2013 U.S. Open Film: “A Rose Blooms at Merion”

2013 U.S. Open Film: “A Rose Blooms at Merion”

gerrant about approach the green the National Open 
golf tournament at Marion in Ardmore Pennsylvania Ben Hogan drives and Lee Trevino meet in a playoff 
for the United States Open title at the classic Marion Golf Club today in a tiny room here they 
call the wicker shop a man has spent more than half his life as the caretaker of Marian’s most 
sacred tradition insuring its excellence guarding its mystique and protecting its place among 
the game’s most magical and historic sites but what a proud moment for David Graham 
first Australian to win the open these are the Marian moments which seamlessly 
blend for past to present carried on by the belief that what has passed is great but 
that what lies ahead could be even better expect anything different unreal performance for rory mcilroy it’s because the United States Open this 
is the greatest cop tournament in the world a record 9860 entries were received for 
the 113th United States Open Championship at historic Marion Golf Club the Furman fast 
conditions the USGA executive director Mike Davis was hoping for were washed away by more 
than six inches of rain in the week leading   up to the championship crews worked around the 
clock to ensure that Marion would be ready for the start of play on Thursday morning Phil 
Mickelson the runner-up in a record five US Opens already came to Marion a well-traveled 
man he flew from Carlsbad to Philadelphia for a practice round on June 2nd went to Memphis where 
he finished second at the st. Jude Classic who back up to Mary Anne early in open week then 
returned to Carlsbad for his daughter’s eighth   grade graduation before taking a red-eye back 
into Philly for the start of the championship Thursday morning getting just a couple hours 
sleep before his seven eleven starting time off the 11th hole Mickelson began the day with a 
three-putt bogey but a birdie at the short par-3 13th got him back to even par and he faced this 
long effort at the first to get into red figures nice after five straight pars Mickelson 
had this 9-iron approach to the par-4 7th that setteth a birdie to give Mickelson 
to lead by himself at 2-under then at   the difficult par-3 9th a 5-iron to the 
middle of the green left him an uphill left-to-right putt from 30 feet 
you seize planet to hook for him his 3-under 67 was his lowest round 
in a US Open since 1999 at Pinehurst also in Thursday’s morning wave was 
England’s Justin Rhodes playing in the group behind Mickelson Rose opened his 
round with this approach at the par-4 11th and that would set up a birdie to get into 
red figures but a string of bogeys left rows at four over par and in danger of falling 
out of touch were the leaders by the time   he came to the six he faced this long birdie 
putt to get his round back on track rose back to three over then at the 7th here at the 
short par-4 Justin Rose has a chance for a birdie up the hill just a little bit 
of turn to the left and he sneaks it   in there so back-to-back birdies now for 
Justin Rose he would sell the just 71 to stay in contention Webb Simpson didn’t start 
his opening round until after five o’clock   because of weather delays but the defending 
champion took advantage of the soft conditions go he put his 5-wood at the long par-3 3rd to within 
two feet for birdie then at the next Simpson had a tricky lie for his approach from 1:30 to got it 
up against that car of the rough and of course the issue is trying to make good contact which 
he apparently did very good Roger that set up another birdie due to darkness Simpson finished 
his opening round that next morning and struggled making three bogeys including here at 17 he’d 
finished the championship tied for 30 seconds Englishman Lee Westwood who had top-10 finishes 
in three of the previous five US Opens began his quest for his first major championship title 
with a downhill 20-foot birdie putt at the 5th another birdie at 10 improved into 3-under 
before some bad luck on his third shot to the par-4 12th his shot struck the wicker basket 
and ricocheted some 30 yards back off the front of the green the misfortune led to a double bogey 
for Westwood who finished the day with an even par 70 with four victories on the PGA Tour 
already in 2013 Tiger Woods once again came to Marion as the favorite however the world’s top 
ranked player got off to a slow start missing the fairway at the first trick look at how lush 
that rough is Johnny and then they’re going   to grass along the faces of the bunkers let’s 
go to the club with the right hand it’s gonna be okay nope not a good spot that’s gonna be 
a very strange putt with that little brow that sticks out I’m not sure how close he can get 
that might have hurt his wrist a bit he would   make a bogey on the first but looked to get 
it back with a ten-foot putt at the par-5 2nd missing the fairways at Marion make a 
