Laird Struggles to Cope with the Challenge of Bethpage Black After Early Enthusiasm Fades
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IT WAS only the most fleeting of appearances at the summit of the leaderboard, but after four holes of his weather-delayed opening round at the 109th US Open, Martin Laird found himself, if only for a few exhilarating moments, in the red figures which denote scores under par.
While early enthusiasm soon gave way to the sense of ennui which is often par for the course at America's national championship - he signed for 74, the same mark as Tiger Woods, and faces an uphill fight to make the cut - Laird struggled to cope with the challenge of Bethpage. Since he only found half the fairways and greens in regulation figures, it wasn't puzzling to explain why.See the full content of this document
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Laird Struggles to Cope with the Challenge of Bethpage Black After Early Enthusiasm Fades
The lone Scot in the 156-man field, the 26-year-old was among the golfers in the lower half of the draw who never actually stepped onto the Bl...
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