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LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 2011
* Rory Mcllroy wins U.S. Open golf tournament (1st major)
* Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mcllroy celebrating his victory on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's section has another related photo with heading: "HEAR HIM ROAR" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all major sections (58 pages), great condition.
AI notes: Rory McIlroy’s triumph at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland stands as one of the most overpowering major championship performances ever recorded. At just 22 years old, McIlroy seized the lead in the opening round and never relinquished it, combining prodigious driving distance with pinpoint iron play and an unflappable temperament to dismantle a course that had been set up to challenge the world’s best. He opened with rounds of 65 and 66, immediately separating himself from the field, and closed with a composed 69 on Sunday to finish at 16-under-par 268, breaking the U.S. Open scoring record and tying the major championship record for lowest 72-hole score at the time. His eight-shot victory over Jason Day was the largest margin of victory in a U.S. Open since Tiger Woods in 2000, and his total of 48 birdies set another tournament record. The win carried added significance because it came just two months after McIlroy’s painful final-round collapse at the Masters, serving as a powerful redemption arc and confirming his mental resilience. With the victory, McIlroy became the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923, firmly announcing himself as the game’s next global superstar and a central figure in golf’s post-Tiger era.
June 20, 2011
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 2011
* Rory Mcllroy wins U.S. Open golf tournament (1st major)
* Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mcllroy celebrating his victory on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's section has another related photo with heading: "HEAR HIM ROAR" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all major sections (58 pages), great condition.
AI notes: Rory McIlroy’s triumph at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland stands as one of the most overpowering major championship performances ever recorded. At just 22 years old, McIlroy seized the lead in the opening round and never relinquished it, combining prodigious driving distance with pinpoint iron play and an unflappable temperament to dismantle a course that had been set up to challenge the world’s best. He opened with rounds of 65 and 66, immediately separating himself from the field, and closed with a composed 69 on Sunday to finish at 16-under-par 268, breaking the U.S. Open scoring record and tying the major championship record for lowest 72-hole score at the time. His eight-shot victory over Jason Day was the largest margin of victory in a U.S. Open since Tiger Woods in 2000, and his total of 48 birdies set another tournament record. The win carried added significance because it came just two months after McIlroy’s painful final-round collapse at the Masters, serving as a powerful redemption arc and confirming his mental resilience. With the victory, McIlroy became the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923, firmly announcing himself as the game’s next global superstar and a central figure in golf’s post-Tiger era.
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