U.S. Open (golf)

US Open champion suffers firstround defeat to French qualifier at Japan Open in first match since grand slam success.

By Andrew Brook BURNLEY beating Manchester United, Kim Clijsters winning the US Open, Tom Watson nearly winning The Open. All of these have been usurped as the year’s biggest sporting surprise by England’s victory over Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy.

By enette Apart from getting to watch my favourite players in action at the U.S. Open — namely these two (please excuse the poor quality of these photos, I was very, very far away and had to use the creative combination of binoculars and regular digital camera):

By Rafael Martel NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 10: Travis Parrott and Carly Gullickson pose with the championship trophy after winning the Mixed Doubles Finals championship against Leander Paes of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe on day eleven of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Cente...

By thedoublebagel Getty Images Caroline Wozniacki lost to Jie Zheng in their second round meeting 5-7, 3-6. Caro has had a string of bad results in this US Open Series. Her chances at the US Open are not very grand. AP and they all fall down. Top seeds at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada disappoint in the first 3

By fractalzoom “Really? People have, like, tournaments and such for Air Hockey? – that’s pretty wild” “Oh yeah, sure.” “Ok, cool.. let’s play.” “Hey – that was a great shot… did you see what you did? You used the same motion as your last shot and was very deceptive. Classic air hockey attack.”

By mjsenno Turner announced a long-term extension to continue carrying the PGA Championship and operating PGA.com. The burning question – when will they start to leverage the asset for the value its worth? Turner should take a note from the USGA’s digital presentation of the US Open – then take it up a...

By Tapps You just won the U.S. Open. Act like it! You’d never know Lucas Glover is a champ by the way he acts Two Down O’Connor, World’s Most Avid Golf Gambler, was watching replays of Lucas Glover winning the U.S. Open and was severely disgruntled. After a semi-exciting, albeit drawn-out, US Open, Reilly...

By Jason Lyon I really didn’t want to write about sports.  I talk about them enough as is with friends and coworkers, but being that the blog is being created the weekend of the United States’ Open and being that I am an avid golfer I don’t really think I have a choice.  It won’t only be about golf though.  See, t...

By roadtogameday Tiger’s mental prowess is nothing new. In fact, it’s something that he’s worked on since he was a young junior golfer. Long ago, at tournaments far away from the public eye, Tiger Woods worked with a young clinical pyschologist named Jay Brunza. Brunza even caddied for young Tiger, coaching...

By Ground Possum Only four men have won the US Open 4 times: Willie Anderson, Robert T. Jones, Ben Hogan  and Jack Nicklaus.**  Tiger Woods is looking to join that club this week, and Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, and Lee Jansen are shooting for number three.  **Jones and Nicklaus were also runners-up 4 times each.

Geoff Ogilvy talked to reporters before the start of the 2009 US Open Championship and tried to explain why the… sports.yahoo.com

Rocco Mediate gave his thoughts about playing the 2009 US Open Championship on a public golf course and the… sports.yahoo.com

 TX His second-round tee time is 12:03 pm Friday. Campbell is paired with former British Open champion Ben Curtis and Graeme McDowell. Comments are reader submitted and are unedited. The posted comments do not reflect the views of Amarillo.com or the ...

So this Thursday, when the US Open is played on the Black course at Bethpage State Park in New York, you can log on and play that course. It and several other new courses including 2009 British Open course Turnberry in Scotland are new to the game. ...

Arnold Palmer was a young golfer with a developing rep, but even he couldn't have predicted how much of a charge he would make at the 1960 US Open. After 36 holes, he trailed leader Mike Souchak by eight strokes, and things didn't get much better on ...

 FL 1:47 pm-8:17 am — Rocco Mediate, Los Angeles; Kenny Perry, Franklin, Ky.; Tom Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz. 1:58 pm-8:28 am — Hunter Mahan, Plano, Texas; Oliver Wilson, England; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn. 2:09 pm-8:39 am — Billy Mayfair, Scottsdale, ...

