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| Rose Holds Off Mickelson for U.S. Open Title | Rose Holds Off Mickelson for U.S. Open Title |
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| When Justin Rose had hit his last real shot, leaving a lovely little fairway-metal chip on the lip of the 18th hole on Sunday, he looked to the sky as if it had just rained a shower of relief. A crazy final round of a crazy United States Open was finally over, and Rose could finally exhale. He had wobbled through two bogeys in the final five holes, but still clung to a one-shot lead as he held his nerves at bay for that final relief-inducing par. | |
| Shawn Stefani Hole-in-One | Shawn Stefani Hole-in-One |
| Despite that, Stefani still finished 19 over par. | Despite that, Stefani still finished 19 over par. |
| Tiger Woods was alarmingly close to that territory. He finished at 13 over, his worst 72-hole total in relation to par in a major in his pro career. He entered the tournament as a favorite to win, but he never got a feel for Merion’s greens and fell far behind in Saturday’s third round, which he finished at 9 over. | Tiger Woods was alarmingly close to that territory. He finished at 13 over, his worst 72-hole total in relation to par in a major in his pro career. He entered the tournament as a favorite to win, but he never got a feel for Merion’s greens and fell far behind in Saturday’s third round, which he finished at 9 over. |
| Low scores have been hard to come by all week, but no more so than on Saturday and Sunday, when the United States Golf Association pulled out the most difficult pin placements and the greens grew firmer and firmer in the warming temperatures. The monsoons of earlier in the week were long gone — although there is still a chance of rain through the round on Sunday — and all that is left is a bunch of eager golfers and a golf course with a snarl. | Low scores have been hard to come by all week, but no more so than on Saturday and Sunday, when the United States Golf Association pulled out the most difficult pin placements and the greens grew firmer and firmer in the warming temperatures. The monsoons of earlier in the week were long gone — although there is still a chance of rain through the round on Sunday — and all that is left is a bunch of eager golfers and a golf course with a snarl. |