difficult course even more treacherous now +1 Tigers 5 would approach chase through 
the grain leading to another bogey but more worrisome was an apparent injury to his left 
wrist which left him wincing and grimacing in pain after the swing he then faced a long 
putt for birdie at the par-4 6th pretty good Dhoni too one platinum birdie silly game this that birdie moved him back to one over he 
was plus three when he once again missed the fairway this time at eleven and again 
hitting from the rough resulted in more   pain Woods would save par but finished his 
round on Friday morning with a three over 73 Luke Donald whose precise game seemed 
well-suited for Marian was also looking for his first major breakthrough he faced a 
big breaking putt for birdie to open his round just creeping it left to right perfectly nice 
punch Wow that’s got a big swing to make that after a birdie at 11 Donald’s stuck his approach 
at the 12th to within three feet this putt to tie Mickelson at 3-under with darkness setting 
in he tried to make it three straight at the short 13 you would expect this close this is 
right in luke’s wheelhouse here that led to his fifth birdie Thursday but he struggled the 
next morning and finished with an opening round   68 so Mickelson had a one-stroke lead over 
Donald Mathew Goggin Nicolas Cole sart’s and Russell Knox only three others were able to 
shoot level par but after 18 holes the field was tightly bunched after the first round ended 
Friday morning the players got back to work in round 2 and starting at 11 Woods partiz first 
two holes then selected a pitching wedge at 13 that’s well done it set up a birdie to get him 
back to two over the 14-time major winner gave back strokes at 14 and 18 but looked to take 
advantage of the PAR 5s on the outward nine his third at the second spinning back to 
her than inches setting up a tap-in birdie then at the fourth from 159 gouging one 
out from a buried lie in the left rough and over the creek guarding the front of the green 
and settling within 10 feet of the hole an amazing recovery looking to position himself for a weekend 
charge this was to move back to two over and he pulls within five of Mickelson on a difficult day 
for scoring at the 7th Woods faced a delicate chip with a clump of grass behind his ball this is 
one of those things he just literally want to just drink it a couple of feet hope it runs out 
he made bogey there and finished even on the day plus three after 36 after stumbling a bit to 
finish his opening round Luke Donald looked to get back on track with this birdie putt from 25 feet 
at the 12th and that tied Mickelson at 3-under after missing the green long at the par-3 13th 
Donald faced this chip running back down the hill at the US Open you and Donald 
surged to 4-under bogeys at the 15th and second dropped him back to 
2-under but this for iron on the 203   yard third was right on the mark very 
high and starts right at the flagstick to within six feet setting up this 
putt to regain a share of the lead just one of seven birdies on the whole on 
Friday and Donald’s third of the round but a bogey at the par-5 4th and this wayward Drive 
at the 5th had Donald coming back to the field it finds the hazard on the left leading to a 
bogey then at the next back-to-back bogeys at four and five and this is to avoid another and 
dropped back to even par his par putt catches the lip and spins out another lost shot his 
third in a row and then this one for par at seven and four consecutive bogeys won five out 
of six but Donald looked to get one back at the night Luke Donald trying to bring it back for 
iron down the hill 219 yards pretty good drop down to the green now that’s a good one anything 
past the hole is very fast that’s a beauty won the best shots we’ve seen all day that could 
be a nice way to finish his fifth birdie on   Marion’s challenging par threes over the first two 
rounds a second round 72 left him at even par for the championship playing just his second US Open 
three-time collegiate all-american Billy Horschel made the biggest move Friday over at the 10th 
second shot for Billy Horschel at the short par-4 and a dandy this now for birdie no one’s going to say while we’re young 
to Billy Horschel almost putting while   he was still stepping into it a birdie that gets him to even par he continued his 
roll with this birdie putt at 11 how about this Billy Horschel leads the PGA 
Tour and birdies made only just made another one there 3-under par now is round not a bogey 
on his card impressive play loose to 1-under after a good Drive at the lengthy closing hall 
Horschel from 236 but famous 18th were the Ben Hogan posed remains branded on everybody’s mind 
it’s everywhere at this championship on the brochures on the program everywhere almost mostly 
feels mrs. green in regulation 27% of hit it what a shot by Porsche Horschel for birdie at 18 what an incredible 
