We have a winner. In our just-for-kicks Alternative Tournament – the one among the 11 players from the 1997 U.S. Open who returned to Congressional in 2011 – Lee Westwood shot a 70 in the final round and prevailed over Davis Love by three strokes. Westwood and Love also didn’t do too badly in the actual tournament, finishing tied for third and tied for 11th, respectively.
Phil Mickelson, completely demoralized by having to play with Rory McIlroy the first two days, brought up the rear. Here’s the final scoreboard:
SEE RELATED:
The 1997 Returnees Invitational
278 (-6) Lee Westwood (75-68-65-70)
281 (-3) Davis Love (70-71-70-70)
283 (-1) Steve Stricker (75-69-69-70)
289 (+5) Paddy Harrington (71-73-72-73)
291 (+7) Phil Mickelson (74-69-77-71)
Missed Cut
147 (+5) Stewart Cink
148 (+6) Ernie Els
149 (+7) Jim Furyk
149 (+7) David Toms
150 (+8) Fred Funk
151 (+9) Robert Allenby
We’ll see all you guys back here in 2025 – or whenever the Open deigns to visit us again.
