With far less drama as last year's U.S. Open, Lucas Glover dropped a three foot putt for par on the 72nd hole to win the 109th U.S. Open by 2 shots, at 4-under par, over David Duval, Ricky Barnes, and Phil Mickelson. Glover, who had never even made a cut before at a U.S. Open and had only won one previous PGA Tour event, played calmly down the stretch and emerged from a extremely wet weekend (Thursday's 1st round was postponed due to rain, and pushed the entire tournament a day back), as the unlikeliest of champions. Barnes, who led after 54 holes, collapsed in the final round, shooting a 5-over 76. Former #1 Duval showed everyone glimpses of his earlier greatness, with three straight birdies on the back 9, but a bogey at 17 doomed him. Mickelson, who was the sentimental favorite from the New York crowd, with his wife to undergo cancer treatment soon, tied for the lead late, but collapsed with bogeys on two of his final four holes to break the record for most U.S. Open runnerups, with 5.
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