2011 U.S. Open Outtakes

By golfdigest.com

June 21, 2011

Photo By: J.D. Cuban

Battling the elements is part of a golf fan's lot as heavy rains pelt Congressional.

On the 10th tee Rory McIlroy executes a superb shot.

Hear him roar: Y.E. Yang is anything but implacable after this second round drive.

Paul Casey lets go as he follows his ball in the first round.

Blade cutter, Martin Kaymer gets a workout on Congressional.

Rory McIlroy wasn't perfect in the fourth round, but he had no problem finding his way out of the sand.

Quietly at work in the second round, Y.E. Yang putts to empty stands.

Davis Love III played a solid game at Congressional.

Anthony Kim takes his second shot on no. 17 during the second round.

A good look at the beginning of the Rory McIlroy swing sequence.

Hatless Robert Rock hits out of the sand on the sixteenth hole.

A silhouette of fans is captured in the fading light.

Justin Rose was one of fifteen players at five-over par who did not make the cut.

Frederik Jacobson gets an ant's viewpoint on his lie.

John Senden's ball is the exclamation point on his club as he hits out of a bunker.

Sergio Garcia's bogey on no. 10 in the third round was a blip on an otherwise strong back nine where he posted a 33.

Photo By: J.D. Cuban

There was no weekend play for Jeff Overton who had a forgettable first round that included five bogeys and a double bogey.

Portrait of a champion.