SECOND favourite Vijay Singh issued a clear warning to the USGA last night on the state of the Pinehurst course going into today’s first round of the 105th US Open.

US Open officials have hit back at Padraig Harrington’s statement that the winner at Olympia Fields on Sunday will be the most boring man in the field.

A senior United States Golf Association official has hit back at Sergio Garcia’s assertion that Tiger Woods would have received some preferential treatment at the US Open.