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Women taking “on-ramp” to area golf courses
Hannah Wagner, 25, of Woodstock, was ebullient as she waited to take her place on the range at the Charlie Yates Golf Course at East Lake. She was among 10 public relations professionals who ranged in age from 23 to 55. All women.She once took golf for college credit but ...
Heartbreak on his birthday for Mickelson in Open
This wasn't the way it was supposed to end, not on Phil Mickelson's birthday and not at Merion Golf Club, where history will record with little fanfare outside of England that Justin Rose won his first major championship. When the rain began falling on the back nine Sunday after Mickelson ...
Jason Day close again, ties for 2nd at US Open
Third place at the Masters. Tied for second at the U.S. Open. And that's just this year. Jason Day's too young to get saddled with that dreaded Best Player Never To Win a Major label, so he might as well go ahead and win one. "As long as I keep ...
Justin Rose invokes Ben Hogan, wins US Open
Justin Rose walked the 18th fairway and thought of Ben Hogan, and a chance to emulate one of the most famous shots in golf. That very moment Sunday made the U.S. Open's return to Merion Golf Club worth all the bother. It was about history, about putting up with extra ...
AP PHOTOS: The best images from the US Open
Justin Rose ends a 43-year English drought by winning the U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson celebrates his birthday with a second-place finish. Shawn Stefani hits a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. These are just a few of the highlights from this year's tournament at the Merion Golf Club. Here's a gallery ...
Rose wins US Open, more heartache for Mickelson
Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this U.S. Open. The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that ...
Mahan can blame 15 for lost US Open
Tied for the U.S. Open lead, Hunter Mahan was on cruise control. He was the steadiest player for most of Sunday at Merion Golf Club, ripping off par after par after par to stay in the hunt. Then he hit No. 15. Mahan's tee shot sailed into the rough. So ...
Woods matches worst score in a major
This isn't the kind of record Tiger Woods had in mind at the U.S. Open. Woods went out-of-bounds on his second tee shot of the final round at Merion and closed with a 4-over 74. That gave him his worst 72-hole score as a pro in the U.S. Open, and ...
Shawn Stefani aces 17 in US Open
Shawn Stefani lost track of the ball as soon it rocketed off his 4-iron. A roaring U.S. Open gallery tracked it for him. "Go! Go! Go! Go!" It did Sunday when Stefani aced the 17th hole, making him the first golfer to make a hole-in-one at any U.S. Open at ...
New chapter in golf's history of bad pants
Considering the history of bad pants in golf, Billy Horschel had to go a long way to stand out. But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open did the trick. Somewhere, John Daly, long considered golf's leader in the clubhouse for bad fashion, is ...
Five things to look for Sunday at US Open
Five things to look for Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open: ____ PHIL's DAY? Sure seems like it's setting up to be. Sunday is Phil Mickelson's 43rd birthday. And, yes, it's Father's Day for the golfer who made time this week to fly cross-country for his daughter's ...
Phil Mickelson leads after 3rd round at US Open
For all those runner-up finishes, with so much heartache chasing the major he covets, Phil Mickelson has never had a better chance to win the U.S. Open. It's the first time he has ever had the outright lead going into the final round. Of the nine players within five shots, ...
Steve Stricker seeks finishing touch at US Open
Now Steve Stricker has to close the deal. A good supply of frozen yogurt might help get it done. Running out of time to win a major, the 46-year-old's steady game — and family-first schedule — has him in the frame of mind to finally clear that hurdle. He's only ...
Woods matches his worst US Open round as a pro
Tiger Woods made birdie at the first hole, only to watch his day go racing downhill from there. By the time it was over, Woods skidded to seven bogeys and a 6-over-par 76 Saturday, tumbling down the leaderboard and matching his worst round as a pro at the U.S. Open. ...
US Open turns into block party for locals
Garry Van Arkel got a taste of what was in store when the U.S. Golf Association commandeered part of his property for parking and turned his tennis court into a security tent worthy of Philadelphia International Airport. Folks like Van Arkel, who live in the stately homes lining the perimeter ...
Local caddie makes good on Kim's bag
LaRue Temple has to take off Sunday from working behind the bar. He's needed on the bag of a U.S. Open contender. Amateur Michael Kim should be one of those feel-good stories at Merion Golf Club as he makes his charge up the leaderboard. But it's his caddie who was ...
Woods matches worst US Open round as a pro
Tiger Woods matched his worst round as a pro at the U.S. Open, and this one cost him Saturday at Merion. Woods had a 6-over 76. That sent him tumbling down the leaderboard and out of contention. Unlike the other three times Woods shot a 76 in the U.S. Open, ...
5 things to look for Saturday at US Open
Five things to look for Saturday in the third round of the U.S. Open: ____ WILL PHIL HANG ON? Phil Mickelson has a checkered history in the U.S. Open and, unfortunately for him, not much of it is good. The five-time runner-up has never won the championship, and famously gave ...
Woods likes his chances at Open on weekend
History says Tiger Woods has little chance to win this U.S. Open. Not from behind, and certainly not with an elbow inflammation that seems to bother him most on his worst shots. Woods says otherwise, and after a marathon stretch of play Friday that helped him creep into contention at ...
Mickelson, Horschel share clubhouse lead at Merion
Phil Mickelson made his first birdie on his last putt. Billy Horschel never missed a green. It was all they could do to barely break par against Merion, which is turning out to be the real star of this U.S. Open. Nearly half the field did not finish the second ...
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