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Many said it was Retief Goosen’s U.S. Open to lose, and lose it he did. Opening the day with a three-shot lead, the unassuming South African made one birdie and limped home to a final-round 81. His playing companion, fan favorite Jason Gore, fared no better, carding a +14 84, finishing T49. Olin Browne, who like Gore began the day at even par, carded an 80 to finish T23.<\/p>\n
The winner? Little-known New Zealander Michael Campbell. Campbell holed a bunker shot on the difficult 17th hole yesterday to get into the next-to-last pairing at even par and made the most of it today, firing a one-under 69 on a day that yielded only four sub-par rounds.
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\nOne of the other sub-par rounds, also a 69, belonged to none other than Tiger Woods. Two early bogeys at the first and second combined with two late bogeys at 16 and 17 cost Woods a chance at this U.S. Open, but Tiger made a charge on a day when nearly everyone else was falling backwards.<\/p>\n
Still, all the credit in the world belongs to Michael Campbell, who was last heard of ten years ago when he held the 54-hole lead at the British Open before fading to a 74 and a tie for third. The Kiwi’s final-round score of even-par 280 earned him a congratulatory handshake from Tiger’s caddie Stevie Williams, a fellow New Zealander, and a two-shot victory in the 105th U.S. Open. Woods’ second-place finish is only the second time he’s played the bridesmaid at a major.<\/p>\n
Pos Player Today Tot R1 R2 R3 R4 Tot\n1 Michael Campbell -1 E 71 69 71 69 280 \n2 Tiger Woods -1 +2 70 71 72 69 282 \nT3 Sergio Garcia E +5 71 69 75 70 285 \nT3 Tim Clark E +5 76 69 70 70 285 \nT3 Mark Hensby +4 +5 71 68 72 74 285 \nT6 Davis Love III -1 +6 77 70 70 69 286 \nT6 Rocco Mediate +1 +6 67 74 74 71 286 \nT6 Vijay Singh +2 +6 70 70 74 72 286 \nT9 Nick Price +2 +7 72 71 72 72 287 \nT9 Arron Oberholser +3 +7 76 67 71 73 287 \nT11 Bob Estes E +8 70 73 75 70 288 \nT11 Corey Pavin +3 +8 73 72 70 73 288 \nT11 Peter Hedblom +5 +8 77 66 70 75 288 \nT11 Retief Goosen +11 +8 68 70 69 81 288 <\/pre>\n