Getting Goose Bumps on the Course

Damon Hack describes his favourite US Open moment, it really made me smile:

Tiger’s was the acknowledgement of genius. It was as if Frank Sinatra had walked into your local bar and started singing Summer Wind.

Oh, and the US Open pairings are out:

Defending champion Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of the U.S. Open with Padraig Harrington and Angel Cabrera, giving fans at Bethpage Black a chance to see the reigning champions of all four majors.

Other notable parings are:

• 7:33 a.m.-1:03 p.m. – Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Ryuji Imada, Japan.
• 1:25 p.m.-7:55 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Spain; Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Adam Scott, Australia.
• 7:55 a.m.-1:25 p.m. – Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Paul Casey, England.
• 8:17 a.m.-1:47 p.m. – Andres Romero, Argentina; Eduardo Romero, Argentina; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain.
• 1:14 p.m.-7:44 a.m. – Anthony Kim, Los Angeles; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Dustin Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C.