By Larry Fine (Reuters) - British Open champion Ernie Els said players would be gearing up for a birdie fest at this week's U.S. Open after heavy rains drenched the classic but relatively short Merion Golf Club. Three and a half inches of rain poured down on Merion in the Philadelphia suburbs on Friday and another inch fell on Monday, shutting the course for practice in the morning and making the 11th hole off limits for practice due to a flooded bunker. "Yesterday it was beautiful. It was just starting to dry out," Els told reporters on Monday. "The greens were getting a little bit firmer. ...
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