this is where the 40 Horschel hit all 18 greens in regulation the first person to do that in 
a US Open round since the stat was formally tracked starting in 1989 his round of 67 
moved him to 1-under at the halfway point 46 year-old Steve Stricker came to Marion 
in search of his first career major after opening with a bogey he had a 10-footer 
to get back to even a great birdie for for Steve Stricker at the second ahead at 
13 with a pitching wedge from 123 yards he spins it back to 15 feet below the hole and 
the Wisconsin native looked to roll in another one for the US Open a bogey at 15 would drop him 
back to even for the championship but his second round 69 had him in a tie for third after 
36 hole after three late birdies to salvage a 71 Thursday Justin Rose looked to stay hot on 
Friday from 25 feet at the first Justin rose to even par within two and another long birdie bid 
at the par-5 2nd Justin Rose straight up the hill very nice Justin Rose now in red figures a bogey 
at six dropped him to even but an approach to ten feet at the 8th left rows this right-to-left 
swinger to move back to 1-under a birdie 4 rows in the two-time European Ryder cover would post 
69 for an even par 140 total through the first 36 Phil Mickelson looking to build on his opening 67 
teed off late in the afternoon on Friday after he pulled his drive into the rough at the first he 
had this putt to save harm so just a second bogey the championship and they both come at the 
opening holes of the first and second rounds after a string of PARs Mickelson 
was dialed in on the 8th from 1:45 just misses an eagle and looking to tidy up this 
short birdie lead but it burns the lip Mickelson can’t believe it and he remains at 2-under after 
missing the green with his approach at the short 10th he faced a short bunker shot over a steep 
lip no problem for Mickelson with an inches to save his par a bogey at 12 dropped him back to 
1-under and then he had this to save par at 13 he would give away another one 
at the little par 3 finally at the home hole a good drive left 
him to 40 from the left fairway oh that’s underneath the hole that’s good   very good from 20 feet up the hill to close this 
round with a birdie and get back into red figures a 72 for Mickelson and he would share the 36-hole 
lead with Billy Horschel Donald Stricker and Rose were the only others who managed to stay even 
par Tiger Woods was hoping to use moving day to better position himself for a run at a 
fourth open title and he wasted no time he had this left to right putt for birdie at the 
first fit perfect speed was that big a break woods back to two over and seem poised to threaten 
the lead but that would be his only birdie of the day and after a couple of bogeys more trouble 
at the sixth Tigers third can hit a lofted Club another bogey there pushed him to five over 
and into freefall mode this is Tiger for a day ending par yes chances for this us open 
our toast a round that showed promise with an opening birdie ended with seven bogeys in a 
76 his highest round as a professional in the US Open runner-up the Congressional in 2011 
Australia’s Jason Day made a charge midway through his third round when he was at +4 over 
to 10 this is Jason Day for birdie cat gets him to 3 over and along hitting young Aussie he’s 
right in the middle of this this is Jason Day lining up for what would add to the birdie 
list at 13 pretty straight is just three three more pars brought him to the famed quarry   at Marion the 254 yard par-3 
17th and day with a two iron and what a shot by day was sweet a 3-footer 
left to get back to one over and just wanna five birdies there Saturday after a bogey 
on the last day card on a 68 and was very much in the hunt starting the day it even 
Justin Rose opened with three pars and had this left-to-right birdie putt from the 
fringe at four just let gravity do the rest birdie four rows we’ve got two men under 
par he had tumbled back to +1 but nearly reached the green at the 280 yard par-4 10th 
Justin Rose played a beautiful tee shot to the edge of the green this for Eagle I 
thought that was in Justin Rose makes birdie at 10 yeah gets him back to even 
par to back and rose like many others on Saturday took advantage of the 13th plane 
at just 98 yards this birdie from 10 feet but after missing the green at 17 to the 
right he faced this chip from the rough and he caught it fat and would go on 
to bogey each of the last two holes   to finish it one over to 11 Steve Stricker 
who started the day at even par continued his steady play with pars at the first eight 
holes but he found trouble at the par-3 9th that one is headed right for Steve Stricker and 
in the Hazzard he would double bogey to drop to +2 but that was the only blemish on his scorecard 
in the third round a birdie putt at the 12th a third-round 70 and he was even for 
the championship Donald who struggled late Friday opened his third round with three 
pars now Luke Donald coming across for birdie such a beautiful stroke that birdie got 
