The first American golfer to win the U.S. Open -- and the youngest.
When Rory McIlroy walked down the 18th fairway at Congressional on June 19, 2011 the TV flashed a list of six young golfers who won the U.S. Open in their 20’s since World War II.
The AP golf beat writer went on to note that McIlroy is the youngest to have won the U.S. Open since Bobby Jones in 1923, when he … [Read more...] about The Forgotten Hero of Golf:
John McDermott
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