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U.S. Open kicks off, Furyk a top contender; Pinehurst No. 2 to host 2014 U.S. Open

Thursday June 14, 2007 | 03:43:26 am 117 words, 3368 views  

The U.S. Open begins today, and ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel says consistency will be the key to a strong performance at Oakmont Country Club. That’s why he picked Jim Furyk to win. Furyk is more accurate than ever off the tee, Sobel notes, hitting more fairways this season than every other golfer but Jose Coceres. Sobel has Tiger Woods in fourth …

In other U.S. Open news, Pinehurst’s No. 2 golf course will host the 2014 championship, the United States Golf Association announced yesterday. No. 2 hosted the Open in 2005 and 1999 …

In the TravelGolf.com This Week podcast, host Dave Berner talks to Senior Staff Writer Chris Baldwin about the USGA’s reputation for ‘toughening up’ U.S. Open venues.

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Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] · http://www.buffalogolfer.com
"consistency will be the key to a strong performance at Oakmont Country Club."

If there's one thing that wins a US Open, it's haphazard, helter-skelter play! That's why John Daly owns five US Open titles. Sobel really went out on a limb there, huh? Talk about controversial. Woody Austin was consistent last week...consistently brilliant. What tour golfer isn't consistent? Is Sobel consistently insipid?
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