Wow… Somehow I though that he’d never miss another cut. Read more from BBCsports:
The world number one and favourite for the event dropped seven shots in six holes either side of the turn, including double-bogeys at 10 and 13.
“No doubt I’m frustrated, it just didn’t happen for me,” said Woods.
Woods had previously missed the cut in one major as a professional, the 2006 US Open after the death of his father.
Americans Tom Watson and Steve Marino lead by a stroke on five under.
Woods added: “I played three holes very poorly - up until the 7th I was doing fine, I was where I needed to be, but bogey, bogey, double bogey got me going the wrong way.
“Until 8 I felt I was in there for the tournament - I thought if I could finish under par I might finish the day in the top 10. But I didn’t, I went the other way.
“I birdied two of the last four and I think that’s not going to be enough. You can’t make mistakes and expect to not only make the cut but also try and win a championship.”
Woods had only missed five cuts in his entire career as a professional and had never failed to reach the weekend in his 14 previous Opens.
He made crucial birdies at 16 and 17 and got up and down from off the green to save par at 18, but it was not enough to keep him in the tournament.
The 33-year-old began the day on one over after a disappointing opening round of 71 and in difficult conditions started promisingly enough with pars at the first six holes followed up by a birdie at 7.
That got him back to level par, but an horrific run soon put paid to his hopes of once again challenging for the Claret Jug.
He bogeyed 8 and 9 and then hit his drive into the long grass at 10 where he was unable to find his ball, ending up with a double-bogey six.
Another bogey at 12 was followed by a second calamitous double at 13, where one attempted chip from the edge of the green failed to make it up the slope and rolled back off the edge as he slipped to seven over.
Two fine birdies at 16 and 17 gave him hope, but having to settle for par at the last ended the 14-time major winner’s hopes of playing on Saturday and Sunday.
Incredible knock-out:
Despite a final round charge from Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, and a stunning run by David Duval, Lucas Glover did the improbable and won his first Major Championship at Bethpage Black in New York. Read more from ESPN.com:
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — In a final hour packed with emotion, Lucas Glover played a steady hand to win the U.S. Open.
So many amazing stories belonged to contenders all around him Monday at Bethpage Black, from Phil Mickelson’s stirring bid to win for his beloved wife as she battles breast cancer, to David Duval coming out of nowhere to nearly win for the first time in eight years.
Glover kept his cap tugged low and played the kind of golf that wins a U.S. Open under any conditions.
He made only one birdie in the rain-delayed final round, and it could not have been timed any better. Glover holed a 6-foot putt on the 16th hole to break one last tie for the lead, then held on with pars to close with a 3-over 73 for a two-shot victory.
“It was a test of patience, that’s for sure,” Glover said. “It was just heart today.”
It was sheer heartache for Mickelson.
His wife, Amy, is due to have surgery for breast cancer next week. She left cards and text messages asking him to bring home the silver trophy from a U.S. Open that has taunted Lefty for a decade.
Right when it was in his grasp, Mickelson let it slip away again.
He missed a three-foot par putt on the 15th hole, and another par putt from eight feet on the 17th that ended his dream finish. Mickelson closed with a 70 and wound up in a three-way tie for second with Duval and 54-hole leader Ricky Barnes.
Mickelson left Bethpage Black with the wrong kind of distinction. He set the U.S. Open record with his fifth runner-up finish.
“Certainly I’m disappointed,” Mickelson said, “but now that it’s over, I’ve got more important things going on.
“And,” he added, then paused, “oh, well.”
Even more stunning was the revival of Duval.
The former No. 1 player in golf came to the U.S. Open as a qualifier who had plunged to No. 882 in the world. Showing remarkable resiliency throughout the week, Duval recovered from another big number — a triple bogey from a plugged lie in a bunker — and surged into a share of the lead with three straight birdies.
Tied for the lead with two holes to play, his 5-foot par putt on the 17th cruelly caught the back of the lip and spun 180 degrees out on the other side. He shot 71 for his best finish on the PGA Tour since he won the British Open eight years ago.
Barnes, who set the 36-hole Open scoring record, never had much of a chance. His swing got him into more trouble than he could handle as he went out in 40, 5 over par, and never quite recovered until it was too late.
That left Glover the most unlikely champion.
The 29-year-old from South Carolina, who chews tobacco and listens to Sinatra, had not won since holing out a bunker shot on the final hole at Disney nearly five years ago.
But this was no fluke.
Once he was handed the lead by Barnes’ collapse, Glover was rock-solid on a water-logged course. And when he hit two of his best shots of the final round to the 16th green for his lone birdie, it made for an anticlimactic finish to a U.S. Open that had more delays than drama.
It was the first time the U.S. Open ended on a Monday without a playoff since 1983, courtesy of relentless rain.
Fairfax, VA (April 8, 2009) — Time Life will release the critically-acclaimed documentary THRILLA IN MANILA on DVD on June 2nd, a powerful film that reveals a previously unknown side to the final fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the Philippines through the eyes of the oft-overlooked Frazier. Variety describes the film as “unavoidably fascinating,” while Salon.com declares it “riveting,” the Boston Herald called it “a knockout” and GQ.com says “this film is worth its weight in gold.” The DVD comes with 30 minutes of bonus material not seen in the original film, including archival interviews with Frazier, Larry Holmes, and Frazier’s own son.
