Been so damn entertaining so far!

Augusta state :)

ROFL Bubba Watson puts his eagle putt on #2 into the bunker.

The final group off to a rough start

Shake off the nerves and settle down. never remember the leader do well off the first hole.

No and it’s a hard hole

I’d like to see rahm or rickie or Spieth throw up a 64 and get in the clubhouse

Rory, great shot on 2

Rory not putting very well

**** yeah, Spieth sitting 3 back now.

Reed needs a birdie or two somewhere.

Nice ace on 16 by Hoffman

Colleges: University of Georgia, Augusta State University

Rory just a bit off today

Was watching this at the gym, wow, Jordan might pull this off..

Spieth looks great, Reed made a needed bird and Fowler very much in play. Gonna be a good finish

Ouch.... Needed just a little more club!

anyones tourney right now.

how does spieth not get closer on 16?

then drops in 2

tie

WOW!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jordan with the mega-putt!

Spieth damn.

Hell of a putt!

Spieth -9 for the day?

Spieth needs a birdie and to hope. Jon Rahm just took himself out of play.

Rahm needs to ace 16

I'm pulling for Reid. He's not popular like Ricky and Jordan. He's our poulter. Tough as nails.

Reed doesn't look like he's quite got it today.

ugh

Barring a collapse-reed needs pars to close out.

But his play over the first few days may carry him if he just plays par golf the rest of the way. Really only a total collapse by him or a remarkable finish by Fowler stand in the way

Reed back on track...

Reed had a nice drive on 18, center of the green should win it for him.

Perhaps Reed can bread now..

Lucky his putt hit the hole in 17 or it was 15 feet past

He might even bun.

Golf Reed appears to be better than our Reid!

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Good job dude..

This. He won it on 17 making par. His ball is 1/4 inch to the right, and it misses the cup and he's staring at a 15 footer for par right after hearing the roar of the crowd from Rickie's 18th approach. Was really hoping Rickie would get his break-thru today, but not to be.

Rickie Fowler seems really cool. He'll get one, one of these days

Speith was on fire today.

Congrats to Reed. Rory was never the same after missing that short eagle putt on 2. Just steadily wilted all afternoon.

Anyone going to be in Branson for the Legends of Golf?

I'll be down there Thursday-Saturday.

Sup Golf aficionados. I am in need of some new golf clubs. When I say new, I really mean used because it's not worth it to me since I don't play much.

I currently have clubs from back in HS from circa 2002ish. I used to be quite the stick. I've shot 67 before. I went to state in HS. I played for a shitty D2 school in college. Used to be able to shoot 70's in my sleep. I haven't played in 4 years, and the years before that I played like 2-3 times a year ever since I graduated college. Apparently I really suck when I don't play very often, so forged or blade irons are not an option. I need in between duffer & reasonable good player irons. I probably would be happy to shoot mid 80s to upper 80s right now. I hit a natural draw, and a hook when playing bad so I really really hate when they offset clubs.

What is a good used iron set (can be even 10 years old) for about $100?
What is a good driver & 3-wood for about $75
What about putters?

I currently have King Cobra Irons from like 2002.
Ping Driver 8.5 straight faced driver from about 2001 (absolutely love it by the way).
Cleveland GAP Wedge & Sand Wedge.

Only need new clubs because I lost the 8iron and 4iron and now the Ping Driver has something lose inside the head.

Looking at stuff like this so far:
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sp...589927114.html

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sp...586526475.html

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sp...567533976.html

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sp...557069987.html

Irons will probably be Callaway's of some kind with metal stiff shafts
Driver and 3 wood will probably be Taylor Made
Putter-hard to tell due to the crazy variety. Ping or Scotty McCaren are gonna be a little pricey but you don't want a bent putter from the local mini-golf

Hard to see you getting a set to satisfy your game for the price you are asking. You have a good game so some scrub set like Wilson won't satisfy you or work.

Try a local golf shop who took a set in on trade in

Rory McIlroy has kicked off his "All Spectators Must Die" tour.....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/gol...cid=spartanntp

My irons are 28 years old. You don't need to have brand new irons for them to perform well.

Driver: https://www.globalgolf.com/golf-club...5-driver/used/

Forgiving, and one of the longest drivers Ping ever made.

Fairway woods:

3-wood: https://www.globalgolf.com/golf-club...way-wood/used/

Phil Mickelson used this for years. They are stupid long and easy to hit.

