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There is precedent. The U.S. Open champion has received a gold medal ever since this brute of a tournament began in 1895, and yet the USGA tinkered with 117 years of tradition by last year changing the name to the "Jack Nicklaus Medal."

Shortly after the U.S. Open ended on Sunday, after Englishman Justin Rose jumped from a tie for fifth after three rounds to win the whole thing over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day, United States Golf Association executive director Mike Davis was asked about the Merion East golf course in suburban Philadelphia.

The only thing more baffling than Phil Mickelson's inability to finish the deal in a U.S. Open is the delight so many people seem to take in that.

In a four-year span, Justin Rose has conquered two of the hardest courses in the Philadelphia area.

Ever since Greg Norman's memorable final-round implosion let Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships.

She's 48, tees it up with kids half her age, hopes to play another decade but knows to do it she must find five more minutes of concentration on the course.

With the LPGA and Ladies European Tours off last weekend, there was little movement in the latest women's world rankings.

Leishman, who earned his first title on the PGA Tour, finished the tournament at 14-under-par 266.

President Obama joked about his golf game during remarks to Northern Ireland youth in Belfast, name-dropping professional golfer and Irishman Rory McIlroy.

Nathan Grube, the tournament director at the Travelers Championship, said Rose's wife, Kate, called shortly after he won his first major title, to confirm they would be in Connecticut for this week's tournament.

The Northern Irishman and former No. 1 player in the world shot a six-over-par round of 76 on Sunday, finishing the tournament at We expect Garcia to choke away the chance to win majors.

Bill Atkinson was found, abandoned, in a Kansas City, Kan., phone booth, less than a day old and covered in nothing but a blanket.

Justin Rose received a text message this week telling him to "go out and be the man your dad taught you to be."

The PM leads an outpouring of praise for the 32-year-old who has become the first English golfer to take the title in 43 years.

McIlroy was miserable at Merion and he took out his frustrations on his club on No.

Woods went out-of-bounds on his second tee shot of the final round at Merion and closed with a 4-over 74. That gave him his worst 72-hole score as a pro in the U.S. Open, and it tied for his high score in any major.

But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open did the trick.

Shawn Stefani acknowledges the gallery after hitting a hole in one on the 17th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. .

Philip Golding fired a 5-under 66 on Sunday to rally for a 2-stroke victory at the Wales Senior Open.

Michael Kim's stellar season is about to get even better if he continues to play the way he has this weekend.