Just awful to watch. 3 rounds under par yet 13 rounds 80 or worse. Who wants to watch the best players in the world 3 putt from 20'. I can go watch that on any muni course. sad to see it get away from them once again.
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Just awful to watch. 3 rounds under par yet 13 rounds 80 or worse. Who wants to watch the best players in the world 3 putt from 20'. I can go watch that on any muni course. sad to see it get away from them once again.
MULLIGAN - Why not post this in the US Open thread with almost 100 other comments?
And no, there were 8 scores 80 and above today, not 13. But yes, the USGA screwed up royally (AGAIN) and has actually apologized for it.
They should turn the Open over to the Masters/Augusta National group. They do a better job building the game, anyway.
Yep. Add a windmill and a large clown with an open mouth and you've got the US Open these days. What a joke it is, now.
Yep. Add a windmill and a large clown with an open mouth and you've got the US Open these days. What a joke it is, now.
What they have done is take it from being a test of skill to a test of luck. One shot lands 10 feet from the hole and stays pretty close to where it lands. Another shot lands 5 feet from the hole and rolls 20 yards off of the green. Just silly.
Just awful to watch. 3 rounds under par yet 13 rounds 80 or worse. Who wants to watch the best players in the world 3 putt from 20'. I can go watch that on any muni course. sad to see it get away from them once again.
You can call it luck but I' look at it a different way. The player who hit it to 10 feet did what the second guy who hit it to 5 feet was trying to do. The second player hit it to the wrong spot so rather than call it luck I'll applaud the first player for a great shot. Remember; these guys are good!
Having said that, there were some bad pins based upon the afternoon conditions.
The flaw in your argument is the punitive nature of hitting it within 5 feet of the hole, but on the wrong side of the hole. They are also asking these golfers to hit it within 5 to 10 feet of a pin, on the correct side of the hole, from 180 yards away, in a 10 to 20 MPH wind. The line between a good shot that gives you a reasonable birdie put and an equally good shot within 5 feet of the hole that rolls off the green is way too fine--finer than the margin of error that exists within golf. That is why this tournament has turned into a contest of luck rather than skill.
Isn't it the same for everyone? Will whoever wins not be deserving?
This fact alone shows the failure of the usga. Nothing else needs to be said. Davis needs to go and Shinnecock needs to go. They're back there in EIGHT YEARS! Why? Fix the GD equipment and start returning to classic venues w/ trees. Chicago GC up for it Illy?19 strokes better than yesterday
This fact alone shows the failure of the usga. Nothing else needs to be said. Davis needs to go and Shinnecock needs to go. They're back there in EIGHT YEARS! Why? Fix the GD equipment and start returning to classic venues w/ trees. Chicago GC up for it Illy?
Yesterday there were plenty of examples where similar shots were landing within well under 10 feet of each other on the same side of a hole and same portion of a green.....one would turn out ok and the other one would either roll back 20-40 yds or roll forward another 20-40 yds.
A slugfest turned into too much of a luckfest.
Of course, today’s story will quite possibly end up being how the USGA has overreacted to yesterday by making it way to easy: Dr Phil has turned in a 69, Ricky a 65 (19 strokes better than yesterday).
When I played CGC (late 80's?), there were some trees. Again, fix the equipment and look at sites like Crystal Downs maybe? I don't know how a place like that would fit spectators, but I don't care anymore. Play Pine Valley w/ NO spectators, and it's better than this. Play Seminole in March w/ no spectators.There are too many great courses out there to repeat coming back to a venue that has now failed twice in a row. Especially so soon.
I’ve been fortunate to play Chicago Golf Club 4-5 times, a great great course. The only trees of note are around the tee boxes.
There will never be any major tournament there because the property is in a residential area, there’s no space on the property for the crowds let along hospitality tents, etc. Plus the approx 125 members are very private.