Sunday, June 20, 2010

Live text - US Open

MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST; California is 8 hours behind)

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By Ben Dirs

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SmithersJones on 606: "Apparently they've pushed the tees up on 14 and 18, so the likes of Mickelson and Woods will be able to try to put pressure on Johnson, assuming he's still leading by then..."

European Up
1939: Peter Hanson of Sweden is two under after seven and +8 for the tournament, which puts him above his more illustrious compatriots Stenson and Karlsson. Defending champion Lucas Glover is 14 over for the week after doubles at four and seven. Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland is three over for his round for +15, Welshman Rhys Davies is four over through 16 for +18. Canada's former Masters champion Mike Weir, who had a shocking 83 yesterday, regained some pride with a 75 today; another former Masters champion Zach Johnson is eight over through 16 for +22 overall.

US up
1934: Did I just say Justin Gore was the man of the moment? I meant Jim Herman - a Nationwide Tour player from Cincinnati - is five under through 17. England's Ross McGowan is one over through nine for +11 overall on a dank-looking day in Northern California. Bit of a breeze, but nothing too dramatic.

US up
1926: Dustin Johnson leads for a reason, as leaders of golf tournaments usually do - the world number 29, a two-time winner at Pebble Beach, leads greens hit in regulation, with 40 out of 54, three more than Germany's Alex Cejka. Both, however, have one thing in common - their putting's not crash hot. England's Lee Westwood has completed the the first and walked off with a par. Jason Gore the man of the moment - he played in the final group of the 2005 US Open, carding an 84 to drop back to 48th - he's made three birdies in his first five holes to get to +7.

1918: We have players out on the course already, with American pair Ben Curtis and Jason Gore both three under through seven and four respectively - they're both +7 though, miles off beam. Birdie for Sergio at two, he's +8. One surprising stat for you (unless you've already looked at the stats) is that the toughest hole on the course isn't the formidable 14th, but the punishing par-three 17th, which is averaging 3.48 to the par-five 14th's 5.46.

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Diggers on 606: "Johnson is a two-time winner at Pebble Beach, with a local caddie. To top that he seems to be totally fearless. If I had to make a bet, it would be on him."

1908: Hello! I have a feeling we are about to witness a major classic - a relative unknown (to British audiences at least) leading going into the final round, a Northern Irishman in the mix, a few European stalwarts up there, a Young Turk in Ishikawa, two big beasts in Mickelson and Els - and the biggest beast of all... stick around - as these golfers like to say, it should be a lot of fun...


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