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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 18, 2016
Nothing has come easy at the 2016 U.S. Open. Stormy weather washed away most of Thursday’s play, forcing the tournament to adopt a relentless schedule on Friday and Saturday in order to get in the final round before the end of the weekend. The famous Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, was already going to be an exceedingly difficult test, even without players getting thrown...
Published: June 18, 2016
Defending champion Jordan Spieth‘s struggles continued Saturday at the U.S. Open, as he shot a second-round two-over 72 to go with an even third round 70, which leaves him at four over for the tournament. Spieth entered the clubhouse at Oakmont Country Club in a tie for 27th, nine strokes behind the leader. Here is a look at the top of the leaderboard: The two-time major...
Published: June 18, 2016
Rory McIlroy hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since last year’s Wells Fargo Championship, and his bid to add another marquee victory to his resume at the 2016 U.S. Open fell well short. McIlroy followed up an opening-round 77 with a one-over 71 at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania to miss the cut by a single stoke, as noted by Independent Sport. He actually looked primed to make a charge...
Published: June 18, 2016
Rory McIlroy had a lot of work to do after shooting a seven-over 77 during his first round, which stretched from Thursday to Friday. On Saturday, an early charge to make the cut took a turn for the worse when he recorded a one-over to put him at eight over for the tournament. At the time of his finish, he was two strokes below the cut line and all but eliminated early from a major for the first...
Published: June 18, 2016
An inspirational second-half performance saw South Africa thunder back from 19-3 down to defeat Ireland 32-26 on Saturday and tie their summer series at one game apiece. The Springboks failed to cross the whitewash in the first period, but second-half tries from Ruan Combrinck, Warren Whiteley, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Damian de Allende sealed the win. Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson impressed in the...
Published: June 18, 2016
Give Dustin Johnson plenty of credit for intestinal fortitude. After the disastrous finish at Chambers Bay last year, he could have come into this year’s U.S. Open quaking in his golf shoes and hoping he wouldn’t fall apart again. But there was no fear in any part of Johnson’s game Friday, as he played 36 holes and shot four under par in the two rounds to move into a tie for first...
Published: June 18, 2016
The official cut at the U.S. Open hasn’t come quite yet after inclement weather put a deal to the first round on Thursday, which forced the second round to finish on Saturday. This is what the current leaderboard looks like after two days of play: With a $10 million purse up for grabs, the U.S. Open is one of the richest tournaments of the PGA Tour where the winner will take home $1.8...
Published: June 18, 2016
Andy Murray is well on his way to becoming a five-time Queens Club champion, after he beat Marin Cilic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in Saturday’s semi-final. The defending champion will now meet Milos Raonic in the final, after the Canadian emphatically dismissed Bernard Tomic in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Here is a look at the results and how things panned out on semi-final day at this prestigious tournament. Saturday...
Published: June 18, 2016
Due to weather delays on Thursday, Saturday’s 2016 U.S. Open play will feature an uneven slate of some golfers finishing their second rounds, while much of the field will start round 2. Dustin Johnson was excellent on Friday, as he surged to a tie with Andrew Landry at four under after playing 36 holes at Oakmont. Landry is only one round in, so there will be pressure on him to maintain...
Published: June 18, 2016
What is typically known as “moving day” at the U.S. Open will become “catch-up day” as a host of players seek to get back on schedule on Saturday. One man that’s well on course at the Oakmont Country Club is Dustin Johnson, who shot two impeccable rounds on Friday to take the clubhouse lead at four under par before play was curtailed. Andrew Landry is alongside him, although...