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Monday 22 June 2009PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Glover wins U.S. Open
Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York · Thursday 18 to Monday 22 June 2009 · Lucas Glover’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · 109th U.S. Open; rain suspended play Thursday (play halted at 10:15 am, first round finished Friday) and Saturday evening; the final round began Sunday evening and was completed Monday 22 June, the first U.S. Open to overrun in regulation play since 1983
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/17°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 53 · 45.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 33 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 23.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 9.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R521°/19°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Phil Mickelson USA · 278Tied the lead with an eagle at the 13th, then three-putted the 15th and bogeyed the 17th; a record fifth U.S. Open runner-up finish Glover grabs dramatic US Open win (BBC Sport)
- David Duval USA · 278Triple-bogeyed the par-3 3rd, drew level with three straight birdies to the 16th, then bogeyed the 17th Glover grabs dramatic US Open win (BBC Sport)
- Ricky Barnes USA · 278Started the final round tied for the lead after a record 36-hole 132, made four bogeys in a row on the front nine and closed with 76 Glover grabs dramatic US Open win (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut +4, 60 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Bethpage Black, Farmingdale
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ricky Barnes, David Duval, Phil Mickelson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2009
I doubled the first hole this week. Didn't slam a club. Didn't do anything. Walked over to the second tee and said: Hey, it's the U.S. Open it's going to be a long week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2009
I'd be lying to say I wasn't nervous. I had the knees knocking pretty good on 16, 17 and 18.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2009
It may be arrogance, but it's where I feel like I belong.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2009
He had a funny comment, they had only one silver medal: "One of you guys choose it."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | 69 · 64 · 70 · 73 | 276 | −4 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T2 | David Duval | 67 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| T2 | Ricky Barnes | 67 · 65 · 70 · 76 | 278 | −2 |
| 5 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 74 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Soren Hansen | 70 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | 72 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 280 | E |
| 9 | Henrik Stenson | 73 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Matt Bettencourt | 75 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Stephen Ames | 74 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | 64 · 70 · 74 · 74 | 282 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1979-11-12, Greenville, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2001; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 71 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP); BBC also states 'ranked 71 in the world before the event').
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