Tom Carter

Eighteen years after Shinnecock Hills grabbed modern pro golf by the throat with an unbelievably tough first U.S. Open round, pro golf got even. The first round of this Open, in an even more modern era, was a landslide win for the golfers. Before 9 a.m....

(a-amateur) 9:30 a.m. - Cliff Kresge, Scott Hoch 9:40 a.m. - Alex Cejka, Charles Howell III 9:50 a.m. - a-Chez Reavie, David Toms 10 a.m. - Joe Ogilvie, a-Bill Haas 10:10 a.m. - Jerry Kelly, Tom Carter 10:20 a.m. - Tim Petrovic, Jim Furyk 10:30 a....

SCORING Scores and earnings after the final round of the U.S. Open, on the 6,996-yard Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course; par-70; a-indicates amateur; purse $6.25 million: Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd. 4 Total Score Retief Goosen, $1,125,000 70 66 69 71 276 -4...

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