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Shinnecock Hills, NY … Graeme McDowell has defended criticism of the U.S. Open course set-up after missing the cut by a shot with scores of 79 and 70 at Shinnecock Hills. The 2010 U.S. Open champ headed to the clubhouse near lunch on day two well down the board at nine-over par for his two rounds and then two shots shy of the expected seven-over cut-off mark. Unlike day one, there was just one hiccup for McDowell and that was taking a double-bogey at his ninth hole before producing a two-under ...

Shinnecock Hills, NY … Shane Lowry declared the Shinnecock Hills greens to be the worst he’s putted on in some time after signing for a five-over par 75 on day one of the U.S. Open. Lowry’s effort on a bright but very testing windy afternoon left him heading into round two of the year’s second Major sharing 46th with a host of others five shots behind the leading foursome. Also at five-over was three of the best golfers from last year – Masters champion, Sergio Garcia, defending U.S. ...

  Rory McIlroy – Hole-by-hole in his round of 80 –  an equal-highest score in 38 Majors.  10th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to green 8-feet, 2 putts. Par.  (Level par) 11th – (Par-3) Tee shot right greenside bunker, 2nd to green 9-feet, 2 putts.  Bogey.  (1-Over) 12th – (Par-4) Missed fairway way right in deep rough, moves 2nd shot some 6-feet, 3rd chip to 7-feet, 2 putts.  Bogey. (2-over) 13th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to greenside bunker 36-feet, 3 putts. Double-bogey. ...

What is it about Tiger Woods and coming unstuck on the opening hole of a Major? Woods earlier today found the opening fairway with a 2-iron to commence his first U.S. Open since 2015 but would walk off a few minutes later with a triple-bogey. His Shinnecock Hills start was the latest chapter in many bizarre Majoy Championship commencing hole misadventures for Woods. Next month Woods will return to Carnoustie for the 147th staging of the Open Championship and where in 2007, and the last time the Angus ...

Shinnecock Hills, NY … Rory McIlroy slumped to his equal highest score in a Major posting a horror 80 on day one of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. McIlroy’s 10-over par tally sent him crashing to a then share of 100th place in the bright but very unforgiving and testy windy conditions. McIlroy showed no real benefit of spending the past week on Long Island managing just three birdies but signing a scorecard also showing seven bogeys and three shock double-bogeys The four-time Major winner  ...

Shinnecock Hills, NY …. In his now 20-year pro career Justin Rose has won 22 professional tournaments on five different continents. Fifteen of those victories have come for Rose since turning 30. Of course, Rose also captured the 2013 U.S. Open but in heading into what is a 13th U.S. Open appearance the father of two, and who turns 38 later next month, reckons he’s in the ‘sweet spot’ of his golfing career. It was Rose’s response on the eve of the year’s second ...

Shinnecock Hills, NY … Rory McIlroy is hoping familiarity breeds success heading into this week’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. In a Major Championship first, and this will be McIlroy’s 38th Major, he’s seemingly spent last week honing his game virtually up-and-down the length of New York’s Long Island. In fact, McIlroy says he’s played 18 rounds of golf in the past 19 days “I came up here straight after Memorial and I played the day after and played a few of the courses ...