FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) -Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S. Open filled with more delays than drama. The unlikely champion turned to soak up a beautiful sight beneath gathering clouds Monday at Bethpage Black. ``I just looked at the scoreboard to make sure this was really happening,'' Glover said. Some 24,000 fans, speckled with mud from a long walk soiled, could surely relate. Glover never lost the... Read more

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) -No golf tournament ends without a number of players able to say ``What if?'' over one hole or one swing. Hunter Mahan may have the best reason to ask that question after the U.S. Open. Mahan's ball was sitting in the fairway after his tee shot on the par-4 16th at Bethpage Black. He was 2 under par for tournament, just one stroke out of the lead. But a great swing produced a terrible result and effectively ended his chance at his first major championship. ``We had... Read more

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) -He didn't need to hear any more. ``Do you beat yourself up over this one,'' the question began, ``or ...'' ``Yes,'' Tiger Woods said abruptly. This once, at least, the best player in the world wasn't interested in alibis, never mind that a very tidy one was available. Woods got stuck in the bad half of the draw, weather-wise, from the start of play Thursday and beat every other player in the super-soaked flight at this U.S. Open. That was only good enough to tie for... Read more