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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 |
I like the finishing hole being a par 5 but it's a good point to make it par 70
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Otwp I've got the track man all set up, when you coming down
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1 and 15 could both be moved up to be long 500-525 Par 4's and the hole design would still shine. |
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So with that said - pick a time in July and I'll be there. School starts back up in early August. Did you buy new or get a good deal on a used one? |
I've enjoyed Darren Clarke commentating.
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I'm eventually hoping for a new one but a bit pricey. But I'd like to get a chance to get together and play in July. Im pretty busy with eeekend stuff but we'll get something set up. |
Erin Hills looks like a goat ranch muni.
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While the course is aesthetically pleasing, its design leaves a lot to be desired, IMO. When you design a course and make the fairways 60+ yards wide and have large greens, it eliminates almost any need to shape a shot. Everyone can play a stock shot, because even if they cut the fairway in half, they still have 30 yards of landing area.
Again, the shaved areas look nice, but they aren't terribly difficult to navigate for great players with the modern ball, that can bounce twice and check on pitch shots. And moving up the par 5s to 4s doesn't automatically add a stroke above par for everyone else. At this point, the lead may have been a bunch of guys at -5 (and now around -7, heading for -10) than -7. Ultimately, this course does not challenge anyone off the tee with the driver, and as such, it's not a complete test of golf. Even Augusta is much more demanding off the tee than Erin Hills. |
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Great tournament so far. So many guys tied for the lead. Hard to pick a winner.
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And now Justin Thomas has five feet to shoot nine under, which has never happened at a US Open. Four other guys shot -7 in the same tournament, also never happened.
This course just isn't a US Open quality setup. |
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Four of the five lowest scores in relation to par after 54 holes in history are in this tournament alone.
Let Erin Hills host the Greater Milwaukee Open and leave the Opens to courses that have more than one form of defense. Oh, and fire Mike Davis. |
There was too much scoring today... made for a whirlwind round though. I will say Thomas made some sick shots. He legit played great today. Made a circus putt on 5, a clutch putt on 17 and that 3 wood into the green on 18 was ridiculous.
I wasn't alive to see it, but I know Johnny Miller's 63 was on a rain soaked course. Sometimes you just get burned. Hopefully the course dries out a bit tomorrow. USGA just can't win. The last few years they've been criticized for tricking up the courses too much. Now it's gone the other way. The year after Miller's 63 was the massacre at Winged Foot though, I wonder if they'll go back to trying to make the courses impossible again. |
Great scoring day and course for the PGA championship. I prefer a tough us open.
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Anyone know the dues and fees for clubs in KC?
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The thing is that they haven't tricked up any of these courses. Pinehurst was open without any rough, and the shaved areas presented little challenge for players with lob wedges and Pro V1s. Chambers Bay was unsuited to host a US Open because they stupidly assumed that poa annua wouldn't infest the greens. Oakmont is a legitimately tough course and the championship was running along fine until the USGA lost its mind over the Johnson ruling, and this course is just way too goddamned open and totally reliant upon weather to create any challenge.
You have to go back to 2004 at Shinnecock to see the results of some true one who sucks the penisy on the part of the USGA. |
Johnny did it at Oakmont not Winged Foot
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5 players double digits under par here
Have been six finishes total in us open history |
David Duvall said it best. This course was set up to play hard and fast and that's why they have big fairways because of that. Mother Nature didn't allow that
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With technology we have now, not just clubs or balls but he'll, with the track man, there's no going back.
You can get so dialed in with it and know exactly what's going on, it's easy to fix and get right on. Match the clubs and the ball up to that and the athleticism of players , it just is what it is |
Course is a joke
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Take Winged Foot for example:
Most holes have subtle doglegs with trees on either side of the fairway, placing a premium on accuracy off the tee, but also on the second shot. Thick rough bordering the greens requires precise placement, and many of the greens are also heavily bunkered. For a right-handed golfer, you need to hit a draw on 16, cut on 17, and a draw on 18. If you blow one too far off, not only do you have the rough, but trees to deal with. Where is the requirement for shotmaking on these Mike Davis specials? |
Wind is whipping this morning at 9.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This wind reminds me of <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOpen">@TheOpen</a> at StAndrews in 2015... and we know what happened then... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash">#USOpen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ErinHillsFescue">@ErinHillsFescue</a> <a href="https://t.co/MRGtTPAN8e">pic.twitter.com/MRGtTPAN8e</a></p>— Christopher Rants (@C_Rants) <a href="https://twitter.com/C_Rants/status/876433406686580736">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Hope the wind makes for some excellent meltdowns
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Ugh, wind is going to die down. Worst Open ever
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There's no doubt in my mind that had there been the normal wind (like today) and little/no rain this week, we'd be looking at a winning score of -4 at the most.
