Wednesday, June 20, 2012

US Open Golf 2012 Leaderboard

  • The Olympic Club has a history with the US Open—a history of underdogs taking down more prominent players in unforgettable fashion. There was Jack Fleck in 1955. He defeated the great Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • The 16th hole at The Olympic Club is a true par-5 that goes 670 yards. Believe it or not, both Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods dropped shots on it on Saturday in the third round.
  • (SBNation.com)
  • The 2012 U.S. Open has been about Tiger Woods since before it started, but that sort of thing is inevitable in American golf circa 2012, in- or outside the Olympic Club.
  • (SB Nation)
  • Round 4 of the 2012 U.S. Open continues as Sunday afternoon draws closer to Sunday Evening, and as the leaders begin to make their way to the heart of the course the day is finishing up for others.
  • (SB Nation)
  • Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods and David Toms entered the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open in a three-way tie for first place, all sitting at a cumulative 1-under.
  • (SB Nation)
  • 70 players have gone through the 18th hole today: six birdies, 22 bogeys or worse. McDowell got just into the first cut of rough. Furyk went about five feet ahead of McDowell in the same rough.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • Through three rounds at the 2012 U.S. Open the Olympic course is chewing up the field, but a few golfers are still battling it out with a chance to win on Sunday. one of those golfers is Cleveland native Jason Dufner.
  • (SB Nation)
  • Par at The Olympic Club is as good as hitting a birdie on other courses, and Fort Worth resident and LSU alum John Peterson is proof. Peterson shot even par for his second round and currently sits tied for eighth at +1 overall at the 2012 U.S. Open.
  • (SB Nation)
  • The morning session of the second round of the U.S. Open is coming to a close and no golfer has been able to close the gap between themselves and leader Michael Thompson.
  • (SB Nation)
  • Its early, but the front nine at The Olympic Club is still eating players alive. With some of the first pairings making the turn and others navigating their way through the first nine holes, an early glance at the U.S.
  • (SBNation.com)

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