Robert Lusetich

Robert Lusetich - Golf
After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich turned his focus to writing about his first love -- golf. He is author of Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger's Most Tumultuous Season.

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Lefty's center stage in US Open drama
Lusetich: Mickelson center stage in US Open final-round drama.
Tiger's off so far, but so what?
Tiger is struggling, in pain and, of course, still in hunt at U.S. Open.
Mickelson's juggling act pays off
No sleep? No sweat for Phil Mickelson in first round at US Open.
Mickelson's juggling act pays off
No sleep? No sweat for Phil Mickelson in first round at US Open.
It's Tiger vs. ex-caddie in US Open
Focused on Tiger-Rory-Adam at the US Open? You're missing the point.
Will a mudball decide US Open?
Mud, not skill, might end up being the deciding factor in this year's U.S. Open.
Merion could outshine stars at Open
Accuracy will be king again as US Open goes to Merion.
Tiger's poor play won't continue
Tiger struggled at the Memorial, but don't expect that to continue at the U.S. Open.
Tiger can rebound from awful round
Tiger tamed at Memorial, records career-worst 9-hole score.
Tiger has some weekend work to do
Tiger makes cut but trails Memorial leader Haas by 10 strokes.
Tiger misses chances in first round
Tiger, tied for 27th, digs a hole in first round at Memorial.
Garcia might get off easy for remark
It makes no sense, but Garcia might not pay same price as Zoeller for 'fried chicken' quip.
Golf gets it right with new rule
Anchoring ban will hurt growth of golf?! Puh-leez.
Venturi: Quiet, classy, let golf be star
Ken Venturi knew when to talk and when not to. And it led him to a long, esteemed career.
Tiger makes a fool out of Sergio
In once again choking after trading barbs with Tiger, Sergio looks like a fool. And that ain't all, folks!
Tiger, Sergio are too busy talking
Sergio and Tiger doing too much badmouthing, not enough golfing.
Feud? Sergio, Tiger paired Saturday
Sergio and Tiger, 1-2 at TPC, play together Saturday, and there's no love lost.
Singh fighting a losing battle
Surly golfer files suit to reclaim reputation. What reputation?
As Tiger parties, TPC just pretends
Get real! If it were in that league, Tiger wouldn't party like this with tee time near.
Singh faces no PGA doping sanctions
Singh skates on antler-spray charge, showing PGA doping rules all bucked up.
Tiger's major drought reaches 5 years
Woods still has appetite for wins, but is his cupboard bare in majors?
Scott finally scores one for Australia
Scott's historic Masters win inspires a nation.
Tiger not DQ'd, not to blame
Tiger's not villain in DQ flap -- now bottle your venom and enjoy Masters finish.
Woods issued two-shot penalty
In one of the most controversial decisions in golf history, Tiger Woods will be allowed to continue to play the Masters despite breaking a rule that could have seen him disqualified.
Woods issued two-shot penalty
In one of the most controversial decisions in golf history, Tiger Woods will be allowed to continue to play the Masters despite breaking a rule that could have seen him disqualified.
Too-perfect shot costs Tiger
In rare bit of bad luck for Tiger, too-perfect shot costs him.
Tiger misses chances to improve day
Tiger shoots 70 to kick off Masters but should be disappointed.
Tiger misses chances to improve score
Tiger shoots 70 to kick off Masters but should be disappointed.
Is Tiger primed, or past his prime?
At 37, Tiger is wiser, calmer. But does that mean his killer instinct is gone, too?
Ex-No. 1 McIlroy taking a Lefty turn
... Tiger Woods. In fact, Rory seems a lot more like Mickelson.