Soggy U.S. Open Tees Up Solid Score for Golf.com.

Monday’s much-delayed and drama-heavy U.S. Open final round was tough on the participating golfers—particularly runner up Phil Mickelson. But the day-late conclusion of the tournament—which likely captures many usual TV viewers trapped in the office–yielded a banner day for Golf.com.

The Sports Illustrated property enjoyed its biggest traffic day of the year on Monday (June 22), drawing close to a million unique users for the day. According to officials, the site fell just short of the million-plus unique users who logged on during the final round of last year’s event, when a hobbled Tiger Woods captured the championship in a playoff.

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