him into a three-way tie for the lead a bogey at 6:00 dropped him 
back to even but Donald had   this ten footer at eight to regain a 
share he’s planned for it to go left and then his second at the 10th from 73 yards to set up another birdie opportunity Luke Donald out a tie for the lead gets him to wonder six parson a bogey at 
17 brought Donald to the finishing hole at 1-under but his approach found a difficult 
lie in the right rough this is third that would lead to a double bogey 6 3 shots lost at 
the final two holes and Donald would end the day at +1 Charl Schwartzel the 2011 Masters 
champ started the day at +1 bogey at the 2nd dropped into two over but a great tee shot at 
the 3rd set up this five footer then gets it down to just the second birdie today recorded 
here at the dining car that 5 scorching takes   him back to +1 you look for another one at the 
next Schwartzel for birdie at this par-5 4th he’s coming off a birdie at the 3rd and another 
beauty there for Schwartzel that got him into a six-way tie for second a terrific approach at 7 
put him in position for another birdie Schwartzel with a chance to get to 1-under par share the lead 
this is the putt that doesn’t move much well yes a beautiful drive by Schwartzel at 10 
– within 15 yards of the green left   this pitch back up the hill so this 
for his fourth birdie of the round so charge 4-cyl picks up a birdie at 10 
and goes into a one-shot lead d2 would struggle on the closing holes bogey 
at 17 and this to save par at the last bogey bogey finish would drop Schwartzel 
back to even for the championship Billy Horschel who started the day as 
co-leader at 1-under was hoping to   sustain his momentum from his near-perfect 
second round going for the par-5 2nd in two boy that is way left he would get relief from the 
scoreboard but still faced a challenging third and from a tough lie into the bunker he played 
his fort to the fringe and had this to save par how about that and Horschel ‘he’s great 
scramble kept him in red numbers he dropped three strokes before this birdie 
try at 11 for shal 403 needs one badly and he’s dad that’s his first birdie of the day 
Johnny moves him to +1 so just three back over 13 Horschel looking for another one just outside 
right edge to get back to even the confident young Horschel was fired up his third round 72 
kept him in contention for his first major mater Mahan already a five-time winner on tour was also 
looking for his first he was even on the round through the first 11 when he had this long birdie 
putt at 12 before here would be good swing would be back that’s amazing mastery after the unlikely 
birdie at 12 may had kept it going at the 13 beside your attack main mystery to us over the Marian 
know he would tap in to move to 1-under and over to the quarry and totally blind shut 
this was an 8-iron and misses on a nice line oh and it’s good oh it’s pretty 
good this for his fourth birdie on the back nine and he makes the tie 
for the lead at 2-under a familiar pattern though he closed with two bogeys 
giving him a second straight round of 69 he’ll Mickelson’s nerves were tested 
early this to save par at the third and he drops back to even he hoped to 
regain the lost stroke at the par-5 4th but this eight-footer misses low 
as well a bogey at the 5th dropped Mickelson to one over and then he had 
this downhill 10-footer at six to save par and where does he make that look 
easy that is clutch right there so Mickelson stays to back three 
straight pars brought Mickelson to the 10th looking for his first 
birdie of the day to move back to even then looking to back it up at 11 from 10 feet little downhill little movement to the left figures one he part 12 and 13 but 
left himself this tricky chip over the mound from the closely mon 
area just off the green at 14 there was a spin you thought he made 
it then for birdie up the hill at 15 how does that not go in Mickelson 
and disbelief as his putt grazes the edge he remains at 1-under another 
opportunity at 16 this is very horrible whispers third birdie on the 
back nine against no bogeys Oh stayed right there watch it did not move 
Oh somehow it stays out leaving Mickelson talking to himself then at 17 where most 
players were pulling hybrids and fairway woods he’s got four and out two in 54 
you gotta be kidding me for as long as there he’s got in the bag John well maybe 
it’s more like a three might just say four he’s hit it sell it right at the center of the 
green he’s hit it solid in the nest this truckload right off that’s why you could not miss it to 
the left of the green and that’s the best shot he   said all day long while many of his competitors 
were giving back strokes in the closing holes Mickelson had a chance to come away with a rare 
birdie little bit slow this putt the first half as the soul the fifth birdie all day at 17 and the crowd loves it then at 18 Mickelson for par to 
