PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Graeme McDowell doesn't have the golfing pedigree of a U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach. All he had Sunday was the game it takes to win. Even as the biggest stars - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els - were lined up behind him on the leaderboard and poised to contribute to the lineage of champions on this majestic course, McDowell never felt out of place. Despite making only one birdie in the final round, the 30-year-old from Northern Ireland was steady amid... Read more

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Jim Herman approached the 18th tee Sunday at Pebble Beach and pondered his chances for the lowest round at this year's U.S. Open. There was the possibility of topping Tiger Woods and final-round leader Dustin Johnson, who each shot a sizzling 5-under 66 on Saturday. Herman also had a shot of topping Phil Mickelson's 66 in Friday's second round. So Herman pulled out his driver and decided to go for it. Why not? Anything to forget that awful 10-over 81 he shot Saturday... Read more

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Gregory Havret almost didn't make it to the U.S. Open. Late last month, he nailed an improbable 50-foot putt to get into a six-man playoff at an Open qualifier in England, then later sank a 20-footer to secure one of the final five spots in the 156-player field for Pebble Beach. And what an Open debut he had as someone few would have picked to contend - or even make the cut to play on the weekend. On Sunday, the little-known Havret finished an impressive runner... Read more