An Official Selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, THRILLA IN MANILA chronicles one of the most bitter face-offs the sports world has ever seen, recounting a tale of personal betrayal that was stoked by the racial politics of 1970s America. Featuring archival footage and exclusive interviews with boxing insiders, including Ferdie Pacheco, Butch Lewis and Dave Wolf, as well as Imelda Marcos (former First Lady of the Philippines), the documentary tells the story of two great fighters forever linked by three epic bouts, and looks at their final fight, considered the most brutal, from Frazier’s perspective for the very first time. The match was a near-death experience for both of them - highlighting the contrasting styles with which they fought, and the vitriol they hurled at each other for so long. It has come to represent an extraordinary personal battle and captured a particular moment in US social history.
Directed by John Dower (”Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of The New York Cosmos”), THRILLA IN MANILA tracks an extraordinary personal battle between two friends, and captures the poignant moment in the socio-cultural history of the country when they became American sports icons and legends. While Ali was a symbol of the civil rights struggle and anti-Vietnam War movement, Frazier was cast as the symbol of the pro-war, conservative segment of American society, some would say unfairly.
In 1967, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight crown after refusing induction into the armed forces. The film reveals how Frazier subsequently befriended Ali and supported the renewal of his boxing license and status, showing the intense feelings of betrayal he felt after Ali returned to the ring in 1970 and subjected him to race-baiting attacks.
In the ring, Joe Frazier was a fighter who refused to be defeated. It was that relentlessness that defined Frazier’s boxing career, carrying him to an Olympic gold medal and to the heavyweight championship of the world. And it was that relentlessness that made him the perfect foil for his rival, Muhammad Ali.
Using incredible archival footage and music of the time THRILLER AND MANILA is the definitive account of this iconic event, which remains controversial to this day.
An amazing collection of the best NBA Playoff moments guaranteed to waste your afternoon.
I bet you can’t watch just one.
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian club Universidad San Martin booted Uruguayan striker Mario Leguizamon for insulting a female referee.
The club said in a statement on Thursday it canceled Leguizamon’s contract, which was set to end in June.The Peruvian Football Federation suspended Leguizamon - one of San Martin’s stars - for one month without pay this week for telling referee Silvia Reyes that she was unsatisfied sexually after she gave him a red card during national league play against Alianza Atletico on Sunday.
The giants continue to fall. First U Conn, now Duke? You read that right: West Virginia knocks off the Blue Devils.
For Duke, there was no escaping this: Coach Bob Huggins has West Virginia playing tough man-to-man defense and hustling after every rebound. Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 7-seeded West Virginia reached the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 in Huggins’ first season at his alma mater by beating second-seeded Duke 73-67 in the West Regional on Saturday. West Virginia (26-10) limited Duke to 38 percent shooting and held a 47-27 edge on the boards.
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Top quarterback recruit settles on Buckeyes after taking month to decide
PITTSBURGH - Highly regarded prep quarterback Terrelle Pryor is headed to Ohio State.
The two-sports star announced his decision Wednesday at Jeannette High School, about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh, where he had one of the greatest prep careers in Pennsylvania history.
Flanked by his parents, brother, sister and other supporters, the 6-foot-6 Pryor wasted no time with his decision: “If everyone’s here,” he said, “University of Ohio State.”
He then unzipped his windbreaker to reveal an Ohio State T-shirt and donned an OSU hat.
Pryor picked Ohio State over Michigan, Penn State and Oregon.
Pryor said Oregon was too far away and Penn State too rural. He said he liked Michigan and new coach Rich Rodriguez, but felt that he has a better shot at making it to the NFL by going to Ohio State.
Pryor called a similar news conference last month, then decided at the last minute not to announce his choice, saying he planned to visit Oregon and, on the advice of his father, Craig, continue considering Penn State. Pryor never visited Oregon and telegraphed Wednesday’s decision by attending a basketball game at Ohio State on Feb. 24, the only campus he is known to have visited since Feb. 6.
Pryor’s trip to Ohio State was not an official visit, but more than 19,000 fans at the basketball game were aware of his presence. The student section chanted “We want Pryor” and “Terr-elle Pry-or” when he was spotted sitting courtside with other recruits.
Ohio State signed 19 players last month and has been holding a 20th scholarship for Pryor, who had one of the best athletic careers in Pennsylvania high school history.
Pryor is the only Pennsylvania player to both rush and pass for at least 4,000 yards in football. He also scored 2,285 points in basketball. For now, Pryor said he does not plan to play basketball in college.
Why is this newsworthy? The 2 teams are part of the greatest rivarly in College Football.
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So far, they are only whispers in the tabloid press, but experience says that where there is tabloid smoke, there’s also usually fire. So you have to take seriously the reports that David Beckham, Major League Soccer’s $250 million man, wants to escape from L.A.
Those who say they didn’t see this coming could use corrective lenses. Bringing the soccer celebrity to the United States to play in what is by world standards a minor league never made sense. One superstar does not a league make, especially one who is more famous in this country for being famous — you know, like Paris Hilton — than for what he can do on a soccer field.
And if the guy comes over here and realizes he doesn’t like his new job, his new city, and his new country and starts making noises about wanting out, what you’ve got is a public-relations disaster for a league that barely registers on America’s consciousness.
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