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| | USATODAY.com - Unfazed by age, Irwin says he's capable in Open (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | TULSA Hale Irwin says he doesn't know 80% of the players in the U.S. Open, but he knows some things none of them know: For one, he knows what it takes to win three U.S. Opens. |
 | | Irwin, 56 and playing in his 32nd Open, faced that challenge Thursday at Southern Hills and responded by making two consecutive birdies to get back to par, and making four more to take the lead with a 3-under-par 67. |
 | | Irwin was born in Joplin, Mo., and lived most of his early life in a little triangle of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma that's about 100 miles from here. |
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