Southampton’s Jim Patterson lives out golf dream at U.S. Senior Open >Published: 7/15/2021 7:47:31 PM
Jim Patterson felt like he was in a dream walking to the first tee of the U.S. Senior Open last Thursday in Nebraska.
It was early in the morning, the fog was covering the course at the Omaha Country Club just as the sun was rising and the Southampton native was getting ready to tee off in a major with some of the best golfers in the world.
It didn’t take long for the reality to set in for Patterson and understand he really was there living out his dream, surrounded by cameras and microphones as he teed off in the first major of his career.
Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open, Glover ends 10-year drought
By The Associated PressJuly 12, 2021 GMT
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Min Woo Lee of Australia made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a three-way playoff against Matt Fitzpatrick and Thomas Detry at the Scottish Open on Sunday for his second European Tour title.
Lee closed with a 7-under 64 and was the first to finish at 18-under 268 at The Renaissance Club, which featured a 90-minute weather delay late in the final round.
Detry (67) and Fitzpatrick (67) each made par on the 18th to join him in the playoff.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) â Jim Furyk put his name alongside some of golf s greats Sunday once he recovered from a rough start in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open.
Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and Senior Open, joining Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Hale Irwin and Orville Moody.
âItâs an incredible list,â Furyk said. âI didnât really want to look to see who was on it last night, but when I finished in the scoring tent I saw it was on TV. They listed the seven folks before. Iâm very honored and humbled to have my name in the same breath, to be honest with you. Thatâs some damn good players.â
Furyk recovers from rough start to win US Senior Open
Jim Furyk recovered from a rough start Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open to hold off Retief Goosen and Mike Weir by three strokes.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Jim Furyk put his name alongside some of golf s greats Sunday once he recovered from a rough start in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open.
Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and Senior Open, joining Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Hale Irwin and Orville Moody.
Jim Furyk wins U.S. Senior Open Championship by three shots July 11, 2021
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OMAHA, Neb. Jim Furyk recovered from a rough start Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship to hold off Retief Goosen and Mike Weir by three strokes.
Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open Championship, joining the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper and Gary Player.
Furyk finished at 7-under 273 at Omaha Country Club.