19 brutal facts from the 2007 US Open

Think the players are in for a tough week at Oakmont? These 19 facts should all but reinforce that…

1. Five-over-par won the tournament

2. The cut was ten-over-par

3. Ryan Palmer and Jacob Rogers finished joint last on… wait for it… 28-over-par

4. A round of 89 (19-over) was recorded by England’s Sam Walker

5. Out of the 436 rounds from all players, only EIGHT of those rounds were under par.

6. Two of those were by champ Angel Cabrera – a pair of 69s

7. Paul Casey shot the lowest round of the week – a four-under-par 66

8. And forgotten man Anthony Kim shot the second lowest – a three-under-par 67

9. Colin Montgomerie finished 18-over-par for his two rounds

10. There were 56 rounds in the 80s

11. One of which was by Aaron Baddeley, who blew a two-shot overnight lead heading into Sunday by shooting 80

12. Amateur Richie Ramsay was the highest placed Scot – but missed the cut on 12-over-par

13. Only six players went without a double bogey all week – Angel Cabrera, Jim Furyk, Scott Verplank, Tim Clark, Nick O’Hern and Fred Funk

14. In only his second major start, Bubba Watson finished T5

15. The top ranked European? That was Swede Niclas Fasth in fourth

16. And Brit? That was Sky Sports’ own Nick Dougherty in T7, who actually led after round one

17. There were only SEVEN eagles or better all week

18. The toughest hole was the par-4 18th, which had a stroke average of 4.602

19. And the easiest hole? That was the par-4 14th, which still played with a stroke average of 4.053

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