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• Mickelson, Horschel lead after 2 rounds at U.S. Open

  and right there where I want to be. It's going to be a fun weekend."The cut line was 8 over, saving both defending champion Webb Simpson (5 over) and Masters champion Adam Scott (7 over). Third-round play was scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m., with threesomes   Read more »

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• List of the Last 19 Major Championship Winners

  2012 August - Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), PGA Championship July - Ernie Els (South Africa), British Open June - Webb Simpson (United States), U.S. Open April - Bubba Watson (United States), Masters 2011 August - Keegan Bradley (United States), PGA Championship 6/17/13 from The New York Times Read more »

• Major win still eludes Jason Day

  hole-in-one in a pro tournament. “So I’m sure they appreciated me going to the ground and kissing it.” • Raleigh native Webb Simpson, last year’s U.S. Open champion, finished at 13 over for the tournament after a 2-over 72 Sunday, good for a tie for 32nd. 6/17/13 from The News & Observer Read more »

• Simpson wraps up title defense at U.S. Open

  Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, wrapped up his title defense with a 2-over 72 on Sunday. Simpson finished the 113th U.S. Open at 13-over-par 293. It could have been worse, but he ran off three straight birdie chances from the 13th. "I did what I thought   from Belleville News-Democrat Read more »

• How recent U.S. Opens have been won

  the 2012 U.S. Open, the players closest to Phil Mickelson's lead heading into the final round are hoping to replicate what Webb Simpson and Michael Thompson accomplished last year. Thompson, the first-round leader, posted a 67 in the final round to get to   from The News & Observer Read more »

• Merion Diary, a View from the Fairway: Bright sun and golf at Merion on Saturday

  11, Mickleson concludes his topsy-turvy round with a birdie on 17 and a bogey on 18. 6:43 p.m. – Defending U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, after shooting 75 today, is 12 strokes behind leader Phil Mickelson. Simpson says, “[Merion has] been exactly what I   from The Delaware County Times Read more »