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Sunday 16 June 2013PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Rose wins U.S. Open
Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 June 2013 · Justin Rose’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · 113th 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 46 · 14.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 53 · 0.1 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 · 28354-hole leader; double-bogeyed the 3rd and 5th, regained the lead with an eagle at the 10th, then bogeyed the 13th and 15th after poor wedge shots and missed a long par putt at the 18th Justin Rose closes out 1st major win (Bob Harig, ESPN.com)
- Jason Day AUS · 283Closed with a 71 to tie for second, two shots behind U.S. Open Golf Championship 2013 leaderboard (ESPN)
156 started · cut +8, 73 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Merion G.C., Ardmore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jason Day, Phil Mickelson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2013
I've holed a putt to win a Major Championship hundred of thousands of times on the putting green at home.
ESPN.com (Bob Harig)
16 June 2013
Yes, the look up to the heavens was absolutely for my dad; Father's Day was not lost on me today
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2013
I should have made bogeys on those holes and I let them become doubles.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | +1 |
| T2 | Jason Day | 70 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 283 | +3 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 72 · 70 · 74 | 283 | +3 |
| T4 | Jason Dufner | 74 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 285 | +5 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 71 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 285 | +5 |
| T4 | Billy Horschel | 72 · 67 · 72 · 74 | 285 | +5 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | 72 · 69 · 69 · 75 | 285 | +5 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 68 · 72 · 71 · 75 | 286 | +6 |
| T8 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 69 · 70 · 76 | 286 | +6 |
| T10 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 69 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 287 | +7 |
| T10 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | 71 · 72 · 72 · 72 | 287 | +7 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 70 · 76 · 67 · 74 | 287 | +7 |
| T10 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 75 · 74 · 67 | 287 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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