2010 U.S. Open (golf) explained

2010 U.S. Open
Dates:June 17–20, 2010
Location:Pebble Beach, California
Course:Pebble Beach Golf Links
Org:USGA
Tour:PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Par:71
Yardage:7040yd[1]
Field:156, 83 after cut
Cut:149 (+7)
Purse:$7,500,000
€6,244,277
Winners Share:$1,350,000
€1,123,970[2]
Champion: Graeme McDowell
Score:284 (E)
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France.[3] McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970.[4] McDowell's win started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010 and 2014 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in 2000, 1992, 1982, and 1972).

Course layout

See also: Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[5] [6]
Yards3805024043311955231094285053,3774953902024455803974032085433,6637,040
Par444435344354434544353671
Previous course lengths for major championships

Prior to 2000, the 2nd hole was played as a par 5.

Field

About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player was classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.[7]

1. Last 10 U.S. Open ChampionsÁngel Cabrera (3,9,10,17), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (9,10,12,13,17), Lucas Glover (8,9,10,17), Retief Goosen (9,10,17), Geoff Ogilvy (9,10,11,17), Tiger Woods (4,5,8,9,10,13,17)
2. Top two finishers in the 2009 U.S. AmateurAn Byeong-hun (a), Ben Martin (a)
3. Last five Masters ChampionsTrevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (9,10,17), Phil Mickelson (5,8,9,10,12,13,17)
4. Last five British Open ChampionsStewart Cink (9,10,17), Pádraig Harrington (5,9,10,11,17)
5. Last five PGA ChampionsYang Yong-eun (9,10,17)
6. Last three Players ChampionsTim Clark (9,12,17), Sergio García (8,11,17), Henrik Stenson (8,17)
7. The U.S. Senior Open ChampionFred Funk
8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2009 U.S. OpenStephen Ames, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, David Duval, Ross Fisher (11,17), Søren Hansen, Hunter Mahan (9,10,17), Rory McIlroy (11,12,17), Ryan Moore, Mike Weir (9,10)
9. Top 30 leaders on the 2009 PGA Tour official money listPaul Casey (11,14,17), Brian Gay (10), Dustin Johnson (10,12,17), Jerry Kelly (10), Matt Kuchar (12,17), Justin Leonard, Kevin Na (10,17), Sean O'Hair (10,17), Kenny Perry (10,17), Ian Poulter (11,14,17), John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden (10), Steve Stricker (10,12,13,17), David Toms (10), Nick Watney (10,17)
10. All players qualifying for the 2009 edition of The Tour ChampionshipLuke Donald (17), Jason Dufner, Ernie Els (11,12,13,14,17), Marc Leishman, Steve Marino, Heath Slocum, Scott Verplank
11. Top 15 on the 2009 European Tour Race to DubaiSimon Dyson, Martin Kaymer (17), Søren Kjeldsen, Ross McGowan, Francesco Molinari (17), Lee Westwood (14,17), Oliver Wilson (17)
12. Top 10 on the 2010 PGA Tour official money list through May 24, 2010 (the HP Byron Nelson Championship)Robert Allenby (17), Camilo Villegas (17)
13. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events between the end of the 2009 U.S. Open and the start of the 2010 U.S. Open
14. Top 5 from the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai through May 24, 2010 (the BMW PGA Championship)Charl Schwartzel (17)
15. Top 2 on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009Yuta Ikeda (17), Ryo Ishikawa (17)
16. Top 2 on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009Michael Sim (17)
17. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list as of May 24, 2010K. J. Choi, Ben Crane, Peter Hanson, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell, Edoardo Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós, Adam Scott
18. Special exemptions selected by the USGAVijay Singh,[9] Tom Watson[10]
Sectional qualifiers
Alternates who gained entry

