Jason Day Stands Tall As He Focuses On 1st Major & Third Aussie-Born U.S. Open Winner

A day after the sight of dramatically collapsing to the ground with vertigo and Australia’s Jason Day stood tall on day three of the U.S. Open. Day heads into the final round of the year’s second major looking to become a Major Champion for a first time and also become only the third Australian to lift the gleaming U.S. Open trophy. The Queensland-born Day has been knocking on the door of a first Major for some time including finishing joint runner-up in the 2011 Masters and third behind ...

Tiger Woods Misses Only 2nd U.S. Open Cut Slumping To 16-Over Par.

The agony for Tiger Woods continues as he be assured of missing the halfway cut for only a second occasion in 19 U.S. Open appearances. The three-time past U.S. Open winner was already winging his way to Florida after posting scores of 80 and 76 for a shock 16-over par tally at Chambers Bay. Despite starting his second round Friday with a bogey – the 10th time he’s done that in his last 11 rounds – Woods looked more relaxed and was more in control of his game. On his first nine holes, ...

Shane Lowry Assured Of Four U.S. Open Rounds For First Time In Career.

Shane Lowry sent the Irish flag to near the top of the leaderboard posting a closing birdie for a one under par total that was just reward for another determined display on day two of the US Open Championship. Lowry is lying four shots adrift of the clubhouse lead, held by Masters Tournament champion Jordan Spieth of America, and well in the hunt to land his first Major title at Chambers Bay. It will be the first occasion three U.S. Open appearances the Carton House attached Lowry will play all ...

Concern As Jason Day Collaspes With Vertigo On Day Two Of U.S. Open.

There was genuine concern as Australian Jason Day collapsed to the ground while playing the ninth hole Friday, his final hole of the second round. The World No. 3 ranked Day, at first appeared to slip, but TV replays later showed he simply went to the ground as if he had fainted. It was first thought Day may have been hit by a golf ball but that was soon ruled out. Chambers Bay medical personnel were quick to attend to Day but it clearly took the Queensland-born many minutes to regain his composure. Photographers ...

Big-Hitting Stenson & Johnson Kick-Start With Chambers Bay Course Record

The big-hitting duo of Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and American Dustin Johnson burst into a share of the lead with course record setting five under par 65s on the par 70 layout to take the clubhouse lead at the US Open Championship. The effort lowered the prior course record by three shots and set by American Patrick Reed with a 68 during the course of the 2010 U.S. Amateur. The Callaway attached Stenson has finished inside the top 21 in eight of the last nine Major Championships as he seeks his first ...

Little ‘Locomotion’ In Rory McIlroy’s Chambers Bay U.S. Open Start.

There was hardly any locomotion in World No. 1 Rory McIlroy’s opening round with the four-time Major winning posting a two over par 72. McIlroy ended his round with a bogey to be trailing seven shots behind the clubhouse leading duo of Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and American Dustin Johnson, and not surprising two of the biggest hitters competing in this year’s U.S. Open and on one of the longest courses in U.S. Open history. And while there seemed to be no concern with McIlroy’s ...

Double Major Winning Martin Kaymer Joins IMG Management Stable.

In a huge management coup defending U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer and his Management Team has joined forces with worldwide management and marketing company, IMG. As part of the agreement, IMG will work together with manager Philip Kaymer, coach Gunter Kessler and PR-agent Dirk Schimmel to manage Kaymer’s worldwide affairs. Kaymer has been without a full-time management company for some after splitting some time ago with Johann Elliott of Sportyard Management, and with his brother Philip ...