Rose Holds Off Mickelson for U.S. Open Title
Source: New York Times
When Justin Rose had hit his last real shot, leaving a lovely little fairway-metal chip on the lip of the 18th hole on Sunday, he looked to the sky as if it had just rained a shower of relief. A crazy final round of a crazy United States Open was finally over, and Rose could finally exhale. He had wobbled through two bogeys in the final five holes, but still clung to a one-shot lead as he held his nerves at bay for that final relief-inducing par.
He tapped in and wiped away tears. His first major championship then only required him to wait through two more holes by Phil Mickelson, who was trying to pull nothing short of a miracle out of his bag to avoid his sixth second-place finish at an Open, a run of disappointment that has clouded his otherwise spectacular career.
Mickelson failed again and Rose could exhale again. His breakthrough major had not come easily in any way.
He said it was not lost on him that Sunday was Father’s Day and he thought of his father Ken, who died of leukemia in 2002.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/sports/golf/final-round-of-the-us-open-merion.html
I don't know anything about golf. I don't know anything about Justin Rose.
But I do know that Phil Mickelson is a right-wing prick who despises the President and the poor.
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