Mind Game After stepping in a hole while playing a casual round of golf near his residence in St. Simons Island, Ga., in September, Davis Love III had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle and was sidelined four months. ...more

June 15, 2008

BY THE NUMBERS Three-putt through three rounds by Rocco Mediate, left, with the only one coming Saturday at the third green. ...more

June 15, 2008

It's Sunday - Father's Day - and here I am sitting in front of my new 50-inch Bluetooth High Definition TV the Frau surprised me with this morning, getting ready to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the final pairing for the U.S. Open. ...more

June 15, 2008

BY THE NUMBERS Shot difference between first-round co-leader Kevin Streelman's opening-day score and Friday's second-round score - 68 and 77. ...more

June 14, 2008

There is only one player left with a chance this year to sweep the Grand Slam. That would be Masters champ Trevor Immelman. ...more

June 14, 2008

Congratulations, Justin Hicks. You shot a first-round 68 Thursday at Torrey Pines. You are tied with Kevin Streelman for the first-round lead of the 108th U.S. Open. You are one shot in front of Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby, Geoff Ogilvy and Eric Axley. ...more

June 13, 2008

Hire A Driver Phil Mickelson, known to carry two drivers in his bag for the benefit of different ball flight patterns, showed up for Thursday's opening round of the U.S. Open without the big club. ...more

June 13, 2008

What makes a U.S. Open different than any other golf tournament, the three other Grand Slam events notwithstanding, is that it always fights back. ...more

June 12, 2008

Last year, Argentinian Angel Cabrera won the U.S. Open by outplaying Tiger Woods down the stretch while chain-smoking every step. ...more

June 12, 2008

Phil Mickelson is this week's local hero. ...more

June 11, 2008