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New U.S. Open Dustin Johnson insists an incident that totally ruined the final round of his march to a first Major Championship would not have happened on the PGA Tour. Johnson finally made amends, and despite the worst efforts of the USGA, for what happened in the 2010 US Open, the 2010 PGA Championship and just missing out a year ago at Chambers Bay posting  final round 68 for a four stroke success at five under par and much to the enormous delight of golf fans around the globe. However, and much ...

Rory McIlroy called the situation “amateur hour”. Jordan Spieth said it was a “joke”. Rickie Fowler opted for “laughable”. There was no reason to disagree. In a controversial and somewhat baffling decision, the USGA informed US Open winner Dustin Johnson on the 12th hole that a would-be rules infraction from seven holes earlier would be reviewed after Johnson’s round, whereupon he could be assessed a one-shot penalty had the potential to change the result ...

Former victorious European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley slammed the USGA over their handling of an incident involving Dustin Johnson at the fifth hole on the final day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Johnson rolled in a birdie putt at the last in a round of 68 for a five under par tally but was later deemed to have allowed his ball to be moved at address and as such, was handed a one stroke penalty in a round of 69 for an official four under par total. McGinley, commentating for SKY Sports, did ...

Dustin Johnson has ended his Major Championship victory after the bumbling behaviour of the USGA in  the handling of the final of the US Open. Johnson carded a last round 68 to finish four shots ahead of three players in second place on one under par however Johnson was slapped with a one shot penalty well after he had putted out after USGA officials deemed his ball had moved at address on the 5th green,  and despite a rules official walking with the group indicating Johnson had not caused the ...

Ireland’s Shane Lowry made up for Ireland’s thrashing at the Euro Cup  moving two shots clear of the field when poor light halted played on weather-delayed US Open at Oakmont. The reigning WGC – Bridgestone Invitational winner was at five under par through 14 holes and three under for this third round. The round included ‘calling’ a penalty on himself during the second round when his ball moved as he addressed a birdie putt on the 16th. Lowry had been aware heading ...

Five years after letting slip U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach and the name ‘Dustin Johnson’ is again atop of a Major Championship leader board. Johnson had just a 90-minute break between his first and second rounds and ending in near darkness adding a 69 to his starting 67 and be in the clubhouse leading at four under par. However Texas-born Andrew Landry who officially led day one has yet to tee off in his second round. Johnson did not drop a shot in his first 27 holes as he saw birdie ...

Could there be something in the fact Akron, OH and Oakmont, PA? In fact, the distance between Akron, and where Shane Lowry captured last year’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, is just a 100 miles from Oakmont where Lowry is well in contention in the 2016 U.S. Open. Lowry is just two shots from clubhouse leader Dustin Johnson who added a 69 to his opening 67 to move to four under par in a U.S. Open plagued by weather delays. On the plus side for Lowry is that he is yet to tee up in his ...