Image Source: Getty Images So what to make of Tiger Woods (Bridgestone Tour B XS)? His epic failure at The Open Championship in which he never was in contention and ultimately failed to make the cut is the product of so many things.

Image Source: David Cannon/Getty Images The final major of the season begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in North Ireland and the focus will be on native son Rory McIlroy (TaylorMade TP5x).

Image Source: Getty Images Watching the final round of the U.S. Open I felt like I was seeing two heavyweights slug it out.

Drive for show and putt for dough is an old axiom in golf and never was it more true than in the 118th U.S. Open.

It will be interesting to see if Dustin Johnson (TaylorMade TP5x) can break the U.S. Open curse, in which no winner of a tournament the previous week has gone on to prevail in what is considered the toughest of the four Majors.

The U.S. Open has historically been the most challenging of the four Majors on the Professional Golf Association tour. With its narrow fairways and pin placement, this is a tough, tough tournament.