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 Tuesday, 30 July, 2002, 17:03 GMT 18:03 UK
Retief GoosenGoosen takes US Open title
Retief Goosen wins the 101st US Open by two shots after an 18-hole play-off with Mark Brooks.
Colin MontgomerieEuro flops keep Torrance guessing
Poor performances by Europe's elite at the US Open have created more uncertainty over the European Ryder Cup team.
Goosen savours his US Open victorySA salutes 'Golden Goose'
Retief Goosen's US Open victory brings praise from all quarters in South Africa.
Retief's relief at victory
Retief Goosen wins the 101st US Open by two shots after an 18 hole play-off with Mark Brooks.
Hole-by-hole: US Open play-off
All the action from Retief Goosen's US Open play-off victory over Mark Brooks.
Last hole drama sets up US Open play-off
Retief Goosen faces an 18-hole play-off with Mark Brooks after missing a three-foot putt for the title.
Sad end for European challenge
Sergio Garcia, Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington all shoot miserable final rounds at the US Open in Southern Hills, Tulsa.
Goosen nearly man no longer
Retief Goosen's play-off win in the US Open shows his mental strength.
End of the Tiger feat
Tiger Woods' failure to win the US Open means his run of consecutive Major triumphs has come to an end.
Woods gracious in defeat
Tiger Woods acknowledges his shortcomings after failing to make a successful defence of his US Open title.
Final round Tiger watch
All the hole-by-hole action as Tiger Woods fails in his bid to defend the US Open title at Southern Hills, Tulsa.
Goosen keeps his head
Retief Goosen and Stewart Cink share the US Open lead at five under par, going into the final round.
Woods: I can still win
Tiger Woods says he can overturn a nine-shot deficit to retain his US Open title on the final day at Southern Hills.
Faldo dismisses Tiger triumph
Nick Faldo slumps to 10-over par in the US Open - and then rules out the chances of Tiger Woods defending his title.
Third round Tiger watch
All the hole-by-hole action as Tiger Woods tries to ignite his title challenge at Southern Hills.
Clarke slates US officials
Darren Clarke makes the half-way cut at the US Open - then hits out after being forced to play on in semi-darkness.
Woods survives half-way cut
Tiger Woods avoids the humiliation of missing the cut, but the US Open leaderboard has an unfamiliar look after the second round.
Goosen refuses to lose focus
Joint US Open leader Retief Goosen admits he faces a battle to stay in front as Tiger Woods refuses to concede defeat.
Second round Tiger watch
All the action, hole-by-hole, as Tiger Woods struggles to a one-over-par 71 in the second round at Southern Hills.
South African sets pace
Retief Goosen leads the way on four-under-par after the first round at Southern Hills.
Goosen stays ahead
South Africa's Retief Goosen maintains his overnight lead in a three-way tie with J L Lewis and Mark Brooks.
Irwin: There's more to come
Early US Open first-round leader Hale Irwin says he can stay in front to the end of the championship.
Price withdraws from US Open
Wales' Phillip Price cuts short his first round at the US Open on Thursday citing illness.
Faldo fears double whammy
Nick Faldo says that if the heat doesn't get you at the US Open, then world number one Tiger Woods will.
Monty cleared for US Open
Colin Montgomerie is declared fit to play at Southern Hills after his bad back responds to treatment.
Irwin out in front
All the action from Tulsa, where Tiger Woods gets a run for his money on day one of the US Open.
Tiger goes up against history
Tiger Woods is no longer competing against his fellow golfers, he is competing against the record books.
Bjorn paired with champion Woods
Denmark's Thomas Bjorn is drawn to play alongside champion Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of next week's US Open.
Els looks for repeat success
Two-time US Open winner Ernie Els tells BBC Sport Online that he can win again in 2001.
Monty's US Open misery
Colin Montgomerie's frustrating quest for that elusive first Major victory has twice ended in play-off misery at the US Open.
Southern Hills gets US Open makeover
The Southern Hills Country Club is toughened up as it hosts the US Open for the third time.
Fancy a Faldo flutter?
The evidence points to Nick Faldo enjoying a resurgence in the latter stages of his career - can it bring him the US Open?
Magic of the US Open
Widely believed to be the hardest of the four Majors to win, the US Open has still provided countless moments of brilliance over the years.
Where par still counts
The US Open, often called the toughest test in golf, was in danger of becoming the most boring - but not anymore.
US Open history
BBC Sport Online looks back at the history of the most testing major.
America's US Open stranglehold
South African Ernie Els is one of only four non-Americans to have won the US Open in the post-war era.
Mickelson's mental block
World number two Phil Mickelson needs to overcome his recent final-day flutters if he is to nail his first Major.
What happened to Steve Jones?
In a tournament as tricky as the US Open, very few unknowns step forward to take the crown, apart from 1996's winner, Steve Jones.
US Open: Ten of the best
BBC Sport Online reviews the last ten US Open champions - in pictures.
The thirsty dozen
BBC Sport Online lines up the main contenders to defending champion Tiger Woods at this year's US Open.

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