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South Korea's Y.E. Yang (R) and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy look at their putts on the 14th green during the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (R) listens to runner up Jason Day of Australia as he holds the U.S. Open Trophy after winning the during the final round of the 2011 U.S. Open
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy waits on the 6th green during the final round of the 2011 U.S. Open golf championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy
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