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Sunday 20 June 2010PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins U.S. Open
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 2010 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · 110th U.S. Open
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/11°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/11°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/11°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 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
- Grégory Havret FRA · 285Ranked 391st and playing alongside Tiger Woods, shot a closing 72, the best of the leading contenders, but missed his birdie putt on the 18th and finished one shot back Graeme McDowell toasts US Open triumph at Pebble Beach (BBC Sport)
- Dustin Johnson USA · 289Led by three after 54 holes, then made triple bogey on the 2nd and double bogey on the 3rd on the way to an 82 and T8 Graeme McDowell toasts US Open triumph at Pebble Beach (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut +7, 82 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Grégory Havret
From the papers
BBC Sport
20 June 2010
Careers are defined by majors and my career's off and running.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2010
My father said there's only one thing I wanted for Father's Day, and I wasn't quite sure whether I was going to be able to deliver that. It was a tough present to come up with, but there you go.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2010
I know I'm coming from a little bit far. I know I'm playing No. 1 in the world. Yeah, I'm coming a little bit from nowhere.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 71 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 284 | E |
| 2 | Grégory Havret | 73 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 73 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 286 | +2 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 75 · 66 · 73 · 73 | 287 | +3 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 74 · 72 · 66 · 75 | 287 | +3 |
| T6 | Matt Kuchar | 74 · 72 · 74 · 68 | 288 | +4 |
| T6 | Davis Love III | 75 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 288 | +4 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 75 · 74 · 69 · 71 | 289 | +5 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 74 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 289 | +5 |
| T8 | Alex Cejka | 70 · 72 · 74 · 73 | 289 | +5 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | 71 · 70 · 66 · 82 | 289 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 37 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, U.S. Open Championship 2010); BBC also states 37th).
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