It’s Fathers Day in the U.S. but still early Sunday (local time) at the 123rd US Open in suburban Beverly Hills.
The mobile phone alarm wake-up tone will soon be sounding for the early last round starters.
For the those atop of the leaderboard it will a decent lie-in, and probaby not arriving at the host L.A. Country Club course to around noon ahead of the final tee-off at 2.30pm.
So, let’s hear from those players lying in the top-six and read what they think of their chances ...
Age is just a number as Padraig Harrington will attest on day three of the 123rd U.S. Open in Beverly Hills.
At nearly 52-years, the oldest player in the field to make the halfway cut presented his far younger contestants the sight of his name sharing the third round clubhouse leader at the Los Angeles.
Harrington grabbed an ultra-stunning eighth hole eagle and two birdies in an outstanding ‘moving day’ round of a 67, walking proudly from the course just a few minutes before 3pm local time as ...
The ‘Down Under’ pair of Min Woo Lee and reigning Open Champion Cameron Smith are ready to take centre stage at the 123rd US Open in the heart of Hollywood.
Lee will start the third round in a tie for sixth at six-under, following a best second day score of a 5-under 65 while Smith (67) played a grest supporting role to be four-under and also finish inside the top-10.
A day after setting a new US Open low of 8-under 62, American Rickie Fowler ensured he would own the lead outright ...
US Open – Round Two – All The Facts & Figures
Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 74. Wind SW 5-10 mph, with gusts to 15 mph.
Cut: 61 professionals and four amateurs at 2-over 142 from a field of 137 professionals and 19 amateurs
Second-Round Leaderboard
Rickie Fowler 62-68—130 (-10)
Wyndham Clark 64-67—131 (-9)
Rory McIlroy 65-67—132 (-8)
Xander ...
Rory McIlroy brilliantly ignited serious hopes of finally ending a nine-year majors winner’s drought to be just one shot from the clubhouse lead mid-way on day two of the U.S. Open.
After an indifferent opening half, McIlroy lit up what had a dull and overcast Hollywood morning with with six rousing inward half birdies in a three-under 67, moving to eight-under on the L.A. Country Club course.
The former 2011 U.S. Open champ headed to lunch biting right at the heels of the overnight leading duo ...
The record-breaking duo of Rickie Fowler and his fellow American Xander Schauffele, setting a new championship record of 62 and some 30-minutes apart from each other on the opening day of the U.S. Open.
It is only a third time in the history of the four men’s majors someone has shot 62 and Fowler and Schauffele now joining South African Branden Grace who posted golf’s then lowest round during the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Hereunder, is all the facts, figures and informaton ...
This week is the 50th anniversary of Johnnie Miller’s then record-setting round of 63 to capture the 1973 US Open.
Miller was honoured early in the week by the USGA, and speaking of that amazing final round at Oakmont.
Now a day later after Miller was honoured the record low score has been beaten.
Firstly, Rickie Fowler took possession of a new record US Open low of an eight-under 62 that included 10 birdies and two bogeys, but his ownership of the record lasted less than 30 minutes when he ...