UPDATED: Glover Wins U.S. Open!
by AG | June 22, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.
Okay, here's your leaderboard after back-to-back bogies by Phil and back-to-back-to-back birdies by Duval:UPDATED: Glover, Charging Mickelson Knotted at -4
by AG | June 22, 2009 at 11:34 a.m.
Here's your 11:30 U.S. Open update, as coverage heads over to NBC. Mickelson just birdied #12 to draw within 2 strokes. By the way, if there is an 18-hole playoff, it would happen today. There could be a lot more golf out there today.This Thing Is Heading to a Playoff, We Guarantee It
by AG | June 22, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
By his own admission, Ricky Barnes just shanked a shot from the seventh-hole green-side bunker, is 4 over on the day, and now one shot behind Lucas Glover, who sits at -5. Barnes is collapsing at this point, which is a shame -- we'd rather see Glover out-duel him, than Ricky just blow it. But as the headline states, the way things are going right now, we're not going to be surprised if by the end of the day, this tournament is knotted in a tie and we head into a playoff. Could Phil, Tiger (who's about to birdie the 14th to go to -1), or Duvall be a part of a fifth round? It's actually not out of the realm of possibility. Here's the updated leaderboard:U.S. Open Enters Fifth Day, Barnes Still Leads, Tiger Still 'Lurking'
by AG | June 22, 2009 at 9:46 a.m.
If you're like us, you've watched so much of the rain-soaked U.S. Open this weekend that when you went home for Father's Day dinner yesterday, your shoes were soaked, you took along an extra red shirt, and you called the whole thing off due to darkness around 8 p.m. So where do things stand this morning?Your U.S. Open Drinking Game For Rounds 2 Through 4
by AG | June 19, 2009 at 5:37 p.m.
Round 2 of the U.S. Open is finally underway at Bethpage Black (Mike Weir is your leader at -6), and since there's at least 20 hours of golf watching on tap for the next three days (this thing's going until Monday), we thought we'd give you a drinking game. Additional suggestions are more than welcome.Could Tiger Miss the Cut? And Other U.S. Open Stories...
by AG | June 19, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
As first round coverage of the U.S. Open switches over from ESPN to NBC at 3 p.m., we thought it would be a good time to give an update on the leaderboard. As we told you earlier, Tiger is decidedly nowhere near it. He's at 4 over, tied for 88th place, and currently 9 strokes behind the leader, Mike Weir, who's at -5 (wait till you see the Canadian's shot from the rough on 15 on SportsCenter tonight). [UPDATE: Weir's at -6 with five holes to play. If he can shoot -2 in this final stretch, he'll set a major championship record with a 62.] There's still a long round to be played tomorrow morning, but Tiger's going to have to have a stellar Saturday to make the cut (when's the last time you read those words in the same sentence?).Tiger 6 Back, But Course Is Looking Good
by AG | June 19, 2009 at 11:06 a.m.
Yes, the rain has played havoc with the first round of the U.S. Open. But for all the pre-tournament talk about how Tiger was going to dominate the field -- particularly because his driving accuracy had been so strong going into Thursday -- it's not quite playing out that way so far. Tiger's hit just 7 of 14 fairways, doubled 15, and bogeyed 16 and 17. He sits at 4 over, six shots behind leader Ben Martin, a 21-year-old who's at -2 just a few holes into his round. Drew Weaver and Graeme McDowell are both in the clubhouse at -1. The course seems to be in great shape, by the way. The Bethpage grounds crew must have pulled all-nighters to get it back in such good playing condition. Much of yesterday's afternoon groupings are just now teeing off, including Phil Mickelson. We'll keep you updated all day, but here's the rest of the leaderboard, as of 11 a.m. Keep Reading »
First Rain Delay Hits at U.S. Open. Just Twelve More Stoppages of Play to Go...
by AG | June 18, 2009 at 11:10 a.m.