close his day with a back nine 31 Wow just short an even-par 70 though Matt 
Mickelson was the only player under par through 54 holes at Marion and for the first time 
in his career he would go to sleep on Saturday night as the sole leader in the US Open mayhem 
Schwartzel and Stricker however were just one stroke back with three others 2 off the lead 
already a record 5 time runner-up at the US Open Mickelson was hoping to celebrate his 43rd 
birthday on Sunday with a national championship title but the early fireworks belong to Houston 
native Sean Stephanie the 31 year old came to the 213 yard par-3 17th at 20 over par but his 
weekend got a lot better when this 4-iron took a nice bounce off the slope kicked onto the green 
and trickled all the way toward the wicker basket and into the hole for an ace the first 
ever in a US Open at Marian and just the 43rd and the championships history it was a 
disappointing week for Tiger Woods who came to Mary in a pursuit of his fourth the US Open 
title the long birdie putt at 15 one of the few highlights for him yes it just catches the 
bottom lip you know if he’d been doing that all week John he might be in the middle 
of this thing a final round 74 left him   at 13 over for the championship finishing 
in 32nd place Charl Schwartzel who started just a stroke behind Mickelson looking 
to get things going at the 1st from 147 this one is just right of the flag a shot that’s the best shall we’ve seen with 
the best leave that’s the key Binda convert from six feet Schwartzel for birdie to time 
Mickelson behind him should make this button tip over and ease back into read numbers plane with Schwartzel steve stricker was 
looking to become the oldest champion in US Open history but his tee shot at the 
second was wide to the right across the road and out-of-bounds an uncharacteristic miss 
for the normally steady and accurate Stricker and after getting his next drive and play 
it would get worse his fourth at the second Wow this is a shank that was a dead shake 
triple bogey on the hole and Stricker was never a factor from there he finished 
tied for eighth Phil Mickelson looking   to get his round off to a good 
start a long birdie try at one Mickelson stays at 1-under Luke Donald who started 
the day two back forced to hit driver at the uphill 266 yard par-3 3rd which was playing into 
the wind trying to hit a cut he double-crossed his head and way left left in the green bad stuff 
over there his wayward tee shot hit a volunteer who had received treatment and be ok but Donald 
would never recover if again a streak where he made five bogeys and a double over a stretch of 
seven holes his outward 943 dropped him out of contention but Donald would still manage a 
tie for eight his best finish in a US Open justin rose hoping to become the first 
english champion since Tony Jacklin in 1970 faced this putt for par at the 3rd 
but a bogey would drop him 2+2 Mickelson after reaching the greenside bunker in two 
at the par-5 2nd from an awkward stance again exhibiting his exceptional touch around the   green what a birdie this would 
be Roger tremendous eminence he’s done that all week he’s hit brilliant 
recovery shots great iron shots put him down so far so a disappointing par at the second 
for Mickelson making a big Sunday charge was Jason Dufner who began the final round at 
+8 Jason Dufner making a bit of a move up the board a good round going currently at +5 3 
under on the day this is a portion of the golf course where you can get back at Marion a bit 
and there’s the way you play the second foul Jason Dufner for that 30 of the 12 for the championship and well doctor 
was surging one of the leaders was struggling to stay in contention 
Schwartzel for par at the third and he falls back to even then 
at the fourth another shortcut a third straight bogie at five was 
followed by this approach at six wow that is flared way to the right underneath 
the grandstand and it would lead to a double bogey six and when this par putt at seven 
slid by on the right Schwartzel had dropped six strokes in his last five holes once tied 
for the lead he would settle for a 78 and a 14th place finish after his bogey at three rows at 
the par-5 4th and two and had this putt for Eagle it would roll by but he would make birdie to 
move back to +1 Mickelson missed the green at the 3rd leaving him this pitch from the 
tall grass from just outside the bunker shot failed to reach the upper level 
of the green it trickled some 45 feet   away from the hole he would three putt 
for double bogey dropping him to +1 but while the leaders were struggling Dufner 
remained hot for his fifth birdie of the   day at 13 she didn’t did he made that you 
say mr. rice so Jason Dufner that’s 5-under he said how did that go in Mickelson back at 
for trying to reach the par-5 and to from 258 one of the best shots of the day – within 20 feet 
back at the 5th look how far out Justin Rose is playing this par attempt a bogey he would slide 
