Archive for the US Open Category


Golf Tries to Assess Impact of Tiger’s Absence

When Tiger Woods first burst on to the scene, now more than a decade ago, he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his father, Earl. The famous host asked Earl, in his son’s presence, if Tiger was bigger than the game. His answer was an emphatic “absolutely not!” Indeed, we would all like to […]

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Injured Tiger Out For The Year

Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season. This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, the British Open at […]

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Tiger Prevails After Epic Play-Off With Mediate

At times during Monday’s US Open play-off between world number one Tiger Woods and veteran Rocco Mediate, it was difficult to determine who was mentally bullying whom. Woods’ standing as world number has been due in no small part to his ability to psyche out his opponents. But that didn’t seem to work against the […]

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Tiger Nails Last-Gasp Putt to Take Mediate Into Play-Off

“I’ll never be as good as Tiger Woods. I don’t want to be as good as Tiger Woods.” These are the words of Rocco Mediate, several years ago, when Woods was enjoying one of the best periods of his career. For much of Sunday’s fourth round of the US Open at Torrey Pines, Mediate was […]

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Armour’s Immortal Memory Sustains Scots

With Alistair Forsyth and Colin Montgomerie slugging it out over the gargantuan Torrey Pines South layout this week it is easy to forget the early dominance Scotland enjoyed as golf developed into a transatlantic obsession. Scottish golfers won 12 of the first 16 US Opens and Willie McFarlane added another in 1925. Perhaps Scotland’s most […]

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Woods Ready to Rock After Recovering From Surgery

All eyes will be on Tiger Woods, yet again, this week as he tries to overcome a lack of match fitness and the effects of knee surgery and win his 14th major title at this week’s US Open. The last time Woods came off a long break was when his father and the most influential […]

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38 Years of Dreaming, Jacklin’s Win Still Gleaming

As the cream of European golf descends on Torrey Pines’ formidable South Course this week they will be chasing a milestone. Any European victory will put to rest a 38 year hoodoo that has seen every European attempt to taste victory in the US Open end in failure. Since Tony Jacklin clinched the 1970 US […]

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Leonard Fights Off Allenby and Immelman

Justin Leonard tuned up for the US Open in fine style with victory at the Stanford St Jude Championship, beating Trevor Immelman and Robert Allenby in a play-off. He did it the hard way, squandering a one-stroke lead with two holes remaining, failing to get one last roll of a putt on the 72nd green […]

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Dream and Crowded Threesome for US Open

Expect to see a huge gallery following one particular flight at the US Open at Torrey Pines next week. Organisers have guaranteed a huge presence for the 8.06am tee-off on Thursday, with world number one Tiger Woods and second-ranked Phil Mickelson drawn into the same group. If that didn’t have enough drawing power, Australian world […]

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Download A Free 2008 US Open Factsheet

Following on from the success of the 2007 Open Championship Factsheet and the one for the 2008 US Masters I have produced one for the 2008 US Open held next week at Torrey Pines. This 2008 US Open Factsheet is perfect for bringing you right up to speed for the event starting on Thursday 12th […]

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Woods Delays Comeback Until US Open

Tiger Woods won’t be making an early comeback after all, but he says he is still on track to take part in the US Open in two weeks time. There was talk that Woods would return from knee surgery at this week’s Memorial but the world number one, who has been out of action since […]

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Woods Goes Under The Knife

Only days after finishing second at the US Masters, Tiger Woods was having surgery on his knee. Now he is expected to be out for up to one month, or even longer. The world number one, who finished second to South African Trevor Immelman at August over the weekend, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left […]

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Nicklaus’ Legacy Helps Make Tiger What He Is

With so much talk about Tiger Woods – whether we love him or hate him, whether or not swearing on the fairways is okay because athletes in other sports do it, whether or not he will win the Grand Slam in 2008 – it’s good to sometimes sit back, collect our thoughts and consider why […]

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Tiger’s Major Passion Fails to Diminish His Appetite for ‘Regular’ Success

Recently, several readers commented on Tiger Woods’ mental approach to his game. They wrote about how his mental strength, more than his physical skills, is what separates him from the other players. If that is the case, then Woods’ recent comments makes his performances on a weekly basis even more amazing. According to a Reuters […]

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Ever Had Your Golf Ball Stolen By A Bird?

I recently received this question relating to Rule 18-2 and what to do if a bird picks up your golf ball and drops it in the rough! RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “Hi there, And a very good day to you, can you solve this one please. Recently I hit a nice drive landing in the […]

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