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Jason Day, of Australia, hits a drive off the fourth tee during his final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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Australia's Jason Day waits to hit his second shot on the second hole during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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Australia's Jason Day tees off on the second hole during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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ROD LAMKEY, JR./The Washington Times Australia's Jason Day finished four rounds at Congressional Country Club at 8-under, but his play was no match for U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy.
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Jason Day, of Australia, reacts to his round as he walks off of the 18th green during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Illustration by Moir, Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia
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Illustration by Moir, Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia
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Associated Press Lance Armstrong, shown in Brisbane, Australia, won the Tour de France seven times, including every year from 1999 to 2005.
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Russell Brand speaks at a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, April 14, 2011 ahead of the premier of his new film "Authur." (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage, right, of Australia, talks with Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Robert Allenby, of Australia, watches his tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Houston Open PGA Tour golf tournament on Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Humble, Texas. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)
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Adam Scott of Australia hits a drive on the seventh hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany speaks during the post qualifying session press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Vettel took pole position ahead of McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Red Bull team mate Mark Webber of Australia.(AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut (6), of Australia, shoots and scores against Washington Wizards' JaVale McGee (34) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, right, works against Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut, of Australia, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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FILE - This 1986 file picture shows part of the Milky Way galaxy as seen from Australia. Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way. At least 500 million of those planets are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold zone where life could exist, scientists announced Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. The numbers were extrapolated from the early results of NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope. (AP Photo)
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Locals walk through a garden square in Mission Beach, Australia, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. The cyclone destroyed dozens of homes, ripped roofs and walls from dozens more as well as cutting power supplies in two regional cities and laid waste to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of banana and sugar cane crops. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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An optimistic message is displayed on a destroyed home in Tully, Australia. Cyclone Yasi, the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century, caused widespread damage but no deaths because residents heeded orders to evacuate. (Associated Press)
