Archive for June, 2005

U.S. Open: Moving (backwards) day

Yazan: mulligan | 18 June 2005 | Comments Off on U.S. Open: Moving (backwards) day
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Absolutely brutal: only 1 person has shot under par so far, Peter Jacobsen, and he needed a hole in 1 to do it. Jake shot -1, and +4 for the tournament, tied for 12th. Every hole today seemed to be a double bogey waiting to happen. Retief is making a strong comeback after going bogey/double […]

Johnny Miller: call ’em like he sees ’em

Yazan: mulligan | 17 June 2005 | Comments Off on Johnny Miller: call ’em like he sees ’em
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NBC golf analyst Johnny Miller is opinionated, and not one to mince his words. Just ask Justin (“stay at home”) Leonard and Craig (“puke” swing) Parry. Johnny also let it be known this week that he was the one who told (or just about ordered) the USGA last year to syringe hole No. 7 at […]

Changing fortunes

Yazan: mulligan | 17 June 2005 | Comments Off on Changing fortunes
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I spent the afternoon out at #2 yesterday, and it was a wonderful experience. Though in the early rounds it is impossible to follow leaders like you can on TV, you get to see a lot of other smaller story lines play out. I had an especially good time watching players close their rounds in […]

U.S. Open: Day 1 recap

Yazan: mulligan | 17 June 2005 | Comments Off on U.S. Open: Day 1 recap
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Olin Browne shares the lead with Rocco Mediate at 3-under. Olin’s the same guy who almost withdrew from the U.S. Open qualifier after shooting 73 on the first day. Well, he didn’t, and shot 59 the next day. The Big 5 are all lurking on or near the first page of the leaderboard. Second round […]

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