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It doesn’t get better than this: Justin Rose, of England, poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club. (Photo: Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)
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Shawn Stefani has aced the 17th hole at the U.S. Open.
He’s the first golfer to make a hole-in-one at any U.S. Open at Merion, which previously hosted four. Click for video. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Phil Mickelson began his week with a flight back-and-forth across the country. Even longer might be the 18 holes that now stand between him and that U.S. Open title he has been chasing his entire career.
And he’s never had a better opportunity than this one.
Despite a bogey on the final hole of a taxing Saturday afternoon, Mickelson was the sole survivor to par at Merion with an even-par 70 that gave him a one-shot lead over Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel and Steve Stricker going into the last round.
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It was a dark and stormy U.S. Open: The horn blew at 8:36 a.m. Thursday, halting play after less than 2 hours into the first round of U.S. Open. It wasn’t raining as players and spectators left the course, but soon there were thunderclaps over the Merion Golf Club, and lightning and downpours followed.
Ian Poulter held the lead with three birdies in three holes as fans scurried toward the merchandize tents to wait out the storm. Four players were at 2 under.
Safety was a concern on a course that required fans to take long shuttle rides from remote parking lots. The USGA suspended transportation from three main lots to the course, although service continued for anyone who wanted to leave Merion. (Photo: Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)
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SHAKE IT OFF: Can it be? Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia shook hands at U.S. Open practice yesterday, so maybe their feud is coming to a close. The last time they shook hands was May 12. Mark it on your calendar. (Twitter/Golf Channel)
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Kid Rock. Tiger Woods. Playing. Golf. What. (Photo via Kid Rock/Facebook)
BETTER DAYS.
Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia at the Masters tournament in 1999. Is it dusty…in here…or something…(Photo: Elise Amendola/AP files)
Adam Scott on yesterday’s show. #conan #adamscott #parksandrecreation #partydown #Masters2013
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Are we having fun yet?
Adam Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters with playoff triumph over Angel Cabrera
The Masters went to a sudden-death playoff for the second year in a row when Scott and Cabrera made matching birdies on the 72nd hole Sunday.
They both made par on the first extra hole, No. 18, before Scott rolled in a 12-footer for birdie to win it. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Playing favourites?
Cam Cole: Well, a lot of people said it was Tiger Woods’ Masters to lose.
Few could have imagined the lengths to which he’d go, to do it — or the lengths to which the Masters rules committee would go, to ensure that he didn’t. At least, not before two days of guaranteed boffo weekend TV ratings.
A day after infuriating much of golfdom by singling out a 14-year-old Chinese boy, Guan Tianlang, to pay for the slow-playing sins of all of professional golf, the green-jacketed guardians of the rules were forced to deal with a much bigger fish.
The rules committee penalized Woods two strokes for his illegal drop on Friday, leaving him five back of 36-hole leader Jason Day, rather than three, but elected to waive the usual disqualification penalty for signing for a lower score, citing exceptional circumstances.
And the golf world exploded in outrage. (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
