U.S.Open Goes European

Graeme McDowell can finally rest in peace. He can covet his new US Open trophy like Donald Trump his money after winning the Open with a score of level par. The Open at Pebble Beach this year was the toughest I have seen any golf course play EVER. The announcers seemed to be repeating "this one is tricky," or, "this one is nearly impossible." Every putt was fast, every approach shot was lucky to make it on the green, and every chip and putt were lucky to get close to the hole. An even par winner was three shots higher than Lucas Glover's -3 on the daunting Bethpage Black Course. However, I loved the difficulty.

This golf course embarrassed each and every pro player that played it on one day or another. I was watching the tournament thinking, "that is what I look like out there!" Especially on the final day, I was thinking as the ambitious golfer that I am, "I could do better than these guys!" Indeed, it was a final round meltdown for everyone, especially Dustin Johnson. I picked him to win, but instead he shot a +12 82, absolutely atrocious for anyone, and especially the 54 hole leader! The only calm ones were Graeme McDowell and Gregory Havret, who finished 1 and 2, respectively. They both managed the course and took their medicine with bogeys, not double and triple bogeys. They hit fairways and missed the ball in the right places, while Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, and Phil Mickelson did not. Graeme McDowell seems ready for anything that comes his way, and has brought the US Open trophy safely to Europe for the first time in 40 years.