US Open Golf Results 2013: Early Favorites Who Tanked Down the Stretch

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Published: June 17, 2013

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In every major tournament, we see early favorites who crumble once play turns into the weekend, and the 2013 U.S. Open was no exception.

Actually, the year's second major was especially unforgiving this weekend, as the treacherous Merion Golf Club course proved to be nearly impossible to master.

In fact, it was impossible to score even par, as winner Justin Rose beat out the field with a one-over-par score that secured the first major championship of his career.

We saw some of the world's top golfers put up uncharacteristic scores throughout the action at Merion, and that's putting it lightly. At one point, Sergio Garcia even shot a 10 on the par-four 15th hole. 

Let's take a look at the biggest favorites early on who crumbled down the stretch.



 

Tiger Woods



There isn't much to be said about the way Tiger Woods handled going into Merion as the favorite.

Despite a five-year major drought, Woods has re-emerged as the world's No. 1 player and looked to be the player to watch at the U.S. Open. Alongside Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott, there were high expectations for the trio to say the least.

None of the three turned into a contender during the weekend, but Tiger's struggles are especially disappointing considering the expectations for him. Every major seems to be set up for a Tiger victory to end the drought, but he just continues to come up empty-handed. 

Woods finished at 13-over par, and Justin Ray of ESPN highlighted just how bad that is in comparison to his other U.S. Open appearances. 



Going into the British Open, I can guarantee you his name will still dominate the talk. And it should, as he is undoubtedly the most consistent player as far as contending on Sundays. 

But until we see it, it's getting harder and harder to believe. 

 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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