David Hearn finished off his second round Saturday morning putting up a couple of birdies to finish up at one-under. That made him one of only six golfers to post a score in red numbers on the round. Hearn said he seemed to get the feel of the greens when he headed out for his 7:15am start, something that was missing on Thursday and Friday. I asked him if it was possible to have any fun on a golf course thats playing as tough as Merion is and he said yes, sort of. "You can have fun out there," he said. "Its just not the kind of fun that most people have on the weekend."Hearns fine round moved him up 87 spots. ---- Mike Weir wasnt thinking hed be battling the cutline when he started out on Saturday, but the lefthander needed to drain a slippery seven-footer on 18 just to get in on the number."I dont know," he said when asked to explain his morning, "I just felt out of sorts. Maybe it had something to do with the 3:45am wake-up time but I sure wasnt expecting this."Weir missed four fairways during his final seven holes and three of them were by only about a foot. But it doesnt matter around here – youre usually just hacking it out of the rough.Hes still glad to be playing the final two rounds. "The way Im hitting it, I would have been really disappointed not to have been playing on the weekend." --- Adam Hadwin was left scratching his head after his U.S. Open performance ended on a down note. Hadwin played just five holes on Thursday and when he came back to resume play on Friday, the wheels seemed to fall off. He went 11 over in a 12-hole stretch. He added a 76 in his second round to miss the cut."I felt as if I was playing pretty well coming in here," said the Web.com Tour regular. "Im going to have to go back and figure out where I am and whats going on."Hadwin was planning on staying around Philadelphia for the weekend and enjoying some time with family and friends whod made the trek to watch him play. --- I asked Ryan Yip what he would take from his experience at the U.S. Open and he said that he has work to do."This place really exposed my flaws," he stated after winding up his last two holes on Saturday morning. "I have a lot of work to do when I get back."Yip finished up at 13-over for his two rounds but was still smiling. "I was looking forward to trying to get back to this place," he said of Merion where he played the 2005 U.S. Amateur. "It was a great week."Yip will head up to his hometown of Calgary on Monday to play in the PGA Tour Canada event there. While a native of the Alberta city, he splits time now between California and Ohio and will be returning to Cowtown for the first time in two years. --- Now that hes seen one of the biggest events in golf, everything else for Mackenzie Hughes is going to seem just a little bit smaller. The native of Dundas, Ont., said hes sure next weeks PGA Tour Canada event in Calgary "will seem smaller" but then, what wouldnt?Hughes was disappointed with his play at Merion, saying he had hoped to play a little better but the experience of being in this event will help him grow as a professional. As with Yip, Hughes is headed to Calgary for his next start but before that, hes hoping to do a little watching."I think my player badge will get me inside the ropes," he stated. "Ill probably go out and walk with some of the final groups this afternoon." Stitched Custom NBA Shirts . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. 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World surfing champion Tyler Wright has completed one the most dominant campaigns in history with victory in the season-ending Maui Pro in Hawaii.The win was the Australians fifth of 2016 - matching the record of former world champion and fellow Australian Stephanie Gilmore.Wright, who only missed the final in three of the 10 stops of this years tour, ends the season with $US400,500 ($A536,300) in season prizemoney and a whopping 11,800 points ahead of her nearest rival, American Courtney Conlogue, on the tour standings.The 22-year-old wrapped up her maiden world title in France in October, but showed little signs of easing into the end of year break in Hawaii.Wright came from behind to pip hometown favourite and three-time world champion Carissa Moore in Saturdays final (Sunday AEST), claiming the win by a 1.33 points.Its the first time in eight tour finals between the pair that Wright has beaten Moore - marking another significant milestone in a breakout year.Wright says finding motivation after wrapping up the title was never an issue.Its a game you know, and Im very much enjoying it, Wright told AAP.I always kind of just do the work that I need to do. I really like the idea of working hard and preparing the right way for every individual event ... surfing, training and the rest is just having fun - its not thatt hard to work hard at what I do.ddddddddddddright said she entered the Maui event feeling calm after a whirlwind month following her confirmation as world champion.Long renowned as a surfer who struggled to mix consistency with her talent, Wright has already acknowledged the impact a serious brain injury to her brother Owen in December last year had on her mindset.And her dominance this year hasnt been a surprise for the NSW south coast-based surfer.I always knew I could do this kind of surfing and competing, its just I wasnt quite ready to do it yet, she said.Until I was ready and actually committed to being prepared and putting in the hard work - Ive always known I could do it - but until I made that decision a lot of people didnt think I was consistent.I learnt a lot through those learning years ... its shaped the way I approach things now.WAVE OF SUCCESS - Tyler Wrights incredible 2016* Won five titles (Gold Coast, Margaret River, Rio, Trestles, Maui)* Claimed $A536,300 in prizemoney for the season* Failed to reach the final in just three events* Worst finish of the year was 13th at Fiji Womens Pro* Claimed 72,500 ranking points - the highest single season tally in WSL tour history ' ' '
