Pga us open 2016

From the Archive. The ball moved a couple of dimples.

Dustin Johnson can barely have imagined the claiming of his maiden major championship would arrive with such a swell of neutral support. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and thousands of Oakmont fans were vocal in their delight after Johnson recovered from a sensational rules controversy to end his drought. McIlroy and Spieth had been fierce in their criticism of the United States Golf Association amid the furore which completely upstaged Sunday in Pennsylvania. Any upcoming penalty for an earlier infraction was suddenly irrelevant. High farce and high confusion?

Pga us open 2016

Play was delayed on the first day due to heavy rainfall, forcing most of the field to play half a round behind schedule. Andrew Landry was a surprise leader after the first round before Johnson led the field in the second. Shane Lowry carded a 65 in the third round to take the overall lead into the final round. Despite a controversial penalty on the 5th green, Johnson took the title three strokes ahead of runners-up Lowry, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy. This was the ninth U. Open at Oakmont and its twelfth major championship. Source: [2]. Source: [2] [3]. About half the field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying for the U. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.

Jason Day. Andy Sullivan. Aaron Baddeley.

Open at Oakmont on Sunday. He laughed. Johnson birdied the par-4 18th hole to ice it, and after the round he was given a one-stroke penalty for his ball having moved as he addressed it on the fifth green. Open at Chambers Bay. Johnson was told on the 12th tee at Oakmont on Sunday that he might be assessed a one-stroke penalty for his ball moving on the fifth green.

Oakmont is a massive test for the player field. Here's everything to know. Welcome to the th edition of the U. It's one of the hardest golf courses in the world, and Oakmont's predictably proving to be a stiff test. This is Oakmont's record ninth time hosting American golf's national championship.

Pga us open 2016

He'd never finished any better than ninth in a major tournament and was cut in three of his last five. After three sterling rounds at Oakmont, Lowry has 18 holes to hold a four-stroke lead and win his first U. The Irishman finished his third round early Sunday morning, finishing up a back-nine 32 to go five under on the day. He sits at seven under overall, four strokes ahead of Andrew Landry and Dustin Johnson. Lowry's seven-under score through 54 holes is the best ever in an Oakmont U. Angel Cabrera won the U. Open at five over, and there has never been a winner to finish better than five under at the Pittsburgh course. Johnny Miller in and Ernie Els in share the record.

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The John Deere Classic was moved back two weeks from its mid-July spot before the Open Championship and is taking its place on the schedule for those not qualified for the Olympics. Open 6, yards 6, m , par 74 - PGA Championship. Open golf Golf in Pennsylvania Sports competitions in Pennsylvania in golf in American sports in sports in Pennsylvania June sports events in the United States. Ironically, the man who'd had a history of failing to finish off majors, Johnson, closed as coolly as anyone ever has. The Guardian. This is ridiculous Billy Horschel. Retief Goosen c. USA Today. Jim Furyk.

Lowry stared straight ahead all day, when things were good and then when they were bad.

Chris Kirk. Brandt Snedeker. Harold Varner III. Kevin Na. Jason Day. If we had not applied that penalty, we could never have lived with ourselves. Main article: Oakmont Country Club. Hidden categories: Use mdy dates from September Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata. Bradley Dredge. Johnson was told on the 12th tee at Oakmont on Sunday that he might be assessed a one-stroke penalty for his ball moving on the fifth green. Josh Speight. Emiliano Grillo. I know our people at the tour would agree with that change. Webb Simpson. Jim Herman.