U.S. Open in six years.
Written by Rafael Ulloa Wednesday, 17 June 2009 19:54
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP)—The U.S. Open might have one tough act to follow.
Tiger Woods was pure theater at Torrey Pines last year, playing on a left leg so badly injured that the U.S. Open turned out to be his last event of the year. He made two eagles on the final six holes in prime time Saturday to take the lead, forced a playoff with a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday, then battled Rocco Mediate over 19 holes to capture his 14th career major.
“I’m not sure we can duplicate that drama,” USGA president Jim Vernon said Wednesday.
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Written by Sports 506 Tuesday, 16 June 2009 12:33
For the second straight day, Tiger Woods is the rabbit at Bethpage Black.
The defending U.S. Open champion went out Tuesday morning just before 7 o'clock on the 10th tee, playing with local New York pro Andrew Svoboda. Woods, who played the front nine holes of the course early Monday, is dressed from head to toe in all black -- except for the white hat, of course.
Read more: Tiger Woods again an early riser for practice round at Bethpage Black
Last Updated on Friday, 05 June 2009 20:56 Written by Rafael Ulloa Friday, 05 June 2009 20:25
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - One last birdie for Jim Furyk put him one more stroke under par, which he found more gratifying than being in a share of the lead with Jonathan Byrd on Friday at the Memorial.
A blue sky and warm sun translated into fast greens at Muirfield Village, leading to a crammed leaderboard going into a weekend loaded with possibilities.
Read more: Jim Furyk tied for Memorial lead; Tiger Woods 6 back