he set 12 united states open records but his friend and fellow irish men graham mcdowell expanding oning he does ever surprises me. he is the best player i have ever seen. i didn't have a chance to play with tiger in his real pump you know and this guy is the best i have ever seen. he is great for golf, he is impressive -- a breath of fresh air. we are ready for the next super store and maybe he is it. i'm sure the power that be in golf would love that. that's the sporting line up for a monday night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> be sure to join the morning news at 4:30, following what's expected to be another hot day. >> thank you for joining us everybody.

he set 12 united states open records but his friend and fellow irish men graham mcdowell expanding ong he does ever surprises me. he is the best player i have ever seen. i didn't have a chance to play with tiger in his real pump you know and this guy is the best i have ever seen. he is great for golf, he is impressive -- a breath of fresh air. we are ready for the next super store and maybe he is it. i'm sure the power that be in golf would love that. that's the sporting line up for a monday night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> be sure to [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

graham mcdowell is the defending champ.layers were getting in the final practice rounds today. the last ten majors have been won by ten different players. hseven were first-time major winners. mcdowell is looking forward to defending his title. >> i'm level par the first on thursday morning the same as everyone else. just one of the guys trying to win a buck. here at the u.s. open for the first time believing in myself that i can win the u.s. open because i did it last year. >> and tiger sitting out this one. they say it is a wide open, open. >> tiger has really struggled. >> thanks, rick, very much. that is this edition of abc 7 news at 9:00. stay connected 24/7 at abc7.com. for rick kwan and spencer christian and all of us, i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time as always. hope to see you again in one hour over on channel 7. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.