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Entries in U.S. Open (39)

Monday
Sep032012

Isner Loses in Late Night/Early Morning at U.S. Open

The match ended at 2:26 in the morning and again John Isner lost a 5-setter.

It was the latest finish at the U.S. Open, as Philipp Kohlscreiber of Germany eliminated John Isner of the United States 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at 2:26 a.m. local time Monday to reach the fourth round.

In order to be a top player, experts say you have to win these five set matches at Slams.  Kohlscreiber won his sixth consecutive five-setter. No. 9 Isner, the highest-seeded American man, dropped his fourth in a row.

Against Kohlschreiber, Isner hit 22 aces, but he lost all three break points he faced. He only was able to break the German twice in 11 chances.

Isner not only lost the match, but lost his cool as well.  That's not hard to do when you playing this late, and the match is so important.  Also, the bad line-calling didn't help the situation.

A disappointing result for Isner, who had other similar results in the majors this year.  He needs to improve on this in 2013.

Monday
Jun182012

Webb Simpson Takes Photobomber in Stride

Webb Simpson won the U.S. Open on Sunday at the Olympic Club, but possibly the most memorable moment from the day will be this crazy lunatic who decided to photobomb the winner’s interview. Hands down the most hilarious part is when the USGA’s Mike Davis grabs the idiot and pulls him straight off the screen seemingly straight from an SNL skit or something. Watch it again and again, and it just gets funnier each time. Best part about it is Webb Simpson’s line to the crazy man as he’s being pulled away- “Enjoy the jail cell pal.”

Sunday
Jun172012

Furyk, McDowell Share Lead After Strange Third Round

It was a day where Tiger took a tumble, a 17-year old got a lot of TV time and two former champs were able to figure out the greens.

With a final-hole birdie from 6 feet on Saturday, Graeme McDowell took the outright lead for the first time in the 112th US Open at the Olympic Club. Jim Furyk, who owned the lead for much of the day, grabbed a share of it minutes later by making his own birdie on No. 17.

Now McDowell and Furyk, who played together the first two rounds, will shake hands once again on the first tee of the final round, perhaps 18 holes away from winning the US Open for a second time.

At 1-under-par 209, McDowell (68) and Furyk (70) are the only players under par on a Lake Course that has played fast, firm, and frustrating for the majority of the field, exactly how the US Golf Association likes it. Fredrik Jacobson (68) is the closest pursuer, two shots back at 1 over.

Woods shot 75, the highest third-round score among the top 26 names on the leaderboard, save for the 76 shot by David Toms.

“It was just a tough day on the greens,’’ Woods said. “Tough day all day. Tomorrow I’m just going to have to shoot a good round, post early, and see what happens.’’

A 17-year-old amateur is refusing to go away, showing the kind of resolve it takes to hang around the lead at a US Open for most of the week. Hossler shot 70, finishing where he started, at 3 over. He made four bogeys, and every time made birdie on the very next hole.

“That really helped me to keep my round going,’’ Hossler said of his bounce-back ability. “I still have the goal to be low amateur, but my goal now is to win the tournament.’’

Wow!

Saturday
Jun162012

Woods, Furyk and Toms Share Lead at U.S. Open

Three-time champ Tiger Woods recovered from three straight bogeys to grab a share of the clubhouse lead in the second round of the U.S. Open Friday.

Woods played the back nine in two under to finish with an even par 70 and a 36-hole total of one-under-par.

That left him in a share for the lead with the 2003 U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk, who carded a 69, and the 2001 PGA Championship winner David Toms, who shot a 70.

Four players, including Thompson and the 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, were a further stroke back at one over.

Round three on Saturday.

Wednesday
Sep072011

U.S. Open Weather for Wednesday

All matches were called off yesterday, it doesn't look much better today.

In summary, 60-70% chance of rain today.  Don't expect them to call off the play early today.