Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland shot a 3-over par 74 at Pebble Beach on Sunday to win the 11oth U.S. Open, Mr. McDowell held off France’s Gregory Havret to finish at even-par 284 for the tournament.<\/p>\n
Mr. McDowell’s one shot victory makes him the first European to win America’s national championship<\/a> since 1970:<\/p>\n In case you missed it, an earthquake rattled Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday.<\/p>\n The spectators didn’t feel it. Neither did USGA officials or anyone in the surrounding Monterey Peninsula.<\/p>\n But those golfers with late final-round starting times at the 110th U.S. Open were being shaken and stirred like a cocktail.<\/p>\n In the case of 54-hole leader Dustin Johnson, the shocks were violent.<\/p>\n Yet when everything calmed down and the sun began to set over the Pacific Ocean, Graeme McDowell, an affable 30-year-old from Northern Ireland, had maintained his footing just enough to prevent a perilous tumble into Stillwater Cove.<\/p>\n McDowell carded a 3-over-par 74 on the 7,040-yard layout to earn a one-stroke victory over Frenchman Gregory Havret, thus ending a 40-year European drought in this championship. England’s Tony Jacklin was the last Euro to claim the title, in 1970 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. McDowell, a member of the victorious 2001 Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Team, also is the first golfer from Northern Ireland to win a USGA championship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Congratulations Mr. McDowell, the first one is always the best.<\/p>\n Related<\/strong><\/p>\n Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland shot a 3-over par 74 at Pebble Beach on Sunday to win the 11oth U.S. Open, Mr. McDowell held off France’s Gregory Havret to finish at even-par 284 for the tournament. Mr. McDowell’s one shot victory makes him the first European to win America’s national championship since 1970: In case […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[18,1005,1006,1004,1007],"class_list":{"0":"post-3379","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports","7":"tag-golf","8":"tag-graeme-mcdowell","9":"tag-pebble-beach","10":"tag-u-s-open","11":"tag-usga","12":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-Sv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2158,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/11\/golf-analyst-david-feherty-apologizes-for-pelosi-joke-in-dallas-magazine\/","url_meta":{"origin":3379,"position":0},"title":"Golf Analyst David Feherty Apologizes for Pelosi Joke in Dallas Magazine","author":"Jeff","date":"May 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Fox News is reporting that CBS Sports Golf analyst David Feherty has apologized to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a joke in a Dallas magazine: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty apologized Sunday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Culture"","block_context":{"text":"Culture","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/culture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3289,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/11\/congratulations-to-phil-mickelson\/","url_meta":{"origin":3379,"position":1},"title":"Congratulations to Phil Mickelson","author":"Jeff","date":"April 11, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Wow, what a weekend! 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