The USGA can't control the weather. Scores this morning are high and they are only dealing with wind - if they were dealing wind AND firm/fast? No one would be bitching. |
So don't go to a course that's difficulty depends on things outside of your power
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The course should be the course, no matter the weather conditions. It might play a little more difficult in bad weather, or a little easier in good weather, but there's no way Players should be firing the rounds they were in the first 3 days for a US Open. Today is going to be interesting for sure. |
I gotta say, I have never understood the fascination with "protecting" an arbitrary number.
The leader after 3 round has taken 204 shots. The leader at this stage last year at the mighty Oakmont had taken 203. Relabeling par 5s as par 4s does not make a course a true test of golf or a good US Open venue. Happy Father's Day to al of you, hope you enjoy it. |
This course is beautiful when the wind blows. Love seeing the waves in the fescue.
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Keopka playing well.
Lotta golf to go |
Man you guys are being too tough on this tourney. I find it quite exciting. I don't care what the final score is as long as multiple guys have a chance till the end.
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I know rooting for Fowler is pointless, but here's hoping.
edit: aaaaand, he 3-putts after blowing it 12-feet past. |
I picked Fleetwood, oosthuizen and Casey at the start. My kid picked Harman, Koepka and Ricky. He obviously knows more than me...
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Matsuyama with a chance to post -12 and make the other guys sweat.
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Surprised they are scoring this easily. Was hoping for a tournament closer to par and some movement on the last day.
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that should do it.
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Scores aside, Koepka put the hammer down, always nice to watch that.
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I feel sorry to them that they have to play shinnecock next year. It's gonna be brutal
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Koepka just hit a 380 yard 3 wood. We live in a video game world.
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But who knows... there seemed to be a lot of blowback after the last two setups. Like Adam Scott saying a few weeks ago the USGA needs to worry about growing the game and instead of worrying so much about par. Seems like a lot of guys feel that way. But then again they're playing with equipment that allows them to do things no one has ever done before. |
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With Mike Davis running the USGA, I'm sure they'll find a way to **** up Shinnecock as well. |
It's pretty crazy what the new tech makes happen. I got my spin rate Down below 2700 with the new titleist. It's nice to see the actual numbers
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What's your launch angle? |
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Ball speed right around 174 |
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That, or get your launch up slightly. Club head speed around 115-118 I'm guessing?
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I play the x.
I've got my carry right about 300ish so I'm not too worried about distance lol |
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That's hitting on our range with the track man so I doubt the actual land carry is that but it's what the numbers show |
If his launch is 10* and his ball speed is 170+, he's carrying the ball every bit of 290 or more.
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What am I doing wrong? Do I need a new putter? :D |
Spieth just holed out from a deep bunker to win the Traveler's Championship in a playoff. That'll make SportsCenter.
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2nd youngest player to ever have 10 wins, only behind Tiger, and ahead of Jack.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JordanSpieth">@JordanSpieth</a> has won the <a href="https://twitter.com/TravelersChamp">@TravelersChamp</a> in INCREDIBLE fashion.<br><br>UNBELIEVABLE! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QuickHits?src=hash">#QuickHits</a> <a href="https://t.co/qkeeaCg3ye">pic.twitter.com/qkeeaCg3ye</a></p>— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href="https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/879102317890486272">June 25, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Speith, and Rickie Fowler are the favorites to win this week at Birkdale.
Stenson, Mcilroy and Day have been playing like ass. I don't see any of these guys winning, except maybe Speith. At any rate, it will probably suck compared to last years Stenson/Mickelson instant classic. |
Ideal scoring conditions today, but Speith is in firm control. As long as he shoots something under par.
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Branden Grace is 6 under thru 14 holes, with two par fives left. Good chance to shoot 63 or better, if he doesn't spit the bit.
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17 is a par 5, 18 a par 4. |
Basically needs to avoid a 3 putt
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Holy hell! He just needs to not tank on 18
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I can't believe no ones ever shot 62 in the long history of major championship golf. |
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Shit. That will not be easy.
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