Luke Donald hopes high for the 2013 US Open – Golf News
Former world number one, Luke Donald, has not been able to record a single top-10 finish so far at the US Open. However, he feels that the time has now come to enroll among the strong contenders for the top spot,
when he tees off this week at the Merion Golf Club, on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
His best finish at the second major golf championship of the season came at the 2006 edition at Winged Foot, when he shared the 12th position at the end of the week.
In his last four starts at the US Open, he only managed to make the cut twice, which speaks of his below par record in the event.
Talking to the reporters on Tuesday, he said that he has worked on his game in the past few months and believes that he will be able to hit the fairways on constant basis, which, according to him, is the key
for success in the US Open.
"Usually success in the US Open comes from hitting fairways and greens, but my game is really (best) from the green backwards," Donald said. "This year I have made a conscious effort to change that to get a little
bit more control, to work some things around, spending a little bit more time on the range working on really solidifying a few things.”
"It hasn't happened yet, but statistics will show I've improved in those areas and I'll be starting to hit more greens, having more control of my ball flight. And that's what you need out here to be successful.” He added.
The Merion Golf Club is the shortest venue course for the US Open since 2001, however, it is believed that it features some of the toughest holes in the world.
So, the players will have to work really hard in order to create birdie chances and to post low scores this week. Many players expect that it will be a low scoring event. In reality, it does not seem to happen,
especially after the heavy rains that hit the course last weekend.
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