Edward Stimpson, a Massachusetts amateur champion, devised the first Stimpmeter in 1935, after watching Gene Sarazen putt off a green at that year's U.S. Open at Oakmont and deciding it was unfair.
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The Pole had been on court for three and a half hours in winning her final group match on Friday, and it showed as U.S. Open champion Williams -- who had a rest day -- needed just 61 minutes to complete victory.
We always said night matches at the U.S. Open had the best atmosphere, but it's not even close to what it was today.
The Federal Open Market Committee has indicated it would keep U.S. interest rates at historically low levels for as long as the unemployment rate is above 6.5%.
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That's the reason that Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, which will host the 2014 U.S. Open, has stopped overseeding entirely: It wants its Bermuda fairways as strong and healthy as possible for the big event.
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"If we really want to open foreign markets for U.S. goods, it should come through the pending trade agreements" with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, says John Murphy, vice president for international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
That was Tiger Woods advice to golfers about what it takes to win the U.S. Open.
He tried to play in the regular U.S. Open in 2008 but didn't make it out of the qualifying stages.
Starbucks is planning to be aggressive with its expansion this fiscal year as it looks to open new restaurants in the U.S., China, Mexico, Costa Rica, India and the Nordic region.
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Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday that the United States doesn't want the U.N. unarmed observer mission in Syria to be extended past its August 19 mandate, but that it is open to some other kind of U.N. presence.
Azarenka, who has never made it past the fourth round at the U.S. Open, said she needs rest and recuperation if she is to line up in New York later this month.
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The U.S. Open is his best surface so I think he will do it.
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The Wii U will open to a lackluster console market aching for a new console, and it will do so with the full suite of first and third party games.
However, it is important to keep an open mind and realize that the U.S. Dollar is THE foundational support for the established patterns that exert themselves in the macro world.
While that could produce the kind of downdraft in U.S. equities many market watchers have been predicting, it could also open the door for money on the sidelines to come in at lower prices.
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Huawei revealed the depth of its frustration in mid-February when it published a surprisingly candid open letter on its website inviting the U.S. government to formally investigate the various claims that have been levied against it.
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"It's probably the Sunday pin placement for the U.S. Open, " he says.
Run by Ginny and John Lopis, spa industry veterans who helped establish such venerable properties as Canyon Ranch in Arizona, Bacara in Santa Barbara and the Doral Saturnia in Miami, it's been dubbed the first destination spa to open in the U.S. in more than a decade.
And if in doubt, you should probably assume that the job is open to a woman just as it is to a man in today's U.S. military.
In 1996, city authorities renegotiated their contract with the U.S. fast-food giant, granting it better concessions and the right to open many more restaurants in return for moving out.
Much of the La Guardia Marriott's business is dependent on business travelers, though it also sees a surge in business every summer from the U.S. Open tennis championship held annually at the nearby Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
It was the third time that Murray, the reigning Olympic and U.S. Open champion, came up short in a final here.
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His voice was synonymous with big events whether it was NFL football and the Super Bowl, the Masters or U.S. Open Tennis.
And I wonder if that means it makes you less open to the Palestinian campaign for recognition of statehood before the U.N. this fall.
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Brazilian producers want to see that tariff removed to open up the U.S. market, and U.S. producers want to see it maintained to protect their market.
Britain's Murray had received treatment on court during his Wednesday win over Cipolla and decided not to risk it ahead of the final grand slam of the season at the U.S. Open later this month.
It's not every day that Federer loses a match point in a U.S. Open semifinal.
At this point, though, it appears that even the U.S. carrier most tightly aligned with Microsoft is keeping an open mind.
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