The world No 1 was in tungsten turmoil at one stage against 'The Bullet', but he overcame an injury scare and a hostile crowd to book his place in a second consecutive Grand Prix final. "It has been vital. There were so many occasions when anyone else would have given up and accepted their story was never going to be told. "Every time I was on a double, he was stamping on the floor for myself. Having presided over a number of US Open controversies over the years, the retiring USGA chief Mike Davis can depart on a high note after a job well done this week.