back to 2 over Billy Horschel making a fashion statement with his pants trying to do the 
same with his game the bogeys on three of   his first five holes for birdie at 6 and Billy 
Horschel now back in it at +3 and there’s that celebration we’re used to seeing he struggled to 
a 40 on the front nine but this approach at 12 spinning to within a foot cinema tap-in 
birdie he would shoot a 74 and tied for fourth in just a second major championship 
appearance Mickelson back at four for Eagle to move him into a tie for the 
lead with nahan at even par ahead at fifteen doctor was hoping to put more 
pressure on the leaders but this drive hooks across Gulf House Road out of bounds and leads 
to a triple bogey seven the only miscue of his round at the next he had this to get one stroke 
back it was his sixth birdie of the day a 67 for Dufner earns him his second consecutive court 
place finish in the US Open at the 6th Rose continued his up-and-down start to the final round 
with this long putter big swinger across the grain Mickelson in trouble back at 
five had this to save bogey Bogey’s already today this birthday wish is 
not coming true at the moment at the 8th and see if Jason Day can get it to plus one not 
too much breaker that’s very makable naked seven Justin Rose that goes downhill initially 
that uphill at the end should move to the right so justin rose to even far now tied 
for the lead at the 6th Mickelson looking to rebound from his double 
bogey from 210 yards into the wind is one of the best we’ve seen today 
here these do he hasn’t made a fight and when those kind of opportunities present 
themselves at a US Open you’ve got to take advantage Mickelson stays at plus-2 
mayhem also at six had a tricky par putt bogie dropped into +1 and 
out of a share of the lead and Justin Rose at 8 to remain the sole leader yeah I didn’t have to go a little magic the first Parnas card since the second back at the short par-4 10th 
Jason Day looking for another birdie how about right so that ties Jason gay at the top at even par he then missed the fairway 
at 11 his second from the right rough go that is and now playing is forth from the drop zone 
got here just 77 yards on our that was chunky early carries the hazard leaving another 
difficult shot day with his fifth shot now watch drops one back at the night Mickelson was 
taking dead aim at the tuck hole location this is a par whole this time very Hall then from 18 feet down the 
hill to pull within a shop just will not go in today just 
over the edge over the edge but the leaders were also coming back to Mickelson   rose at 11 after powering his 
first putt six feet by the hole this now foot bar leaves it short three foot moegi he’s retired despite the two double bogeys 
Mickelson was still just one behind playing a second from the right rough attempt 76 
yards left to right on a very very coarse nothing’s perfect and nothing’s gone Wow well 
if he’s gonna win a US Open he might as well do it in typical Mickelson like fashion that’s his 
son Ellison he’s got two doubles on his card and a suddenly reenergized Mickelson leapfrog day 
may Han and rose to reclaim the lead as the Wars echoed throughout Marian’s back nine day had 
this birdie putt to draw even with Mickelson at 13 for no reason back at 12 Rose 
took dead aim from the center of the fairway good chance for 
birdie here those side boards we’re just in the rolls and now it’s missing but Rose wasn’t finished there after a sand 
wedge – 20 feet at 13 this for the outright lead a 5-bit birdie of the day for Justin Rose back at 12 where the rain now falling Mickelson   looking to get back into 
red numbers and Thai roads but downhiller misses just 
low and he remains one back coming off back-to-back birdies 
from the greenside bunker at 14 but a shot sports right he would 
two-putt from there to drop back to even then looking to take advantage 
back at the short par 3:13 but he flies the green and his shot settles 
into some thick rough a critical miss at the hole that played easiest all week 
in terms of scoring average the second   shot wasn’t much better leaving 
him a lengthy putt just a safe bori 13 Jason Day bogeyed the 14 
then had this one for par at 17 watch putt by day this day of 
+2 Rosenau the solo leader after Mickelson’s miscue at 13 up the hill 
for birdie at 16 Justin Rose has this low area and steeply up hilt believe 
this short we give it a good rap a good that would leave him at up comebacker to save par like that it was a good pot but he misread it yeah 
three-way tie now at the top but at 15 Mickelson had no direct line to the hole with his putter 
which forced him to take a high-risk gamble you know I really think this is the right choice 
it’s an extremely difficult play certainly at this point in the competition but I really believe 
it’s his only chance to get it close he just can’t roll the ball at the at the flag so he’s going 
