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Annie Thurman Young just completed her second season as the head golf coach at Cal State-Northridge, but this week, she found herself back in familiar territory. Young was one of the most decorated Oklahoma State women's golfers during a career that included a win at the 2002 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, and four years on professional tours. Eleven years after winning the event, she was back at the Women's Public Links, this time as a caddie for one of her Northridge players, Clariss Guce, who shot 6 over par in the 36 holes of stroke play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. After her playing career ended, Young coached at Oklahoma State through the 2011 season before heading to California. “It's

Californian beats Michelle Wie's record by advancing past the first two rounds at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Travelers Championship golf tournament has served as host for a giant baby shower. Forty pregnant military wives, whose spouses are on deployment from the Navy's submarine base in Groton or the Connecticut Army National Guard, were the guests of honor Tuesday at the "Operation Shower" luncheon. They received gift packages that included baby clothes, crib bedding, bottles, diaper bags and toys. The event was put on by bedding company Carousel Designs with what they called a "red, white and coo," theme. Organizers say the event gives the woman a chance to share stories and get support from other military mothers-to-be.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Next week marks four years that Justin Rose first began working on his swing with Sean Foley. But in the moments after winning the U.S. Open for his first major championship, Rose referred to him as more than just a swing coach. He gave credit to Foley for improvements each year, particularly being able to hit the ball a little longer and a little straighter. Rose also mentioned a text that Foley sent him Sunday morning before he closed with an even-par 70 for his two-shot win. "He said something along the lines of just go out there and be the man that your dad taught you to be and be the man that your kids can look up to," Rose said Sunday. "Really, that was my goal. Today was about winning the U.S.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider. Award the "Phil Mickelson Medal" to the runner-up in the U.S. Open. There is precedent. The U.S. Open champion has received a gold medal ever since this brute of a tournament began in 1895, and yet the USGA tinkered with 117 years of tradition by last year changing the name to the "Jack Nicklaus Medal." An argument can be made that Nicklaus, a four-time champion, isn't even the face of the U.S. Open. Bobby Jones won it four times in eight years. The remarkable career and comeback of Ben Hogan was defined by the U.S. Open.

U.S. Open ratings on KFOR-4 up 22 percent over last year

Ever since Greg Norman's final-round implosion allowed Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships. With his seven top-3 finishes, Lee Westwood's near misses are a thing of golfing folklore. Luke Donald has been ranked No. 1 but never come that close down the stretch in a major. Ian Poulter saves his best for the Ryder Cup, while Paul Casey's star has fallen since his breakthrough year in 2009. Finally, after a 17-year wait, England has a major winner in U.S. Open champion Justin Rose. The English public has long held high hopes for Rose since he chipped in on the final hole to finish fourth at the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale as a s

Organizers and teams from the Heartland Classic will hold a silent auction that runs through Thursday to benefit tornado victims.

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has no plans to take any time off after winning his first major championship. Nathan Grube, the tournament director at the Travelers Championship, said Rose's wife, Kate, called shortly after he won his first major title, to confirm they would be in Connecticut for this week's tournament. "She called last night at about 9:30 and I looked down at the phone and said, 'This is either going to be a really good call or a really bad call,'" Grube said Monday. "It was fine. She said, 'We're coming, we're just trying to rearrange our schedule a little bit because of all the media (commitments).

PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Never afraid to let a tear or two drop, U.S. Solheim Cup captain Meg Mallon did, indeed, get choked up when asked about the fundraising effort the tournament is organizing for firefighters battling blazes close to the golf course. She wasn't nearly as warm and fuzzy while discussing how she'll choose the last two members of her team. With the Solheim Cup only two months away, Mallon said she sent an email to the top 30 players in contention for the 12 spots on the team that will compete against Europe at Colorado Golf Club from Aug. 16-18. Ten of those spots will be earned based on rankings; Mallon will make the last two picks. "I played on eight teams and I was never a pick, I made it on my own p

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — The most recent golden era of golf in England had everything but the one prize that brings credibility. A major championship. Lee Westwood and Luke Donald reached No. 1 in the world. Ian Poulter turned into a rock star in the Ryder Cup. There was a strong supporting cast that included Paul Casey. Always lurking, and finally delivering, was Justin Rose. The only player at Merion who never had worse than a 71 over four demanding days, Rose passed his biggest test Sunday when he split the middle of the 18th fairway with his tee shot and hit a 4-iron that set him up for a par on the toughest hole to win the U.S. Open. The question no longer is why the English can't win a major. It's who might be

VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen-time West Virginia Amateur champion Pat Carter will miss the West Virginia Open because of an eye injury. The West Virginia Golf Association says muscular damage from the injury has caused blurred and degenerative vision. The association says in a news release that the injury was suffered earlier this year but didn't provide details. Carter says in the release that he is scheduled to have surgery this week. He plans to play in the 2013 West Virginia Amateur and in the Greenbrier Classic. Carter also missed the 2012 West Virginia Open because he was away on business.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — This wasn't the way it was supposed to end, not on Phil Mickelson's birthday and not at Merion Golf Club, where history will record with little fanfare outside of England that Justin Rose won his first major championship. When the rain began falling on the back nine Sunday after Mickelson pitched in for an eagle on the 10th hole to take the lead in the U.S. Open, you half expected a rainbow to appear amid the clouds with a trophy at the end of it and bearing Mickelson's name. He probably expected it, too, if only because the law of averages would seem to demand it. Five times before he had been runner-up in this tournament and no bookie in Vegas would offer odds of any player finishing second in the nati

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Third place at the Masters. Tied for second at the U.S. Open. And that's just this year. Jason Day's too young to get saddled with that dreaded Best Player Never To Win a Major label, so he might as well go ahead and win one. "As long as I keep knocking on the door," he said Sunday, "I think I'll win a major here soon." It sure looks inevitable after watching him this week at Merion Golf Club. Rounds of 70, 74, 68 and 71 can be worn liked a badge of honor at a championship in which the winning score was Justin Rose's 1-over 281. Day finished two shots back, tied with Phil Mickelson. "At the start of the week everyone thought we were going to rip it up," Day said.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Jason Dufner was on a roll during the final round of the U.S. Open. By the time Dufner stormed into No. 15, he had whipped Merion into his own putt-putt course. Not a single bogey. Five birdies. And suddenly, Dufner was thrust into contention to win a shiny trophy and a wicker basket with Phil Mickelson, Jason Day and winner Justin Rose. Then, mayhem. Dufner, runner-up in the 2011 PGA Championship, had his pursuit unravel on 15. He hooked his drive out of bounds and finished with a triple bogey. Goodbye, Open trophy. "One bad swing on 15 today is probably going to end me up a few short," he said Sunday after closing with a 3-under 67. Dufner finished 5 over, four shots back

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Justin Rose walked the 18th fairway and thought of Ben Hogan, and a chance to emulate one of the most famous shots in golf. That very moment Sunday made the U.S. Open's return to Merion Golf Club worth all the bother. It was about history, about putting up with extra shuttle rides and wicker baskets on top of hole pins to enjoy the charm and legacy of this compact course tucked away in a Philadelphia suburb. About 15 feet short of the famous plaque that commemorates Hogan's 1-iron approach in 1950, Rose went about finishing off a new chapter in Merion's place in the sport.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Merion Golf Club did more than just hold its own. Called too short, too cramped and too much of a pushover when the U.S. Open teed off, it nearly stole the show by the end. It crowned a worthy champion in Justin Rose, slid a banana peel beneath Phil Mickelson and sent Tiger Woods packing with his tail tucked between his legs. It forced every player in the field to pull every club in the bag at one time or another, and left nearly all of them second-guessing throughout. There were more bogeys and bent clubs, hosel rockets and self-inflicted head slaps in the first two hours of the final round than you see some seasons in all four majors combined.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — A glance at the key hole Sunday at the U.S. Open. HOLE: No. 13 YARDAGE: 121 PAR: 3 STROKE AVERAGE: 2.7 RANK: 18th KEY FACT: Justin Rose made birdie on the easiest hole at Merion Golf Club to take the lead in the Open. Phil Mickelson bogeyed the hole after hitting a wedge over the green.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this U.S. Open. The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that one pure swing and two putts might be all that stood between Rose and his first major championship. That and Phil Mickelson in the final group behind him. Rose followed his script to perfection with a par. So did Mickelson, who can't seem to win a U.S. Open no matter how hard he tries. Rose drilled a 4-iron just through the green and used a 3-wood to bunt the ball to an inch of the cup for par.

OSU's Marcus Smart is one of 16 finalists for the 2013 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team. The roster will cut to 12 before the team departs Wednesday for three days of training at the Washington Wizards' practice facility in Washington, D.C. The 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship will be held June 24-July 6 in Prague, Czech Republic. The team will be coached by Florida coach Billy Donovan. OU GOLFERS TO COMPETE IN PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP OU women's golfers Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Taylor Schmidt and Anne-Catherine Tanguay will participate in the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship starting Monday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman. The WAPL is open to female amateur golfers