2009 U.S. Open Clippings, Final UK Edition

Lawrence Donegan was left uninspired by Bethpage Black.

John Hopkins focuses on the best's of the week.

John Huggan wasn't so taken by the vaunted New York fans.

Well, maybe some of them are some of the time. But you do have to wonder when an inoffensive and genuinely pleasant individual like Wisconsin native Steve Stricker is greeted with an unprovoked obscenity: "Hey Stricker, f--- your mother!" Memo to PGA of America: never, ever think of bringing a Ryder Cup to the public face of golf in New York.

And Derek Lawrenson left with newfound respect for Phil Mickelson after watching him host a late night autograph session.