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Thursday notes from the U.S. Open Im not sure if anyone has ever commuted as far as Phil Mickelson did for his day at work on Thursday. Lefty flew through the night from California to Philadelphia after attending his daughters graduation. He landed at 3:30am, got an hours sleep then headed to the golf course where he put together a very impressive three-under round, which is the clubhouse lead. Strange? Nothing seems to be that crazy when youre talking about Phil, who says he makes the red eye trip a half-dozen times a year for outings. But this is the U.S. Open and Phil never seems to do anything typical here. Oh, did I mention that his bag this week has five wedges in it and no driver? Renewed Game Mike Weir admitted that he looked up and saw his name on the leaderboard on Thursday. "Of course I did," he said with a chuckle. "Its been a while since its been up there." The lefthander was cruising along nicely through the difficult parts of Merion Golf Club before stumbling with four consecutive bogeys over his closing holes. Only a birdie at the last left him feeling good about his day. "They say its a game of inches," Weir stated. "Well those holes could have been birdies – one hole I flew it a yard too long and another a yard short." What was odd about Weirs round was the club thats been giving him the most trouble – the driver – was solid. He hit it six times and every one of them was in the fairway. Weir only missed two fairways on the day (although the stats show it being just one). Conversely, the strength of his game – his wedges and putter – were the weak link in Round 1. If he can sharpen those up, he should be able to post a good score. Just Like Home One of the many quirks about the set up of this tournament is that the players locker room and dining areas are set up at the driving range, which is located at the West Course at Merion, about a 15-minute shuttle ride from the first tee. Theres a massive tent set up in the backyard of a home neighbouring the course and parts of the home are being used as well. The strange thing is that the family living in that house hasnt moved out. Weir said he was sitting in a room in the home set up for dining, watching SportsCenter on ESPN before his morning round on Thursday when one of the kids who lives at the home walked in, sat down and changed the channel. "He was eating breakfast and just came in and changed it to Golf Channel," said Weir. According to Weir, the kid seemed oblivious to what was going on and didnt ask for autographs or even talk to the players. Positive Vibes With the exception of just a few loudmouths, Sergio Garcia walked around yesterday without hearing any negative comments. In fact, they were probably more positive than anything. One drunk was thrown out early in the round and later in the day, three more over-served guys were given the boot. Garcia had enough troubles to worry about, hitting two balls out of bounds on consecutive holes and posting a six and an eight back-to-back. Canadian Content Mackenzie Hughes was able to have a little fun during his first round at the U.S. Open but he admitted that Merion was easily the hardest golf course hed ever played. Hughes posted a very respectable five-over-par score. The Dundas, Ont.-native was also sporting a new logo on his shirt during the first round. The Score television network came up with a last-minute sponsorship, apparently after learning of the young golfers tight financial situation. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Kansas City Royals will try and find a way to slow down Brian Dozier of the Minnesota Twins when the teams play the middle contest of a three-game series Tuesday night at Target Field.Dozier hit three home runs in the series opener Monday afternoon and has 10 against Kansas City this season, the most ever allowed to an opponent by the Royals. No other Kansas City opponent ever hit more than eight homers in a year.Despite the offensive outburst by Dozier, the Twins were unable to back him up with any pitching as Kansas City took the game 11-5.Hes so hot right now, you make a mistake and hes not missing it, Royals manager Ned Yost said. The best way to (get him out) is not to throw fastballs down the middle. Thats what we did.Dozier became the first Twin since Harmon Killebrew in 1970 to surpass 35 home runs in a single season, boosting his season total to 38, which ranks second in the majors.Dozier has homered in 18 of the past 35 games he has played in. He has 24 homers since the All-Star break and has hit at least one over the fence in four consecutive games, blasting six total in those games.You dont see runs like this very often, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. They just keep coming. He did what he could to give us a chance today.Kansas Citys Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales homered Monday, and Alcides Escobar, Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando all earned praise from Yost for how they have played of late. Escobar, Dyson and Orlando combined for seven hits in the series opener.Keyy at-bats, good at-bats by everybody, Yost said.ddddddddddddAfter the Royals had a disappointing 2-4 homestand against the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, one in which Yost said he thought his club deserved a better fate, starting a six-game road trip with a win was paramount.The Royals trail the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers by four games for the second American League wild-card spot, and Kansas Citys next 13 games are against teams that are currently under .500.We definitely have a run left in us, Yost said. Our guys are playing hard, theyre getting after it. We still feel like were not out of this by any stretch of the imagination.Right-hander Dillon Gee (6-7, 4.33 ERA) will get the nod for the Royals on Tuesday. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk in six innings in his last start against the New York Yankees on Aug. 29, earning the victory. He allowed one run on five hits in seven innings against the Twins on Aug. 18 at Kauffman Stadium but is 1-2 in three starts vs. Minnesota in 2016.Former Royals right-hander Ervin Santana (7-10, 3.54 ERA) will start for the Twins after a tightrope act against the Chicago White Sox his last time out. The right-hander allowed 11 hits but just two runs in five innings, stranding 10 White Sox in helping the Twins snap their 13-game losing skid.He is 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA in three starts against Kansas City this year. ' ' '