- SAN FRANCISCO — Birdies were hard to come by Thursday. Eagles? Even harder, of course. Then there was Nick Watney, who pulled off the rarest of the rare. (Los Angeles Times)
- Nick Watney got off to a tough start Thursday at the U.S. Open Watneys second shot to the par-five landed on the green and tracked into the hole for double-eagle. It moved Watney to even-par through his first nine holes. (Miami Herald)
- The US Open is easily my favorite of the golf majors. I don't know if it's the patroitism in me or what, but I'll watch the US Open 10 times out of 10 over the Masters. And Nick Watney made it even better. (rantsports.com)
- Former Fresno State Nick Watney made just the third double-eagle in U.S. Open history today. Watney holed out from the fairway on the par-5, 522-yard 17th hole during the first round at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. (Fresno Bee)
- Or better yet, double eagle. Does that sound absurd? Well that just happened. Having battled through the first eight holes at the stingy Olympic Clubs Lake Course during the first round of the U.S. (Vacaville Reporter)
- Nick Watney made double eagle on No. 17, the par-5 measuring 522 yards. Watney holed his 5-iron second shot from 190 yards for the second double eagle in a major this year, joining Louis Oosthuizen (final round at the Masters, on No. 2 at Augusta National). (San Francisco Gate)
- DOUBLE-EAGLE: Birdies were hard to come by Thursday. Eagles? Even harder, of course. Then there was Nick Watney, who pulled off the rarest of the rare. (NorthJersey.com)
- I felt like maybe now Im kind of back in the tournament. Watney scores third double eagle in US Open history Nick Watneys US Open was slipping away before he connected with a five iron from 190 yards out on the par-5 17th hole. (San Francisco Examiner)
Friday, June 15, 2012
Nick Watney double eagle
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