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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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  • 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    -- British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from next month's U.S. Open in San Francisco because of a groin injury.The 43-year-old Clarke told United States Golf Association officials on Monday that the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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

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