McIlroy’s Shortest Club Again Robs Him Of Golf’s Biggest Prize
Thirty-six putts on the final day of a major championship is never going to win you golf’s highest award.
That’s how many putts Rory McIlroy recorded on the final day of the 123rd U.S. Open, finishing runner-up on the LACC course to American Wyndham Clark.
It’s now been eight years, 10 months and 28 days, and along with 33 majors, since McIlroy last won a major championship in capturing the 2014 PGA Championship in near darkness at Valhalla.
An opening birdie sent McIlroy into ...
Who Will Shine Brightest In Tinsel Town? U.S. Open Leading Six In Their Own Words
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 ...
McIlroy Brilliantly Lights-Up Hollywood With Rousing US Open Second Round.
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 ...
US Open Record-Breakers – Fowler & Schauffele – All The Facts
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 ...
Fowler Joined By Schauffele In Setting Record US Open Low Of 62
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 ...
Fowler Lights Up Beverly Hills Creating US Open History Shooting 62
Rickie Fowler, 34, and runner-up in the event nine-years ago, grabbed the official course record, posting 10 birdies in an eight-under 62.
In doing so, Fowler became the first player in U.S. Open history to shoot a 62, and one fewer than Johnnie Miller’s closing 63 to win the 1973 and 73rd U.S. Open at Oakmont.
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U.S. Open $US20m Prize Purse Now Matching ‘Elevated’ PGA Tour Status.
The prize purse for this week’s 123rd U.S Open has been advised as $US 20m, the richest of the four men’s majors and also now matching the series of ‘elevated’ events on the PGA Tour.
The U.S. Open is up $US 2.5m on last year and, by comparison, in 2021, the purse was $12.5 million.
Of course, prize money in the men’s pro game has jumped appreciably since the Saudi-funded LIV Golf arrived with its $25 million purses ($20 million for the 54-hole individual competitions).
It ...
