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Tough rough, fast greens, now wind make for major test As if brutal rough and lightning-fast greens weren't enough of a challenge, Mother Nature decided to throw her trump card into the mix Thursday at the U.S. Open. A noticeable breeze began to blow at Winged Foot, making an already difficult test that much more wicked.

Teenager that he is, Tadd Fujikawa already has exhausted this month’s allotted minutes on his cellular phone. What do kids talk about these days that take up so much time? Well, golf for one. And Fujikawa, far from your typical teen, can be forgiven for any fits of loquaciousness that have seized him in the last few days. People ask questions and you want to give them answers. The folks asking the questions are members of the national media, who have been ringing up Fujikawa constantly the last few days since he became the second-youngest person ever to qualify for...