5-wood: A Ping G-10 is a good club. And available at globalgolf as well.

Hybrid: https://www.globalgolf.com/golf-club...7-hybrid/used/ . Long and easy to hit.

Irons: https://www.globalgolf.com/golf-club...iron-set/used/. The best irons ever made.

Putters are a personal preference and no one is better than another.

I ****ing love, love, love hybrid irons. Could never hit ANY iron worth a shit. I play with a set of Adams Golf V4 hybrids. Probably not the best set of hybrids you could have, but they work well enough for me.

Been watching the NCAA championship. Love this stuff. Some of these kids are gonna be great pros.

Mancheno is from Jax. He was #1 at his high school while my son was at his. He's a natural player. Missed out on being the individual champ in a playoff as a freshman.

Just go to www.gigagolf.com. Got my last 2 sets from them.

You can get clones for a lot less than they charge.

I’ve been watching a bit. I actually played that golf course last year. It’s pretty difficult

This is setting up to be another massacre. After the abominations that were Chambers Bay and Erin Hills, I love it.

This.

As I am aging, the hybrids are more forgiving, especially in the rough (which I am in frequently). I hit them longer as well. Get a stiff shaft graphite. Heck I am now using a 2 iron with amazing consistency. I rarely use my 3 wood anymore.

I have a set of Warrior clubs. Their customer service is just OK, but I like their bang for the buck.

I don't get what the deal is on Hybrids. I have a Taylor Made RBZ Hybrid and I can't hit it for shit. I stroke regular Taylor Made 3-wood and a 4-iron, though.

Tiger with a 7 on the Par 4 1st hole. Yikes......

I'd be upset with Tiger's start there if everyone wasn't playing this course like shit today.

Massacre

He’s 4 over thru 2 and the brutal part yet to come

I’ll be surprised if he breaks 80

Pretty impressed that Poulter and Piercy carded 69's today.

Spieth started the same

Speith is +8. Yuck. Was hoping he could add another one.

It depends on clubhead speed and angle of attack, but there's a reason why you almost never see 2-irons on tour anymore.

This course is just bruuuutal. The greens have an incredibly minimal amount of landing space, and if you don't hit it dead on, you're rolling right the **** off.

I'm a low handicap golfer and I'd probably shoot 120 on this thing.

Why is Joe ****ing Buck ruining my golf watching experience? WTF??? Why is is here?

Was just thinking this.

I hate Joe Buck. Waiting for him to bring up his girlfriend Madbum. There are only 52,000 people more qualified than him to announce golf.

The driving irons are pretty sweet right now. The Taylor made dude was doing a fitting at the club the other day and i hit their new one.

It’s legit

That's Shinnecock Hills set up for a US Open for you. Last US Open there, the winning score was only -4, Even Par was the winning score in 1995, and -1 was the winning score in 1986.

I wish it wasn't so hard to find an Anser 17* hybrid. Only hook-resistant hybrid I've ever had.

Fox's golf coverage is terrible. Faxon is a blithering idiot, Strange and Azinger are boring as Hell, and Holly Sonders is a homeless man's Madison Ivy without showing off the goods.

I like Johnny Miller. He used to be such an asshole in the booth. Is he still that way? I get a kick out of criticism.

Sucks the U.S. Open left ESPN/NBC....easily the best fit for this tourney.

Fox's golf coverage is ****ing abysmal.

The best part about FOX is they've definitely pushed the other networks technology wise. A lot of the other stations have added the things FOX has introduced, like the ball tracer. I bet you'll them start doing this putting sidebar eventually too.

Justin Thomas just drove it 422 on 18.

Yes. Johnny will always be Johnny. The only good thing about Fox getting the US Open is that NBC got the British. Still, for many people, this is the song they identify with the US Open:

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True, but the tracer was around before FOX; they just used it more liberally. FOX has always employed a lot of technology in their sports broadcasts, and while some is successful, others, like the glowing puck, is a gimmick, and some of it (like over-mic'ing everything from holes in golf to the plate in baseball and their juiced radar guns) is obnoxious.

For me, where FOX stands out with the tracer technology is they actually mark the target. Wish the other networks would do it.

I have to give props to Dustin Johnson. Even though I think he is a complete scumbag and one of the dumbest mother****ers that ever lived, he is in complete control of his game right now. Pretty impressive display.

Me too. This is what the US open should ALWAYS be.

Because Joe Buck has to ruin every sport.