New York — World No1 Dustin Johnson leads a string of in-form stars out to deny Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson another measure of major magic at the US Open. Woods, whose pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major victories has remained stalled at 14 since his 2008 US Open triumph, will put his fused spine and gradually improving game to the test at Shinnecock Hills in the 10th official start of his comeback season. Mickelson will try to become just the sixth golfer to complete the career Grand Slam in a tournament in which he has settled for second six times. "We’re certainly on the back end of our careers," 42-year-old Woods admitted. "We’ve been going at it for 20-plus years. That’s a long time." But Woods and Mickelson remain front and centre in the consciousness of golf fans — with Woods’s return from the injury wilderness and Mickelson’s return to form electrifying galleries and fuelling television viewership in 2018. Jordan Spieth says a career Grand Slam for Mickelson wou...
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