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Cory McElyea tees off on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on Thursday in Ardmore, Pa.

The crew organizing the state's largest professional golf tournament, the Travelers Championship , might well be humming "Everything's Coming Up Roses."

It was a rock quarry originally, and in the old days they called it the "Infernal Abyss."

The 13-over par Woods registered stands as his worst performance in a major, as he finished yesterday with a final-round 4-over 74. His previous worst came seven years ago at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, where he carded a 12-over.

One of these times will be the charm for Phil Mickelson. It wasn't the first or second or third or sixth for that matter.

As the leaders were heading out to meet their fate, Tiger Woods was left to explain his worst performance at a US Open.

Steven Ihm , a senior-to-be on the University of Iowa men's golf team, claimed a prestigious triumph Sunday when he won the 60th-annual Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in Johnstown, Pa.

Webb Simpson donned that crown a year ago, as he birdied four holes around the turn and converted a tough chip out of a hole into a par on the final day to register a one-stroke victory over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson.

We already know Phil Mickelson is the big favorite among media types but Vegas thinks he is too.

The pretournament forecast was that Merion would be intimidated by the abundance of wedge shot opportunities.

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The Travelers Championship , which will be played from June 17 to 23 at TPC River Highlands, has finalized this year's player field, according to a tournament press release.

It was all they could do to barely break par against Merion, which is turning out to be the real star of this U.S. Open.

A year ago, Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell , each past U.S. Open champions, teed off in the final group on Sunday at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, vying for their second Open title.

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Tiger Woods looks at his wrist after a shot on the first hole during the first round of the U.S. .

Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Penn.; 3 p.m. on NBC The best golfers in the world descend on suburban Philadelphia for the second major of 2013.

Adam Lowe, the 2012 GSA Men's Amateur champion, one day may not be allowed to use his long putter in tournaments.

Weather, heavy roughs and a low-scoring day were the big stories at Merion Golf Club for the opening round of the 2013 US Open on Thursday, as Luke Donald has the lead heading into the second round of the second major tournament of the season.

Mired in muck, the mud-splattered masses now have only one question about Merion: How low will the pros go? Months ago, Lee Trevino predicted, "If you can't control the rain, Merion will get slaughtered."