Lucas Glover survives 3-over front nine to win 1st U.S. Open, after Phil Mickelson and David Duval make late charge to finish -2
Final round turned into the 1st real day of U.S. Open conditions at Bethpage Black. The young guns Rickey Barnes and Lucas Glover made a complete mess of the front nine shooting 40 and 38. Phil Mickelson tied for the lead at one point at -4, but bogeys on 15 and 17 derailed him. David Duval had a triple bogey on the second hole after his ball plugged in the lip in the bunker. But Duval rebounded on the back nine to share the lead at -3, only to bogey 17 with a lip out.
That left the stage for Lucas Glover who birdied 16 to take a 2 stroke lead.
Ricky Barnes (who had a colossal unraveling shooting 76) had 1 last putt to go -3 but barely missed on 18. Lucas made his putt anyway to finish -4. Only five guys under par. U.S. Open scores finally appear.
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