Donald displays new-found resolve

Luke Donald, beaten by Tiger Woods by seven shots the last time they played together in a major, underlined the massive strides he has made in two years when the US Open began at Pinehurst today.

A one-under-par 69 tucked Donald in just behind the leaders, while Masters champion Woods had to be content with a level-par 70 which owed a fair bit yet again to his powers of recovery.