I’ll have that to go, please. Shane Lowry finished the opening day of the US Open, at Pebble Beach, 10 shots back from pace-setter Justin Rose. The Offaly native arrived, like Rory McIlroy, from the Canadian open in good form. Lowry had tied for second at that event but finished seven shots back from McIlroy, […]

7 years ago

Coming into the US Open, Gary Woodland ranked 150th for chipping and putting. He ended the tournament ranked second in that area, and as a Major winner. Scrambling. That and having the nerves to see the shot and fully commit to it are crucial to winning at the US Open. Woodland had put together a […]

7 years ago

Going into Sunday, Gary Woodland had led seven tournaments after 54 holes. He had won none of them. Before Brooks Koepka, there was Gary Woodland. The Kansas native was a collegiate golf star and won four big tournaments on that circuit before, at his first crack, he qualified for the PGA Tour. Powerfully built, Woodland […]

7 years ago

There was a lovely moment of light relief during Rory McIlroy’s press briefing at Pebble Beach. Rory McIlroy had just carded his third under-par round of the US Open but, sitting on -6, he was still five shots off Gary Woodland in the lead. Woodland (69) and Justin Rose (68) were some of the best […]

7 years ago

“To do all that hard work over the first 12 holes, and then to lose it in two holes was disappointing.” Rory McIlroy was ominously positioned for a surge to the top of the US Open leaderboard, at Pebble Beach, until he was almost derailed by two holes on the back nine. The world number […]

7 years ago