Tough To Take

Two other holes also bit him. He went for the green on the 2nd hole, a 341-yard par-4, and made bogey. He hit two good shots at the monster par-5 12th, but after an unlucky bounce into a bunker, he needed four more from 50 yards away and ended up with bogey there too. "I played three holes aggressively, hit good shots and came away with bogeys," said Furyk. "That's what the U.S. Open does to you."

If he had a mulligan, though, Furyk said he'd have used it for his second shot at 17. "I should've been able to dig it out and make a 4," he said. "It cost me."

The 2003 Open champion has come close to a second title for two years in a row. Asked which one was tougher to take, Furyk replied without smiling. "They both sting."

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