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They keep trying to use length to make these things tough and that just doesn't work. Tech and mechanics are at a point that distance has been figured out. They need to bring back precision and accuracy being a premium, IMO. |
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I don't see how this challenges all aspects of a player's game. The fairways are wider than Augusta, and the greens are fast-ish but not devilish. If the Open can be held on links, then the US Open can be held on parkland courses. |
I didn't know what to expect coming into this week and I kind of still don't know what to expect. Scoring is definitely high for a US Open. I think the USGA played it conservative because they didn't know what to expect and they didn't want everyone complaining like the last couple years. I'd almost bet you that if they could do this again they'd set it up a bit harder. Maybe make sure the fairways were narrower. That said, for most of the top 10 players in the world, this has looked exactly like a US Open, if not harder. Jason Day was completely lost out there. This course got steamrolled by some relative unknowns and chewed up some of the best players in the world. Kind of a Jekyll/Hyde tourney.
I don't really have a problem with them trying different courses. I think the combination of this course, Chambers Bay, and moving the broadcast to FOX has been a lot for golf traditionalists to digest over the last few years. Unlike Chambers Bay though, it seems everyone likes this course, even the big names who got cut today all seemed very complimentary of it. |
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Had they moved up and played 1 and 15 as Par 4's, then scores would likely be in that -2/-3 range, and no one would be upset. And to your final point, I would say that the guys leading are the guys who have been the most precise/accurate. They've stayed out of the bunkers/fescue for the most part, and are finding the right areas of these greens. |
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They'll have plenty of time to correct their "mistakes" for next time, considering the Open has been awarded through like 2026 or something.
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It's not really the number the guys are getting to, it's the abundance of them that are getting to it. When there are that many guys that far in the red, it's not a good test. |
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Even with it being wet, scores this morning are mostly over par. I think there are 24 guys on the course, and only a handful are under par. |
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I don't know if this is the place, but I still like that they're trying something different. The players seem to love the course too. Look at the next 10 years of Opens, literally over half of them are around NYC or California. Between 2003 and 2026, this will be the only Midwestern US Open. |
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As said, a lot of the defense the course has is dry and wind conditions. When it's wet and calm, it loses a lot of teeth. Personally, it's just not the type of track I like for a US open. It's beautiful and has great sight lines but it's just not what I like for a US open. Give me southern hills or winged foot every day. |
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1 and 18 really don't have to be P5 |
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