(a) denotes amateur(L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The 110th U.S. Open began on a sunny cool day on the Monterey Peninsula. Paul Casey, Shaun Micheel, and Brendon de Jonge all shot a 69 (−2) to lead after 18 holes. De Jonge holed out for eagle at the very difficult par-5 14th hole. Rafa Cabrera-Bello, K. J. Choi, Alex Čejka, Ryo Ishikawa, Mike Weir, and Ian Poulter all shot 70 (−1). The 2009 and 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner Dustin Johnson shot an even par 71. Tiger Woods, who won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 strokes in 2000, shot a birdie-free 74 (+3). Phil Mickelson, another of the favorites entering the tournament, struggled to a 75 (+4). This was the first time in over seven years, since the first round of the 2003 Masters, where neither Woods nor Mickelson made a birdie in a round of a major championship.[13]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Paul Casey69−2
Brendon de Jonge
Shaun Micheel
T4 Rafa Cabrera-Bello70−1
Alex Čejka
K. J. Choi
Ryo Ishikawa
Ian Poulter
Mike Weir
T10 Luke Donald71E
Dustin Johnson
Graeme McDowell
David Toms

Second round

Friday, June 18, 2010

McDowell shot a 68 (−3) to take the 36-hole lead at 139 (−3). Casey posted a 73 (+2) to move back to even par, as did de Jonge. Shaun Micheel shot a 77 (+6), with a double-hit on a chip shot on the first hole. Woods continued to struggle, with a 72 (+1) for 146 (+4). Among those at 141 (−1) were Ernie Els, Johnson, Ishikawa, and Mickelson. Mickelson shot 66 (−5) with a front nine charge with birdies at 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Notable players who missed the cut (+7) were Rory McIlroy, Hunter Mahan, and two-time heart transplant survivor Erik Compton, who was playing in his first major.[14]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Graeme McDowellalign=center 71-68=139 −3
T2 Ernie Elsalign=center 73-68=141−1
Ryo Ishikawaalign=center 70-71=141
Dustin Johnsonalign=center 71-70=141
Phil Mickelsonalign=center 75-66=141
T6 Paul Caseyalign=center 69-73=142E
Alex Čejkaalign=center 70-72=142
Brendon de Jongealign=center 69-73=142
Jerry Kellyalign=center 72-70=142
T10 K. J. Choialign=center 70-73=143+1
Søren Kjeldsenalign=center 72-71=143
Ian Poulteralign=center 70-73=143

Third round

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Johnson stormed to five-under 66 for a 207 (−6) and a three shot lead over McDowell at 210. Johnson eagled the drivable fourth hole to go with birdies on 17 and 18. Woods shot a back nine 31, with birdies on the last three holes to get back in contention in solo third place at 212 (−1). Both Grégory Havret and Els finished at even par, six shots back of Johnson. Mickelson double bogeyed the 9th hole and struggled to a 73 (+2).[15]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Dustin Johnsonalign=center 71-70-66=207−6
2 Graeme McDowellalign=center 71-68-71=210−3
3 Tiger Woodsalign=center 74-72-66=212−1
T4 Ernie Elsalign=center 73-68-72=213E
Grégory Havretalign=center 73-71-69=213
6 Phil Mickelsonalign=center 75-66-73=214+1
T7 Alex Čejkaalign=center 70-72-74=216+3
Tim Clarkalign=center 72-72-72=216
Ryo Ishikawaalign=center 70-71-75=216
T10 Martin Kaymeralign=center 74-71-72=217+4
Davis Love IIIalign=center 75-74-68=217
Sean O'Hairalign=center 76-71-70=217

Final round

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Overnight leader Johnson quickly dropped out of contention with a triple-bogey on the second hole and a double on the third hole. Els was tied for the lead at a part of the round, but fell back eventually. Havret remained closely in contention, but McDowell ground out a round of 74 to win his first major championship.[16]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Graeme McDowellalign=center 71-68-71-74=284E 1,350,000
2 Grégory Havretalign=center 73-71-69-72=285+1 810,000
3 Ernie Elsalign=center 73-68-72-73=286+2 480,687
T4 Phil Mickelsonalign=center 75-66-73-73=287+3 303,119
Tiger Woodsalign=center 74-72-66-75=287
T6 Matt Kucharalign=center 74-72-74-68=288+4 228,255
Davis Love IIIalign=center 75-74-68-71=288
T8 Alex Čejkaalign=center 70-72-74-73=289+5 177,534
Dustin Johnsonalign=center 71-70-66-82=289
Martin Kaymeralign=center 74-71-72-72=289
Brandt Snedekeralign=center 75-74-69-71=289

