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"If you copy Tiger Woods' golf swing, the best you will ever be is second, because you are not an original," said Mike Furyk, father of golfer Jim Furyk.

The 2013 U.S. Open was supposed to be a story about how today's players - using today's equipment - can overpower the classic venues of old.

There was Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson locked in combat at Merion Golf Club just as they had been in their head-to-head match last year.

I thought little, old Merion Golf Club on Philly's Main Line was supposed to be a glorified pitch-and-putt for the game's new-age equipment and the greatest players in the world.

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Amateur Michael Kim of the United States hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during Round Three of the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on Saturday in Ardmore, Pa.) Kim, an amateur who just completed his sophomore season at California, is 4-over par and 10th after three rounds at Merion Golf Club, five shots behind leader Phil Mickelson.

Steve Stricker reacts after putting on the 13th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Friday, June 14, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa.

"I had four events in the Philly area, and I never really played well in any of those," said Furyk, 43. Furyk finished up a 77 on Friday morning and followed it in the afternoon with a 79, and he will miss the cut by a projected eight strokes.

Of course, Tiger Woods draws the biggest crowds and the loudest cheers, but many, maybe most, are just watching out of curiosity, not for rooting purposes.

ARDMORE, Pa. - Jim Furyk looked forward to playing in the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club, near his former hometown of Lancaster, but finished up an abbreviated trip Friday with the worst 36-hole score he's ever carded in an Open.

Jim Furyk was born in West Chester, Pa., grew up in Lancaster and hosted a one-day charity event in the Philadelphia suburbs for a decade.

There is an old idiom that references people in ivory towers, or maybe it's the one with glass houses.

* Kevin Callahan, Courier-Post: Jim Furyk. After his meltdown last year on 16 while tied for the lead on Sunday at Olympic, the veteran from West Chester, Pa., will rebound in his home state and win his second title along with 2003 at Olympia Fields.

Three decades' worth of national level junior golf at Bellefonte Country Club is about to become a reality.

But that swing led to 35 professional victories on two Tours for Miller Barber, who passed away on Tuesday night at age 82 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

IN HIS OWN WORDS : Chambersburg native Mike Davis, the USGA executive director, took the podium for a news conference Wednesday morning.

Tiger, Rory and Adam. If you follow the PGA Tour, first names are enough to identify golf's top three players at the moment.

The course: Merion's East course was designed by Hugh Wilson and opened in May 1914.

Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, PA will give us a memorable U.S. Open including their unique pin markers as seen here on the 17th green during the practice round of the 113th U.S. Open golf tournament, Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports It's time for the second Major Championship of the year as the golf world turns its attention to a ... (more)

't performed too well as of late. In his last four tournaments, he's only placed in the top 10 once, coming at the Wells Fargo Championship.