By Christian Petersen, Getty Images By Jerry Potter, USA TODAY David Fay, the executive director of the USGA, has long been a baseball fan, so he turned to Hall of Famer Ernie Banks when talking about the US Open and US Women's Open of 2014 being ...

 FL Padraig Harrington has won the last two British Open Championships and, not surprisingly, the Irishman is among the favorites to win the 2009 US Open. His US Open betting odds were listed at +2500 for a payout potential of US$2500 on every US$100 bet ...

By Ed Collins Even though he missed the cut after carding rounds of 80 and 76 at last year's US Open Championship hosted by Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, it wasn't a failed experience for Kevin Silva. "I'm a better player now than I was last ... Local golf notes Richmond Times Dispatch

 PA This week, Farren will make some history himself as he participates in his first US Open at Bethpage State Park Black Course in Farmingdale, NY He and Greensburg native Rocco Mediate are the only Western Pa. golfers in this year's tournament, ...

Woods will have his chance to defend his US Open title Thursday, when the 109th US Open gets underway at Bethpage Black in New York. The tournament, which begins 10 am Thursday on ESPN, features 156 professional and amateur golfers and is being played ...

Here's a little tip: a good majority of Dad's will be thinking about golf this upcoming weekend because of the US Open. The 2009 United States Open Golf Championship will be the 109th US Open, and is scheduled to be played on the Black Course of ... Vaughan: Time to tee it up Farmington Daily Times

 United States A. The US Open is such a difficult, strenuous test, I think it's about being really patient when you're out there on the golf course. Q. How difficult is it to stay patient at the Open? A. This is actually an event where I think it's very easy to be ...

 CA 13--More than a hundred years ago, John Shippen became the first African-American professional to play in a US Open, held in 1896 at Southampton's Shinnecock Hills Country Club. Today, a remembrance of Shippen's pioneering role in the history of the ...

By mjsenno In partnership with IBM, the USGA has launched a free iPhone app that will stream live video and provide news and information (scores, updates, etc.). Mobile is a perfect distribution platform for golf. Fans at the event can use it because they can only see one or two holes at a time, while almo...

 GA By Daniel Shirley - dshirley@macon.com Matthew Nagy wasn't even sure he'd get the opportunity to try to qualify for the US Open. But once he got the chance, he made the most of it. Nagy, a Taylor County product and rising junior for the Kennesaw State ...

The staid old US Golf Association, in addition to rolling out a spiffy new design for its main Web site (usga.org), is pulling out all the digital stops for next week's US Open at Bethpage. Visitors to usopen.com can play the course virtually and view ...

By Michael Sillup June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods will begin defense of his US Open championship at 8:06 am June 18 at Bethpage State Park on Long Island. Woods, who is No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings, is grouped with Masters Tournament ...

By Garry Smits Fred Funk wasn't eligible for the US Open the first time it was played at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY, in 2002. ... and more »

  Canada Nick Taylor blasts out of a bunker during a round at Ledgeview Golf and Country Club on Wednesday. Earlier in the week, Taylor won a qualifying tournament for the US Open. He'll attend the major championship for the second straight year. ...

Firing an even-par 70 and 4-under 67 at Old Oaks CC and Century CC (Purchase, NY), Silva earned his way to the July 15-22 US Open Championship at Bethpage State Park's Black Course (Farmingdale, NY). Also qualifying and one stroke back of Silva were ...

By marthahucker So you just won the US Open. Congrats! Can you tell use how the race went for you? It was a pretty good run- it got pretty hairball in some sections as it did for everyone. It had just poured rain and was definitely sketchy for everyone as you didn’t know how the track would ride, but I kept it uprigh...

By worldseriesofgolf The Virtual U.S. Open Qualifying Round begins on May 25 and ends June 21. Players from all over the world will be competing in an “unlimited play” format. This gives all players unlimited rounds to post a score that makes the cut into the Championship round on June 22nd. The system will automatic...

