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Looked a lot like he woke up on the 18th green.......

Well, he's still tied. We'll see. I liked Johnny Miller's comments that the last time he saw this many Euros in the final few groups on the weekend was the Ryder Cup. This really does feel more like a British Open rather than a U.S. Open. I think Mickelson or Ogilvy will prolly win tomorrow, but kudos to Ferrie for a fine week.

Excerpt from the Times this morning.




They say that the closing holes of a major championship are as much about courage as about skill. That was certainly how it was in the New York heat as Kenneth Ferrie, the Englishman who has been the improbable hero of the week, slipped out of contention to finish three strokes off the lead. Ferrie won the hearts of a New York crowd, surprisingly for a man playing in his first major championship and only his third tournament in the US.

It might be a bit strong to say Ferrie’s success was down to beginner’s luck but as this was only the third time he had competed on this side of the Atlantic and neither of the other events was the US Open, it was clear that he did not carry some of the mental baggage about the US Open that affects some of his countrymen.

In the US Ferrie has been the man with the Superman belt buckle, the man who once weighed 280lb and is now 55lb lighter; “280” someone joked. “Doesn’t that usually win the Open?” To Americans, Ferrie has appeared “a regular Joe”. “Diet and gym — ugh” he said revealingly. For Montgomerie, winning new friends was not enough.

Ferrie and Monty have a lot in common - British, recent weight loss, never won a major, never won in the U.S.