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17th June 2018, 11:55 pm == TOMMY FLEETWOOD almost pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Major championship history with a spectacular finish to the US Open. Fleetwood really put the cat among the pigeons with a sensational final round 63 at Shinnecock Hills – equalling both the tournament and course records - only to find reigning champion Brooks Koepka was in no mood to give up his title. EPA Brooks Koepka sealed his second straight US Open victory with a kiss AP:Associated Press Tommy Fleetwood fell one shot short despite his stunning final round Koepka, one of four men sharing the lead at three over par at the start of the day, kept looking at the leaderboard and shaking his head in disbelief after Fleetwood’s charge saw him finish at two over. But Kopka held on grimly and a closing 68 gave him a one stroke victory over the English ace, making him the first man to win back to back US Opens since fellow American Curtis Strange did it 29 years ago. He was just a shot clear f...

16th June 2018, 1:35 am == IAN POULTER suffered an incredible meltdown just when he was poised to turn up the heat on world No 1 Dustin Johnson at the US Open. Poulter was breathing down Johnson’s neck as a birdie at his 16th hole, the notorious par three seventh, took him to within a shot of the lead. Getty Images - Getty Ian Poulter had a late meltdown when he was just one shot off the lead There seemed little danger when the English ace tugged his approach to the eighth into a greenside bunker – but that was the start of a series of calamities that saw him crash to a triple bogey seven. Poulter skulled his bunker shot over the green into an area of wasteland, and made things a lot worse by duffing his chip shot into a patch of gnarly rough short of the green. He only just managed to find the edge of the putting surface from that awful lie with his fifth shot, and he needed two putts before ending the agony. Poulter looked shell-shocked as he plummeted from three under par to level...

15th June 2018, 6:54 pm == TOMMY FLEETWOOD showed his liking for ultra-tough US Open conditions as he charged into contention at Shinnecock Hills with a brilliant second round 66. The Southport golfer’s four under par effort was a nine shot improvement on his first round and at +1 he's ideally placed to improve on his fourth place finish a year ago. Getty Tommy Fleetwood surged into contention at the US Open with a superb 66 Fleetwood had to contend with the worst of the weather conditions – strong winds on day one and heavy rain midway through his second round. The current European No1 said: “It was pretty brutal for three or four holes when the rain was coming down, especially as we weren’t really prepared for it. “But I love the grind, and the feel that every part of your game is being tested to the ultimate, including your mental attitude. "If you're going to win a US Open, which is one of the biggest events in the world, it should be that kind of test. Getty Tommy ...

14th June 2018, 7:18 pm 17th July 2018, 10:27 am == IAN POULTER said the opening round of the US Open was like a visit to the dentist – but he bit back to emerge as one of the early leaders. Poulter was one of only four men to break par at Shinnecock Hills, as winds gusting to 20mph dried out the course much quicker than anyone expected. AP:Associated Press Ian Poulter finished his first round of the US Open with a share of the lead It was nowhere near as bad as the 2004 farce here, when the greens got out of control and the organisers were forced to start watering them after the final round began. But Poulter’s one under par 69 – which was matched by Americans Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley and Scott Piercy -  was another example of the fighting qualities that have made the English scrapper such a formidable force in the Ryder Cup. Poulter said: I didn't enjoy it at all. I have to say, through most of the US Opens, I haven't enjoyed very many, to be honest. They're diff...