MAMARONECK, N.Y. - Michelle Wie didn't make it into the men's U.S. Open, but Paula Creamer's wardrobe did.

Ian Poulter made his most daring fashion statement yet, playing in the penultimate pairing of the U.S. Open in front of New York galleries wearing an entirely pink ensemble. He even had a matching pink golf bag.

"Does your husband play golf, too?" shouted one boisterous fan from the bleachers on the eighth hole.

Poulter tipped his cap in appreciation of the jab.

ONLY ONE: The 18th hole at Winged Foot has shown its share of miracles, but Sunday was reserved for disasters.

Only one player among the top five finishers made par on the closing hole that ranked the hardest for the week, and that par gave Geoff Ogilvy the U.S. Open championship.

MASTERS BOUND: Kenneth Ferrie didn't win the U.S. Open from the final group, but the closing par his playing partner Phil Mickelson would have given anything for got the Englishman into his first Masters Tournament next year.

The top eight players and ties earn an invitation to the 2007 Masters, with Ferrie, Steve Stricker and Jeff Sluman booking reservations they were otherwise a long way from being qualified for through either the world rankings or the money list.

All three of them tied for sixth place at 8-over 288.

EASY RYDER: With double points in a major championship at stake, few Americans took advantage of the chance to climb higher in the Ryder Cup race as the Europeans hogged much of the leaderboard.

With points only awarded for top-10 performances, U.S. team locks Mickelson and Jim Furyk gained the most points, while distant hope Sluman (previously 48th in points) gathered a little ground with his tie for sixth. Sluman was ranked 70th in Ryder Cup points two weeks ago.

Aaron Oberholser, currently ranked 14th on the points list, made a strong effort but could only muster a tie for 16th.

That was good news to American hopefuls Brett Wetterich and Vaughn Taylor of Augusta. Neither them qualified to play in the U.S. Open despite being ranked seventh and eighth respectively in the American standings.

SPEED LUMP: Tim Herron invited an Associated Press reporter Sunday to play as his non-competing marker, who declined the opportunity. Herron opted to play alone, shooting 77 in 2 hours, 43 minutes to finish in last place.