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    Golf World June 29, 2009

    June 23, 2009
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    Cover Photo By Stephen Szurlej

    BUNKER

    Bethpage III is a good bet to happen

    Nationwide pro's wife dies in accident

    Bandon Dunes gets double-duty Publinx

    Grooves rollback no longer a sure thing

    COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

    Hybrids were handy clubs to have at Bethpage Black

    By E. Michael Johnson

    Locker-room man Peter Henesy talks shop

    By Bob Verdi

    The golf at this U.S. Open was gripping, if not great

    By Bob Verdi

    TOUR TALK

    AMATEURS

    Matteo Manassero, just 16, wins the British Amateur

    BACK 9/STATS & SCORES

    NOTEBOOK

    Thursday

    A steady downpour halted play early, wreaking havoc on the schedule for the rest of the week

    By Ron Sirak

    Friday

    Which side of the draw players were on affected scores in a major way

    By Jim Moriarty

    Saturday

    A pair of unlikely names took aim at a couple of U.S. Open scoring marks

    By E. Michael Johnson

    Sunday

    Ross Fisher, a pro for only four years, has gained plenty of big-time experience

    By John Huggan

    Monday

    Despite a bad break, Hunter Mahan enjoyed the atmosphere and held his head high after tying his best finish in a major

    By Jim Moriarty

    U.S. OPEN REPORT

    Snap Shots

    A look at players battling the course--and the elements--at the 109th U.S. Open

    In a wet and dreary U.S. Open that didn't end until Monday, Lucas Glover held off the back-nine charges of Phil Mickelson and David Duval--and proved his mettle to his toughest critic: himself

    By John Hawkins

    Jenkins On Twitter

    A sample of Dan Jenkins' tweets from the 2009 U.S. Open--his 200th major

    By Brett Avery

    The Rank and File

    Stats and scores covering all four rounds from Bethpage Black

    By Brett Avery

    Winged Foot might have been more disappointing, but Bethpage was the Open Phil Mickelson wanted most

    By Jaime Diaz

    Long on promise and short on results, Ricky Barnes' career gets a boost from a record-setting near-miss at Bethpage

    By Tim Rosaforte

    Unlike the grounds crew and volunteers that kept the Black playable, defender Tiger Woods couldn't rise to the occasion

    By Bill Fields

    Report Card

    How the top 10 on the World Ranking fared at 2009's second major

    By John Antonni