US Open 2012

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Wheels beginning to come off for Furyk. He just duck hooked a tee shot into the trees at 16th.

Others not doing too well either. Simpson's approach found bunker.

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Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

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Lee36328 wrote:: Wheels beginning to come off for Furyk. He just duck hooked a tee shot into the trees at 16th.

Others not doing too well either. Simpson's approach found bunker.

Nope, not bunker, Simpson is on the rough at the lip of the bunker at the 18th. Currently tied for the lead at +1 with Furyk, who has his own problems.

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Lee36328 wrote:: Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

Just a short pitch out. 340 left to the pin. He has to lay up. It will cost him a shot.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Wheels beginning to come off for Furyk. He just duck hooked a tee shot into the trees at 16th.

Others not doing too well either. Simpson's approach found bunker.

Nope, not bunker, Simpson is on the rough at the lip of the bunker at the 18th. Currently tied for the lead at +1 with Furyk, who has his own problems.

He chips it close, should be able to make par.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

Just a short pitch out. 340 left to the pin. He has to lay up. It will cost him a shot.

His wood is in the fairway, 3rd shot on a par 5.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Wheels beginning to come off for Furyk. He just duck hooked a tee shot into the trees at 16th.

Others not doing too well either. Simpson's approach found bunker.

Nope, not bunker, Simpson is on the rough at the lip of the bunker at the 18th. Currently tied for the lead at +1 with Furyk, who has his own problems.

He chips it close, should be able to make par.

Simpson closes out hole 18 with a par, carding a 68 for the final day.

He is the co leader at +1.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

Just a short pitch out. 340 left to the pin. He has to lay up. It will cost him a shot.

His wood is in the fairway, 3rd shot on a par 5.

Furyk has to hit his wedge close for any chance of a par.

He got a good bounce, but a bad roll. The ball kicked toward the pin but the slope brought it back.

Likely one chip one putt for a bogey from there to slip to T2 w Thompson at +2.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

Just a short pitch out. 340 left to the pin. He has to lay up. It will cost him a shot.

His wood is in the fairway, 3rd shot on a par 5.

Furyk has to hit his wedge close for any chance of a par.

He got a good bounce, but a bad roll. The ball kicked toward the pin but the slope brought it back.

Likely one chip one putt for a bogey from there to slip to T2 w Thompson at +2.

The chip misses the pin by the right lip. Tricky short downhill putt for bogey now.

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McDowell has a long putt for birdie to move to +2 and T2.

He misses.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Furyk found his ball, ok lie in the rough, but blocked by trees so can't move his ball very far onto the fairway.

Needs to hit a low running draw.

Just a short pitch out. 340 left to the pin. He has to lay up. It will cost him a shot.

His wood is in the fairway, 3rd shot on a par 5.

Furyk has to hit his wedge close for any chance of a par.

He got a good bounce, but a bad roll. The ball kicked toward the pin but the slope brought it back.

Likely one chip one putt for a bogey from there to slip to T2 w Thompson at +2.

The chip misses the pin by the right lip. Tricky short downhill putt for bogey now.

Furyk makes it.

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Lee36328 wrote:: McDowell has a long putt for birdie to move to +2 and T2.

He misses.

He makes the par putt, remains at T4 at +3.

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So Furyk at T2, +2 has holes 17 and 18 to try to catch Simpson.

Should be able to birdie hole 17, the 'easy' par 5.

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Hole 17 par 5 522

McDowell pushes his tee shot into the right rough.

Jim is in the right 1st cut rough, looks ok. Better than his duck hook just now.

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Lee Westwood looked ok until his tee shot got caught up in a tree and never came back down.

1 7 Webb Simpson +1 F -2 72 73 68 68 281
T2 16 Michael Thompson +2 F -3 66 75 74 67 282
T2 1 Jim Furyk +2 16 +3 70 69 70 - 209
T4 14 David Toms +3 F -2 69 70 76 68 283
T4 14 Padraig Harrington +3 F -2 74 70 71 68 283
T4 4 John Peterson +3 F E 71 70 72 70 283
T4 4 Jason Dufner +3 F E 72 71 70 70 283
T4 3 Graeme McDowell +3 16 +4 69 72 68 - 209
T9 5 Ernie Els +4 F +2 75 69 68 72 284
T9 5 Lee Westwood +4 17 +2 73 72 67 - 212

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Lee36328 wrote:: Hole 17 par 5 522

McDowell pushes his tee shot into the right rough.

Jim is in the right 1st cut rough, looks ok. Better than his duck hook just now.

Jim has 222 yards left in this shorter par 5.

His iron from the right first cut rough went right, never came back, and he is in the right greenside bunker.

McDowell finds the left greenside bunker. He has an easier shot than Furyk.

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Lee Westwood bogeys hole 18, finishes at +3 for the day, +5 and T10 for the tournament.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Hole 17 par 5 522

McDowell pushes his tee shot into the right rough.

Jim is in the right 1st cut rough, looks ok. Better than his duck hook just now.

Jim has 222 yards left in this shorter par 5.

His iron from the right first cut rough went right, never came back, and he is in the right greenside bunker.

McDowell finds the left greenside bunker. He has an easier shot than Furyk.

Furyk out safely but short, leaving a long birdie putt.

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Hole 17 par 5 522

McDowell pushes his tee shot into the right rough.

Jim is in the right 1st cut rough, looks ok. Better than his duck hook just now.

Jim has 222 yards left in this shorter par 5.

His iron from the right first cut rough went right, never came back, and he is in the right greenside bunker.

McDowell finds the left greenside bunker. He has an easier shot than Furyk.

Furyk out safely but short, leaving a long birdie putt.

He leaves the birdie putt short. Par.

From the bunker, McDowell's birdie putt is shorter than Furyk's. He MAKES IT!

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So GMac back up to +2, together with Furyk.

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Furyk makes the par putt.

It's

1 Simpson +1
T2 Furyk +2
T2 McDowell +2

Jim and Gmac go to the final hole to try to catch Simpson.... Simpson is waiting in the clubhouse to see if there's a playoff.

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Hole 18 par 4 344

It all comes down to this hole.

Gmac, hybrid, finds the fairway but rolls to the right 1st cut.

Furyk, iron (disciplined course management), rolls about 3-4 foot past Gmac's ball, also in the first cut.

Subject: Re: US Open 2012 Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:17 am

Great updates Lee! Thank you.

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Lee36328 wrote:: Hole 18 par 4 344

It all comes down to this hole.

Gmac, hybrid, finds the fairway but rolls to the right 1st cut.

Furyk, iron (disciplined course management), rolls about 3-4 foot past Gmac's ball, also in the first cut.

Gmac's approach finds the green safely, past the pin.

But Furyk finds left bunker, semi buried. Ouch!

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Lee36328 wrote:

Lee36328 wrote:: Hole 18 par 4 344

It all comes down to this hole.

Gmac, hybrid, finds the fairway but rolls to the right 1st cut.

Furyk, iron (disciplined course management), rolls about 3-4 foot past Gmac's ball, also in the first cut.

Gmac's approach finds the green safely, past the pin.

But Furyk finds left bunker, semi buried. Ouch!

Furyk unlikely to birdie from there.

Gmac has a long downhill birdie putt to get to playoff.

If not, it's Webb Simpson's victory.

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