2010 U.S. Open: The Monterey Massacre

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Published: June 21, 2010

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The carnage began with Dustin Johnson and quickly spread like a virus throughout the entire field.


Not to sound overly harsh, but what we witnessed on Sunday evening was nothing short of the worst collective display of golf we will ever see from some of the best players on the face of the planet.


After 54-hole leader Dustin Johnson had hemorrhaged six strokes to the field by the fourth hole, The 110th U.S. Open was about  as wide open as it was at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. 

30-year-old Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell held the lead with the likes of Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, and Ernie Els breathing down his neck.

So, we did what we'd do right before a Mayweather/Pacquiao  fight—we grabbed a bag of popcorn and settled in for what we thought would be an epic battle.

We had three of this generation’s biggest stars—Woods, Mickelson, and Els—in the hunt, with a supporting cast of Graeme McDowell, unknown Frenchman Gregory Havret, and the possibility of Johnson making an unprecedented return from the depths of the biggest major championship meltdown since Mickelson's run-in with the hospitality tent at Winged Foot.

But it was not to be.

Our popcorn began tasting stale as we watched one horrific golf shot after another. 

We nearly chocked when we saw Els hit not one but two golf balls over the cliffs at the par-four 10th.

We felt like turning the television off altogether after watching Els, Mickelson, and Woods all miss the 16th green with wedges in their hands from inside of 105 yards.

When McDowell got to the 17th tee—the site of Nicklaus’ one-iron in 1972 and Watson’s chip-in in 1982—we were just hoping for something...anything that would serve as this U.S. Open’s memorable moment.  Instead, McDowell hit his tee shot about 20 yards left of the green and was actua...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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