Shane Lowry will bid to stay patient at Chambers Bay this weekend after shooting his best round in a US Open on Thursday night.

European Ryder Cuppers Stephen Gallacher and Henrik Stenson both saw their caddies injured during practice as Chambers Bay’s extensive elevation variations and dry grass caused plenty of footing issues inside and outside the ropes.

Rory McIlroy will have to start putting much better over the next three days if he is to add to his haul of major championship victories here at Chambers Bay after a disappointing opening round at the 115th US Open Championship.

Shane Lowry will renew his quest for a major breakthrough at Chambers Bay tonight confident that his links experience can pay dividends if he matches his good form with the required levels of patience.

No 9 "Olympus", 224-yard par three

Rory McIlroy will begin his bid for a second US Open title this afternoon determined to separate the men from the boys on a course at Chambers Bay he believes will severely punish poor play.

Chambers Bay may remind Rory McIlroy of The Open at Muirfield two years ago but the world number one will play this week’s US Open in much better shape than the man that slunk away from the Scottish links after a missed cut.

Rory McIlroy believes his status as reigning Open champion can pay dividends for him as he bids for a second US Open title on the links of Chambers Bay on Thursday.

The linksy feel of Chambers Bay has not endeared championship organisers the USGA to a section of golfers who prefer the manicured parkland target golf they enjoy most weeks on the PGA Tour.

There is a word that will crop up frequently this week in relation to the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay not normally associated with this major, and there is an Irish company to thank for that.

For the students at the nearby high school, it was simply known as the "Sand Pit," the landmark two miles down the road where they would run as part of gym class.

1 – Chambers Bay was designed by noted architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. 

A newly hired teacher is being hailed a hero after she struggled with a teenage killer during a gun rampage in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.

A newly-hired teacher is being hailed a hero after she struggled with a teenage killer during his terrifying shooting spree in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.

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Callum Roberts warns we are destroying our seas and need to urgently change our ways. Val Cummins argues that we should heed his warnings

A COUPLE of weeks ago I wrote about Monkey Puzzle trees, mentioning that the man responsible for introducing them to these islands was Archibald Menzies, a Scottish medical doctor and botanist.

A US teenager who allegedly stole cars, boats and airplanes to dodge US law enforcement for two years was finally captured yesterday in the Bahamas, bringing an end to exploits that made the “Barefoot Bandit” a folk hero.

A US teenager who allegedly stole cars, boats and planes to dodge US law enforcement for two years was finally captured today in the Bahamas, bringing an end to exploits that made the “Barefoot Bandit” a folk hero.

A medical helicopter returning to its base with a pilot and two nurses aboard crashed into Puget Sound just north of Edmonds, Washington State apparently killing all three people, authorities said.

Aircraft industry giant Boeing has issued 60-day redundancy notices to around 340 employees, in an indication that it may continue cutting jobs in its commercial plane division into next year.