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joyce
06-21-2011, 02:58 AM
A glance at Sunday's final round of the U.S. Open at the 7,574-yard,Golf Equipment For Sale (http://www.golfnewspace.com) par-71 Congressional Country Club:

Winner: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who from start to finish to win by eight shots.
Record setter: McIlroy smashed the 12-under-par record set by Tiger Woods in 2000 by shooting 65-66-68-69 for a total of 268, 16-under-par.First one: It was the first major championship for McIlroy,Online Golf Clubs (http://www.golfnewspace.com) who led by four shots going into the final round at the Masters only to shoot 80.Second place: Jason Day shot 68 to finish second for the second major in a row, while three others were two shots further back.

Young winner: At 22, McIlroy is the youngest Open winner since Bobby Jones won at the age of 21 in 1923.
Ball striker: McIlroy hit 62 of 72 greens in regulation,wholesale golf clubs (http://www.golfnewspace.com) the most in an Open since the statistic has been tracked.Notable: Six of the past eight Open champions have been foreign-born, including the last two from Northern Ireland.Quotable: "To get one out of the way early, you can always call yourself a major champion. And hopefully in the not-so-distant future I'll be able to call myself a multiple major champion." — Rory McIlroy

Next up: The 2012 Open will be held June 14-17 at the Olympic Club, just outside of San Francisco.




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