By marthahucker The US Open is an event Martha Hucker gives a big thumbs up to – it’s a race that has equal prize money for the same number of places for both men and women. If you’ve done a bit of racing you may be aware of how ‘acceptable’ it’s become to give completely unequal prizes to the mens’ and womens’ fiel...

Bethpage is a truly public golf course, with a daily fee of just $50 on weekdays for local residents, and $60 on weekends. For those wishing to visit from out of state, fees are doubled. The daily-fee status of the venue meant that when the US Open ...

By hrocker Photo courtesy of US Open By: Press Release Photo Courtesy of US Open Men’s Results: 1. Chas Guldemond 3. Scotty Lago Women’s Results: 1. Kjersti Buaas 2. Jenny Jones Photo courtesy of US Open By: Press Release STRATTON, VT (March 22, 2009) – The last day of the US

By lolajones Thanks to US Open sponsor Volvo Cars North America, the Volvo Most Valuable Rider Award will go to the overall top male and female who will both drive away in brand new Volvo XC-60s. Amp Energy will be awarding riders a $3,000 cash prize each for men’s and women’s highest air in quarterpipe an...

 GA GOLF: Eight months after winning the US Open on one good leg, a healthy Tiger Woods is returning to golf. Mr. Woods said on his Web site he will defend his title next week in the Accenture Match Play Championship, believing his reconstructed left knee ...

amateurgolfcom reviews one of the hottest new courses in the country Chambers Bay in Washington site of the 2010 US Amateur and 2015 US Open ... www.strimoo.com

He did, after all, win the US Open with stumpy legs, yellow teeth and an issue with obesity. Oh, wait. That was Johnny Miller. But still -- Tiger did it on one leg. Look, he's going to be good/great/Tiger-style this year, and he's going to win tournaments, but that ridiculous moment will cause pe...

The double major winner was not Tiger Woods, who didn't hit a single shot over the final six months of the season after winning the US Open on one good leg. ... Wojciechowski: Anatomy of Tiger Woods and golf's most remarkable week ESPN Tiger’s US Open win best of them all Inquirer.net

BBC Sport  - Dec 24, 2008 By Gene Wojciechowski Tiger Woods' US Open journey began by falling short of Trevor Immelman at Augusta National. Jason Been tugged gently at the steering ... Role reversal for Europe, America in golf mastery USA Today Tiger’s US Open win best of them all Inquirer.net

In West Palm Beach Florida. The 32 player field will start competing at Trump International when Ji-Yai Shin and Shanshan Feng go off the tee at 9:30. We'll have to wait till Sunday to see who is right. Also up with previews of the ADT Championship- Hound Dog and The Constructivist

By GREGM Lancaster, New York – Lancaster Raceway Park closed out its stock car season with a bang with the 19th Annual US Open.  Over 200 race teams were on hand, all wanting to add their names to the prestigious US Open Trophy.  When all was said and done Chuck Hossfeld, Todd Hoddick, Kirk Rutherford,...

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) � On a gloomy Scottish day, Sergio Garcia sent his ball soaring over the Barry Burn, a bounce in his step as he followed the trajectory against the ashen sky. �Be good!� he screamed. It was. The ball hopped a couple of times on the fringe, spun onto the green and came to a...

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland Tiger Woods figures he has made all of the necessary preparations for the British Open, which teed off today at Carnoustie Golf Links.

If Europeans are going to end an eightyear drought in major championships at this weeks British Open, Nick Faldo thinks they would do well to take a Tiger Woods approach, on and off the golf course.

A faulty driver cost Lefty his first European Tour win as Frances Gregory Havret rallied to win the Scottish Open on the first playoff hole Sunday.

By Sommer Mathis The AT&T's inaugural event at Congressional immediately distinguishes itself from Washington's previous PGA event at Potomac's Avenel, both with the media and fan circus that surrounds Woods, and with the top flight player draw including major notables such as Phil Mickelson,...