David Carr delivered with an 8-under 64 to land atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Redding Pro-Am at Riverview Golf and Country Club. Carr's stunning round, which was one off the course record, gave him a three-stroke lead

David Carr is not one of the famous names playing the 104th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, but the 37-year-old Sacramento teaching apprentice from Teal Bend Golf Course was stopped by reporters after his round Thursday. What is it in you, he was asked, that compelled you to continue to try to qualify for the [...]

By Bob Burns Bee Staff Writer David Carr occasionally wonders what in the world he’s doing, bailing guys out of the joint at an hour when his real adversaries are sleeping soundly on easy street. But since he took the road less traveled, Carr makes the best of a difficult situation, confident that his prodigious talent as [...]

David Carr is 37, which means he spent more than half his life trying to qualify for the U.S. Open. The teaching pro from Sacramento finally made it on his 20th try, giving Shinnecock Hills a real life “Tin Cup.” One difference: Carr’s story is anything but a comedy. It’s a dark odyssey, from pool halls [...]