US Open 2013 in Numbers

A numerical look at how US Open 2013 was won and lost

The long-hitting Bubba Watson

316.1

Was Bubba Watson's average driving distance, in yards, during the tournament. The mega-hitting American underscored his status as one of the longest players in professional golf by outdriving second-ranked Jason Day by over four yards. Watson, the 2012 Masters champ, finished in tie for 32nd.

5,000

The selling price, in US dollars, of a Merion wicker basket that went on auction earlier this year. Considered the Holy Grail of golf flags, this particular wicker basket was thought to have been in use in the early 1970s. Presumably Lee Westwood, who struck wicker en route to a double bogey in the first round, will not be in the market for one.

One of Merion’s famous wicker baskets

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