US Open

Round 2 -- Mickelson makes a move

Phil Mickelson's 66 shot him up the leaderboard, into a tie for second place at Pebble Beach.

Els enjoys renaissance

It's not as easy as it used to seem for Ernie Els, but the former U.S. Open champ -- twice -- is having a good season and a fine U.S. Open.

No. 17? No thanks.

Par 3 devil is the toughest hole at the Open so far. Scott Ostler analyzes its evils.

Day 2 notes: Woods stays positive

Tiger Woods is many shots back, but not too many, in his opinion.

Dustin Johnson, at home

Pebble Beach's conqueror is having another good tournament on the Monterey Peninsula.

Meet the leader

Graeme McDowell's made a good living golfing, but that's not to say anyone expected he'd be leading the U.S. Open two rounds in.

Pebble wins Round 1

Even with good weather, most of the world's best golfers were above par Thursday. One of the leaders, Shaun Micheel, brings a compelling personal tale to the Open.

Putting woes for Woods

Scott Ostler on Tiger Woods' opening round. Birdie putts didn't go for the world No. 1. Not a one of them.

No wonder, not this time

Gwen Knapp on Tom Watson's first round. The man who won the Open at Pebble in 1982 isn't matching his 2009 British Open showing.

First-round notebook

Mickelson's birdie-free Thursday includes a couple drops. Plus other quick hits from around the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Prodigy back in prime time

Ty Tryon -- who briefly stood in the sport's spotlight -- is at Pebble Beach with a chance to regain his foothold on a golf future.

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Pebble in photos

Practice rounds at the U.S. Open golf tournament continued Tuesday in Pebble Beach, CA. Take a look at our photo gallery.

2010 U.S. OPEN AT PEBBLE BEACH - NOTEBOOK

Cliff hanger Ernie Els put a practice shot over cliff's edge on the 10th hole this week. He actually thought about climbing down there and swinging from Carmel Beach. "I think I could have got down there," Els said. "I...

Watson embodies golf's past, and future

Waiting for the start of his news conference at Pebble Beach on Wednesday, Tom Watson began talking with a man of his generation, who was seated in the front row. "Does this get you?" Watson asked, grabbing his left leg...

McIlroy's game is video- worthy

We'll call them the PlayStation Generation - young pro golfers who got their first look at famed courses like Pebble Beach on their video-game screens. "Yeah, I've played (Pebble Beach) a lot on video games and stuff,"...

U.S. OPEN NOTES - Glover hoping for rare repeat

Lucas Glover got this close to having the Repo Man show up at his house to take back the U.S. Open trophy two weeks ago. "I was supposed to (send) it when I was home and I forgot," Glover said. "They kind of had to call...

Pebble's tough, terrifying trio

As a cluster of spectators watched Wednesday's practice round alongside the 10th fairway, one gentleman looked to his left, toward the green in the distance. Then he peered to his right, back toward the tee in the...

Opportunity for Mickelson at Pebble Beach

This week's U.S. Open counts as Phil Mickelson's latest, greatest chance to win a national championship.

Tiger has the look of an Open champion

The two things you should know about Tiger Woods and the 2010 U.S. Open: -- Woods will win it but not by much.

World Cup noise reaches Pebble Beach

"I think it would be cool," Els said about the South African horns that have turned the World Cup into an audio nightmare.

Future Women's Open at Pebble on back burner

The USGA is expected to award the 2017 U.S. Open today to Erin Hills, a public course 37 miles northwest of Milwaukee. This raises the semi-related question: What about that U.S. Women's Open supposedly coming to Pebble?

Pebble Beach's 14th hole is pure evil

It seems so innocuous at first glance - climbing uphill away from the ocean and turning to the right. Then the fairway rises toward a tiny, tilted green, and therein lies the trouble.

Tales from the practice range

This is how locked-in and focused these U.S. Open golfers are: When the ball-picker-upper tractor drives onto the range to vacuum up the balls, none of the golfers try to hit it.

Heady company for Stanford's Bramlett

He's still an amateur, and he still packed his clubs in his Cardinal golf bag, but this U.S. Open marks Bramlett's maiden appearance in a major championship.