to try to loft it over the edge of that bunker you may hoagie and fell out of the lead 
and trailed rose by one may hen was also struggling at fifteen and needed this 
to save bogey a double drops him back to +3 Dave found the greenside bunker at 
18 looking for an up-and-down to post +2 you now talk about the par putt of his life which 
it could turn out to be Jason day to get in at +2 a chance for a playoff and now I would say 
no chance a great effort by de earned him his second runner-up finish in the last 
three US Open Rose after a par at 17 still leading by one over Mickelson 
the most important tee shot of his a beautiful dry in the center of the fairway   Mickelson trailing by 1 from 
159 out of the left rough at 16 just steps away from the plaque that marks where 
Ben Hogan hit his iconic one iron in the final round of the 1950 US Open stood Justin Rhodes with 
a four iron in his hand closing in on his boat starting at the center and drawing 
she’s got the distance into kitchen is a good job that was drilled that’s 
a good leave right there good deal after his beautiful approach at 16 
Mickelson with a look from 10 feet   birdie putt that lose ever so slightly 
to the right agonizing ly close again now at 17 where Mickelson made 
birdie on Saturday then were froze in good shape at 18 it would appear 
the Mickelson’s gonna have to pick the 30 either here or at 18 which is 
unlikely especially at the last because mr. Ridge by three feet it would have won 
you know moved right down close to the hole and asked moving away but it’s a very fine shot rose 
ahead at 18 from the back fringe using a 3-wood is going to be a prison today on Sunday at 
Marian around 70 what a great part that was that was under pressure that drive the second 
and the third were fantastic five birdies for these eight powers for Justin Rose what 
did it happens and you just might speculate listen to Bertie one of the last two Cheers running out of chances to close the 
gap Mickelson up and over the mound at 17 so he is gonna need a brief 18 Benna birdie 3 in the last two rounds first 
things first get it in the fairway Roger this is going to miss quite a bit left Wow you got a break there from 
224 yards Mickelson trying to put himself in position for a chance at birdie the short too meanwhile Justin Rose soaking up all the 
history from Marian hoping to become a part of it one last shot to dodge for Justin 
Rose and Mickelson’s given every house is a US Open champion the newly 
crowned champion and his wife Kate celebrate in the clubhouse as 
the reality of the moment sinks in his score of 1 over gave him a two-shot victory 
over Mickelson and a Dufner Elle’s porcelain Mahan finished four back the USGA president 
Glenn Hegar dozen of the newly crowned champion US Open trophy and enro spoke 
with a colleague Bob Costas you were very emotional after falling out at 18 
then when signing his scorecard with your wife Kate alongside you to the extent that you’re 
comfortable what were those emotions about   well you know it wasn’t lost on me that today 
is Father’s Day and before I get too emotional you know happy Father’s Day to all of you guys 
out there and I think you know a lot of us come from great men and we have that responsibility to 
our children to show them what a great man can be   and that was my goal today just sort of carrying 
myself in a way that I could be proud when I came off the golf course and you know for it just 
all to work out for me I’m such an emotional   day you know I just couldn’t help but look up 
to the heavens and think that my old dad can had something to do with it much has been made 
about the glorious history of Marion your tisha at 18 as you closed in on the championship will 
end it virtually on top of the Hogan plaque did you notice how close you were to the plaque you 
know I did I mean when I came over the hill and   I saw my ball lying in the middle of the foot the 
middle of the fairway and just what a beautiful setting this is here at 18 and I thought this 
is my moment you know I’ve seen that I’ve been   Hogan photograph a million times and suddenly 
it was me and from the middle of fairway with shantu custom in the championship marion golf 
club stood the test of time a course steeped in tradition where much of golf’s history has 
been written for Bobby Jones Grand Slam lives on when Ben Hogan’s title in 1950 will never 
be forgotten where Lee Trevino took down the golden bear this year Tiger Woods left humbled 
and hurting and phil Mickelson’s 43rd birthday ended with another US Open heart break a record 
sixth letter up finish but for England’s Justin Rose it was a major championship title at 
long last he became the first Englishman in 43 years to earn one of golf’s highest 
distinctions US Open champion 2013 you

After four days of unforgiving golf at historic Merion Golf Club, it was Justin Rose who finally fulfilled a lifelong dream.

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