Ricky Barnes focuses on positives after letting US Open lead slip awayFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Ricky Barnes needed only a few words to perfectly summarize his week — make that, week and one day — at the U.S. Open. Close, but not quite for David Duval, the former world No. 1 who settled for 2nd at US OpenFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — David Duval walked off the 18th green Monday afternoon waving his white cap. Mahan can always wonder if he hit too good a shot as he closed in on the Open leadFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — No golf tournament ends without a number of players able to say “What if?” over one hole or one swing. Soaked all the way around Bethpage and spooked on the greens, Tiger exits US Open quietlyFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — He didn’t need to hear any more. Glover delivers at the right time, getting a breakthrough win at the US OpenFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S. Open filled with more delays than drama. With the US Open title in sight once again, Mickelson tied for lead at Bethpage BlackFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover picked the absolutely perfect time for his first birdie of the final round of the U.S. Open. Barnes, Glover lead as soggy US Open to resume; Mickelson is 2 back; Tiger Woods trails by 7FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Final-round play at the U.S. Open resumes this morning at Bethpage Black, with Ricky Barnes — who made bogey on six of his final 13 holes — tied with playing partner Lucas Glover for the lead at 7 under, both with 17 holes remaining. They’ve got a sizable cushion over Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Hunter Mahan and Ross Fisher, all of whom sit 2 under early in their rounds. Not over yet: Barnes, Glover lead final round of US Open, with plenty of challengers lurkingFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The U.S. Open trophy was on display Monday morning. It remained anyone’s guess who would hoist it at day’s end. ‘I’ve been there before’: Now a long shot, Duval in the hunt in the final round of US OpenFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — No. 882 in the world, No. 3 at the U.S. Open with 16 holes remaining. Dreams of ankle-deep rough on tap as former prodigy struggles to recapture US Open magicFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Everything Ricky Barnes accomplished this weekend had magic written all over it. Barnes stumbles, field closes in as fourth-round of US Open suspended because of darknessFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Ricky Barnes flashed a smile as big as his six-shot lead. US Open golf set for a Monday finish after 26 yearsFARMINGDALE - The 109th US Open golf was now almost certainly heading for its first Monday finish in 26 years with overnight rain and morning overcast sky delaying the start to noon. Family presence gives Jeev comfort at Majors (US Open Diary) (Repeating for all needing)FARMINGDALE - Jeev Milkha Singh, the standard bearer of Indian golf, has a good number of his family members here at the US Open. While wife Kudrat travels with him most of the time, also present at Bethpage are his legendary athlete dad Milkha Singh, mother Nirmal Singh and his sister Mona, who lives in New York. Sixty players advanced to final 2 rounds of US Open and plenty of big names didn’tFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Sixty players — the lowest number possible — made the 36-hole cut for the U.S. Open on Saturday, with 11 players one stroke away from being able to play the final two rounds at Bethpage Black. For second straight year, Duval gets in the mix at a majorFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — David Duval wasn’t sure how to hit his final approach shot Saturday in the U.S. Open, an easy 7-iron made difficult by a clump of mud the size of a quarter on the top of his golf ball in the 18th fairway. Manassero, 16-year-old Italian, becomes youngest British Amateur winnerFORMBY, England — Matteo Manassero completed a dominant week at Formby Golf Club by winning the British Amateur, making the 16-year-old the youngest player and first Italian to win golf’s oldest amateur tournament. Family presence gives Jeev comfort at Majors (US Open Diary)FARMINGDALE - Jeev Milkha Singh, the standard bearer of Indian golf, has a good number of his family members here at the US Open. While wife Kudrat travels with him most of the time, also present at Bethpage are his legendary athlete dad Milkha Singh, mother Nirmal Singh and his sister Mona, who lives in New York. Mike Weir misses US Open’s fifth 63 by one strokeFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Mike Weir came within one stroke of matching the best round ever in any of golf’s major championships. ‘Incredible’: Mickelson’s aim to bring home the US Open championship off to emotional startFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson was walking toward the 11th tee late Friday evening, his 29th and final hole of the day, when he looked at the wooden scoreboard bearing the names of his group. Weir runs out to lead US Open at Bethpage with a 64FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson lumbered along the rain-softened turf of Bethpage Black for 29 holes. Lucas Glover had it even worse, taking nine hours to play 31 holes Friday in a U.S. Open that felt like a marathon. With a combined 19 majors, Woods, Harrington and Cabrera don’t play the parFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — One by one, they climbed the steep hill toward the 18th green at Bethpage Black in what resembled a parade of major champions Friday in the U.S. Open. Round 1, Take 2: Tiger slides, and as sun shines, Weir runs out to lead US Open at BethpageFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — When the sun finally came out Friday afternoon, Bethpage Black was there for the taking. Mike Weir was among those taking advantage. Sailing along through 14 holes and briefly flirting with a 63, the best round in U.S. Open history, Weir missed the green and three-putted the par-4 15th for a double bogey. Still, it left him alone in front at 4 under and eight shots ahead of Tiger Woods, who struggled late in his morning round and shot 74. Round 1, Take 2: Tiger slides, as amateur makes a US Open splash at Bethpage BlackFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The gallery when Phil Mickelson finally reached the opening tee at the U.S. Open stretched the length of a football field. Round 1, Take 2: US Open tries it again Friday, after rain prevails on Day 1 at Bethpage BlackFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods swung away on the 18th tee Friday morning, watched his ball fly into a bunker on the way to another bogey, and turned away in disgust. Round 1, Take 2: US Open will try again Friday, after heavy downpour drowns Bethpage BlackFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The field at the U.S. Open will try again this morning, when the forecast looks considerably better with only a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Rain, rain go away, and don’t come back to the Open for at least another dayFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Talk about brutal conditions at the U.S. Open. Except for Long Island there haven’t been a whole lot of US Open weather problemsFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rain delays are rare in the U.S. Open unless it happens to being played on Long Island. Woods’ title defense at US Open starts with adventure, before rains suspend play at BethpageFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Already played on a long course, the U.S. Open suddenly turned into a long week. The favorite vs. Fan favorite: Defending champion Woods, emotional Mickelson set for US OpenFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods’ defense of the U.S. Open started with an adventure. Anthony Kim, other struggling stars try to right games at demanding Bethpage BlackFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Anthony Kim has lost the dynamic game that made him one of the PGA Tour’s rising stars last summer, and knows that Bethpage Black in full U.S. Open trim is an unlikely place to find it. About to turn 30 and still chasing 1st major, Sergio ‘El Nino’ Garcia better grow up in hurryFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — “El Nino” is no longer a little boy, even if he sometimes still behaves like one. About to turn 30 and still chasing first major, ‘El Nino’ better grow up in a hurryFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — “El Nino” is no longer a little boy, even if he sometimes still behaves like one. Winless since his back-to-back majors, Harrington not about to panicFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Padraig Harrington hasn’t changed a thing about the way he approaches golf. A long, soggy course at Bethpage could suit Woods in his bid to repeat as US Open championFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods began his final practice round of the U.S. Open by hitting a 5-wood for his second shot on a par 4, which is rare for someone with his power. Stranger still was that it wasn’t enough club to reach the 10th green. Duval playing a US major for the first time since 2006FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — David Duval is playing an American major for the first time in nearly three years, excited to have qualified for the U.S. Open because of how much he likes the Black Course at Bethpage State Black. |