The US Open 2012

As we enter June, attention switches to the second Major Championship of the season, the US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, from June 14-17.

The Masters was a fantastic start to the season and the US Open promises to serve up just as much world class golf and drama. Rory McIlroy will be defending the title that he won so dominantly at Congressional 12 months ago, but there are a host of players hoping to get their hands on the Major title.

Our own Luke Donald and Lee Westwood are still searching for that Major breakthrough and will be leading the European charge, Adam Scott heads a gaggle of American-based international stars showing good form and a host of Americans are proving they can win just in time for their Open. There there’s the return of a certain Tiger Woods.

The course is ready, the players are prepared and the stage is set for an epic battle on the West coast of America. You’ll find everything you need to be ready too right here, including course information, tips from the leading contenders, betting and Fantasy Golf guides and in-depth features with the defending McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy: Defending Champion

	Rory McIlroy: Q&A Rory talks about his epic year and 2012.   Rory McIlroy will look back on 2011 as the year his life changed completely. In this exclusive interview, he reflects on how he’s grown up over the past 12 months and looks forward to 2012.
	Rory McIlroy: Power Source Pound for pound, Rory McIlroy is the most powerful player in the game. How does he do it? Incredible hip speed and flawless swing sequencing. Let’s keep things simple. Rory McIlroy hits the ball a long way because he gets great clubhead speed with his driver. Now let’s get complicated. It’s the hip bone connected to the thigh bone and the thigh bone connected to the knee bone and the… wait a moment, maybe we need a computer…
	Rory McIlroy: Where it all began Golf World visits the Belfast suburb where McIlroy grew up, and finds an enormous amount of pride for a man who is still ‘Just Rory’. Define pressure. Is it leading the Masters by four shots with a round to go or taking an eightshot lead into the last day of the US Open? All were huge moments in the annus mirabilis of Holywood’s favourite son, Rory McIlroy. But surely the tousled-haired tiger from the shores of Belfast Lough would have trembled just a bit in the face of questioning from the eight and nine-year-olds in class P-5 at his old primary school, St Patrick’s.