U.S. Open Golf Championship
VIRGINIA WATER, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Paul Lawrie of Scotland tees off on the 1st hole in front of the (L-R) Claret Jug, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup and US Open trophies during the first round of the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth on May 24, 2012 in Virginia Water, England.
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Just have to play good golf ... Probably wouldn't hurt if I won a tournament between now and then. That would definitely help. I'm just going to have to get in contention a few times and have some high finishes and play good in the U.S. Open and PGA.
I've got this week, next fortnight's Volvo Match Play Championship, and then the BMW PGA at Wentworth to cement my place inside the top 60 and qualify for the U.S. Open
He's out probably four weeks minimum, depending on the (MRI) scan that he's having on Friday when he gets back to England. He's set a goal for the PGA (Championship) at Wentworth, which is two-and-a-half weeks' time ... but I think the Scandinavian Masters in Sweden the week before the U.S. Open is probably more realistic.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Darren Clarke out of US Open due to groin injury
-- British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from next month's U.S. Open in San Francisco because of a groin injury.The 43-year-old Clarke told United States Golf Association officials on Monday that the problem that had bothered him for several weeks Read more »
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Liu, Lowe to play back-to-back at Open qualifier
at the Olympic Club in San Franciscowill be awarded at Canoe Brook. A number of Long Islanders, and people with local ties are in the field. A full listing of starting times is available at the Metropolitan Golf Associations website, www.mgagolf.org. Read more »
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Lowe a step closer to U.S. Open
than being elated for making national news three years ago as the youngest golfer trying to qualify for the U.S. Open, Matt Lowe of Farmingdale , then 13, was disappointed that he didn't advance to the next round.He was emotional back then, but he did say, Read more »
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Masters 2012: Winners and losers
Hill, then had one of the worst weeks of his career. Will we all be picking him to win the U.S. Open ?WINNER: American golf. Nine months ago, there was caterwauling about U.S. golfers never winning majors. Now they have won two in a row, and a golfer doesn't Read more »
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Masters buzz starts with Tiger Woods
Woods from winning a major since the 2008 U.S. Open."This has a bit of a buzz about it," said Graeme McDowell , one of 13 golfers to have won the 14 majors since Woods won at Torrey Pines on a broken leg ( Padraig Harrington is the only two-time winner in Read more »
Around the web
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Rusty but ready, Marino applauds his return
one point, I was, like, 1 under for the day or something and then had a crappy finish here.” Marino last played competitive golf in late January at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, finishing 66th. But that's where he knew that the pain in his left 49 m ago from Golf Week Read more »
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W. Golf. Koskinen Enters Final Round of U.S. Open Qualifying
GABLES, Fla. - University of Miami assistant golf coach John Koskinen will attempt to make his third U.S. Open Championship this Mon. June 4. Koskinen is attempting to qualify for the ninth time and this is the sixth time he has advanced to the final round. 3:26 PM from University of Miami Official Athletic Site Read more »
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Hale Irwin spins some Sam Snead stories
events on the PGA Tour. He was the first to shoot his age on the PGA Tour, a 67 in the second round of the 1979 Quad Cities Open. At 67, he also became the oldest on record to make the cut in a major championship. “As far as flexibility goes, Sam was unbelieveable,” 2:24 PM from Des Moines Register Read more »
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Perfect place for a U.S. Open golf package resort getaway
minutes south of the city is The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, a deluxe cliff-top resort that has put together a special U.S. Open Golf Package. The program, available June 11-17, includes coastal view accommodations, daily breakfast for two, valet parking, 12:39 PM from PGATour.com Read more »
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As U.S. Open approaches, Johnson relives '07 Am
the upset – after all, Jones is good enough to have won two Maine Amateurs and a Maine Open – but the former University of Maine golfer sure did. “When I first got back home and I’d tell them that Dustin outdrove me by 40 yards, they all said, ‘He can’t out-hit 10:53 AM from Golf Week Read more »