Source:[1]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par444435344443454435
McDowell −3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−3−2−2−2−2−1−1−1EE
Havret −1−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1EEEEEEE+1+1
Els E−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−2E+1EE+1+1+1+2+2
Mickelson EEEEEEEEE+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+3
Woods EEE+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3+3
Love lll +4+3+3+3+3+1+1+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+3+3+5+4
Kuchar +6+6+6+5+5+4+4+5+5+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
Kaymer +4+4+3+2+1+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+5+5+4+5+5+5
D. Johnson −6−3−1EEE+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+3+3+4+5+5
Cejka +3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+5+5
Snedeker +6+7+7+6+7+6+6+6+7+6+5+4+4+4+3+3+4+5
Clark +3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+5+6+6+7+6+6
O'Hair +4+4+4+4+4+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+6
Ishikawa +4+4+4+6+6+7+7+9+9+8+9+9+9+10+11+12+12+12
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Double EagleEagleBirdie BogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+
Source:[17] [18]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Open Championship: 2010 final leaderboard . ESPN . June 20, 2010 . June 3, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open: final leaderboard . European Tour . June 20, 2010 . June 9, 2012.
  3. News: Graeme McDowell: My career is off and running after US Open triumph . June 21, 2010 . The Telegraph . June 21, 2010 . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20100624063114/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/21/graeme-mcdowell-us-open . June 24, 2010 . live.
  4. News: Graeme McDowell holds off challengers to win U.S. Open . June 20, 2010 . USA Today . June 21, 2010 . Steve . DiMeglio.
  5. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open Championship: Course . Majors Championships (PGA & PGA Tour) . June 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413011325/http://www.majorschampionships.com/usopen/2010/course/tour/index.cfm?holeid=1 . April 13, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open Championship . European Tour . June 9, 2012.
  7. Web site: Entry Form, 110th U.S. Open Golf Championship . PDF . United States Golf Association . March 21, 2010 .
  8. http://opentalk.nbcsports.com/system/mt-search.fcgi?IncludeBlogs=34&tag=Anthony%20Kim&limit=20 Injured Allenby could be buddy J. Lyle's only chance to play
  9. Web site: Singh avoids U.S. Open qualifying, gets exemption . 2010-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100606110924/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/06/02/singh-usopen.ap/index.html . 2010-06-06 . dead . mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Tom Watson accepts special exemption into 2010 U.S. Open . 2010-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100416170801/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/04/12/tom-watson-us-open/index.html . 2010-04-16 . dead . mdy-all.
  11. Web site: England's Khan gets into U.S. Open thanks to Rose . 2010-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091157/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/06/09/khan-open.ap/index.html . 2011-06-29 . dead . mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Mediate earns alternate spot in U.S. Open field . 2010-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617160229/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/06/13/mediate-usopen/index.html . 2010-06-17 . dead . mdy-all.
  13. News: US Open: Paul Casey ties for lead at Pebble Beach . June 18, 2010 . BBC Sport . June 21, 2010 . Rob . Hodgetts . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621073732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8747332.stm . June 21, 2010 . live.
  14. News: US Open: Graeme McDowell leads as Phil Mickelson surges . June 18, 2010 . BBC Sport . June 21, 2010 . Rob . Hodgetts . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621074056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8749137.stm . June 21, 2010 . live.
  15. News: US Open: Tiger Woods surges as Dustin Johnson leads . June 19, 2010 . BBC Sport . June 21, 2010 . Rob . Hodgetts . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620184733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8750041.stm . June 20, 2010 . live.
  16. News: Graeme McDowell toasts US Open triumph at Pebble Beach . June 20, 2010 . BBC Sport . June 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621185936/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8750990.stm . June 21, 2010 . live.
  17. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open leaderboard . Yahoo! Sports . June 20, 2010 . May 24, 2013.
  18. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open leaderboard . ESPN . June 20, 2010 . May 24, 2013.

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