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'Hamas' Jenkins · 02-07-2015, 10:08 PM

The original Bushwood thread is overflowing like Craig Stadler's FUPA.

Use this thread to discuss tournaments, swing thoughts, equipment, and golf deals.

I thought we could also use the OP to create a WITB for ChiefsPlanet members. I'll list a poster's name and put their sticks in a spoiler tag, so you can see what everyone is carrying.

kstater · 06-16-2018, 12:29 PM

Just gimme the max for the hole

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kstater · 06-16-2018, 12:33 PM

Here's the thing, there's numbers being put up today, so "protesting the setup" does not hold water

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**srvy** · 06-16-2018, 12:34 PM

Phil is imploding dont enter tourney if you done agree with courses setup. He is treating it like a mini golf course now. Poor sportsmanship work on the putting.

**srvy** · 06-16-2018, 12:36 PM

The course is embarrassing him time to wait on the senior tournament. I feel sorry for his playing partner to have to witness this tantrum.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-16-2018, 12:37 PM

I love Phil, and he is easily my favorite golfer ever, but this just can't happen. I'm sure that's 25 years of disappointment building up (much of it self-inflicted), but it still shouldn't happen. That said, I probably would have done it years before if I was Phil.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-16-2018, 12:43 PM

If I was going to critique one thing about the setup, it would be the width of the fairways vs the speed of the greens. The fairways are 50% wider than they were last time, but the greens aren't designed to roll at these speeds (plus, they're poa so they burn out easy). I'd prefer it if they pinched the fairways in to require greater accuracy with the driver, and slow down the greens (keeping them around 10 and firm). I also wish the US Open would stay on parkland courses, like Winged Foot, rather than the wide open setups of Erin Hills and Chambers Bay. I also think that shaving the banks brings in more luck than the pros want to admit. There really isn't a difference in the quality of a shot that ends up back at your feet and one that releases towards the hole when the difference in distance is a few inches. It's kind of like what Tiger said about his first hole: he hit a great flop shot and it ended up back at his feet. Bringing back the heavy rough helps minimize that kind of horseshit.

kstater · 06-16-2018, 01:58 PM

Jesus, hiding behind knowing the rules and did it on purpose. Not the route I’d have taken.

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tk13 · 06-16-2018, 02:12 PM

Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson is about to come all the way back to the pack.

tk13 · 06-16-2018, 02:41 PM

And there it is. Blew a 4 shot lead in the first 6 holes. Nobody under par now.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-16-2018, 03:30 PM

Take some more time, Stenson, it's not like you guys are over a hole behind everyone else.

**srvy** · 06-16-2018, 03:33 PM

Oops Fox captures rough sex chatter at open. I guess I missed this.

http://awfulannouncing.com/fox/us-op...-explicit.html

**TribalElder** · 06-16-2018, 03:47 PM

I think it would have been more controversial if Phil would have made the putt when the ball was moving instead of missing it

tk13 · 06-16-2018, 03:52 PM

I'm not sure it's scientifically possible to get the ball near the hole on 14.

**srvy** · 06-16-2018, 04:04 PM

Im a little tired of Fox stirring the course controversy. Its the US Open its supposed to be hard. The course is the same for everyone maybe the early starters had it a bit easier. The players just dont like being humbled. You have to pick your spots on a layout like this. These guys are used to going aggressive at pins not at the US Open.

tk13 · 06-16-2018, 04:09 PM

I imagine everyone will be talking about it tonight. Depends on what some of these front runners say in their press conferences.

I am genuinely surprised at the large number of comments I see on Twitter with golf fans calling today's setup a joke. I don't think it is, but I figured this was the kind of US Open people wanted to see. Maybe it isn't.

I do think 14 might be a bit much. You can't really get the ball anywhere near the hole.

02-07-2015, 10:08 PM
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	**Official Golf Thread** The original Bushwood thread is overflowing like Craig Stadler's FUPA. Use this thread to discuss tournaments, swing thoughts, equipment, and golf deals. I thought we could also use the OP to create a WITB for ChiefsPlanet members. I'll list a poster's name and put their sticks in a spoiler tag, so you can see what everyone is carrying.
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06-16-2018, 12:29 PM	#1846
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1846563	Just gimme the max for the hole Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________
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06-16-2018, 12:33 PM	#1847
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1846563	Here's the thing, there's numbers being put up today, so "protesting the setup" does not hold water Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________
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06-16-2018, 12:34 PM	#1848
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1641250	Phil is imploding dont enter tourney if you done agree with courses setup. He is treating it like a mini golf course now. Poor sportsmanship work on the putting. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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06-16-2018, 12:36 PM	#1849
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1641250	The course is embarrassing him time to wait on the senior tournament. I feel sorry for his playing partner to have to witness this tantrum. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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06-16-2018, 12:37 PM	#1850
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	I love Phil, and he is easily my favorite golfer ever, but this just can't happen. I'm sure that's 25 years of disappointment building up (much of it self-inflicted), but it still shouldn't happen. That said, I probably would have done it years before if I was Phil. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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06-16-2018, 12:43 PM	#1851
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	If I was going to critique one thing about the setup, it would be the width of the fairways vs the speed of the greens. The fairways are 50% wider than they were last time, but the greens aren't designed to roll at these speeds (plus, they're poa so they burn out easy). I'd prefer it if they pinched the fairways in to require greater accuracy with the driver, and slow down the greens (keeping them around 10 and firm). I also wish the US Open would stay on parkland courses, like Winged Foot, rather than the wide open setups of Erin Hills and Chambers Bay. I also think that shaving the banks brings in more luck than the pros want to admit. There really isn't a difference in the quality of a shot that ends up back at your feet and one that releases towards the hole when the difference in distance is a few inches. It's kind of like what Tiger said about his first hole: he hit a great flop shot and it ended up back at his feet. Bringing back the heavy rough helps minimize that kind of horseshit. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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06-16-2018, 01:58 PM	#1852
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06-16-2018, 02:12 PM	#1853
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1952500	Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson is about to come all the way back to the pack.
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06-16-2018, 02:41 PM	#1854
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1952500	And there it is. Blew a 4 shot lead in the first 6 holes. Nobody under par now.
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06-16-2018, 03:30 PM	#1855
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	Take some more time, Stenson, it's not like you guys are over a hole behind everyone else. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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06-16-2018, 03:33 PM	#1856
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1641250	Oops Fox captures rough sex chatter at open. I guess I missed this. http://awfulannouncing.com/fox/us-op...-explicit.html __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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06-16-2018, 03:47 PM	#1857
TribalElder Arrowhead Trail of Tears Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: KansasCity Casino cash: $2380441	I think it would have been more controversial if Phil would have made the putt when the ball was moving instead of missing it
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06-16-2018, 03:52 PM	#1858
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1952500	I'm not sure it's scientifically possible to get the ball near the hole on 14.
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06-16-2018, 04:04 PM	#1859
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1641250	Im a little tired of Fox stirring the course controversy. Its the US Open its supposed to be hard. The course is the same for everyone maybe the early starters had it a bit easier. The players just dont like being humbled. You have to pick your spots on a layout like this. These guys are used to going aggressive at pins not at the US Open. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
Posts: 24,375

06-16-2018, 04:09 PM	#1860
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1952500	I imagine everyone will be talking about it tonight. Depends on what some of these front runners say in their press conferences. I am genuinely surprised at the large number of comments I see on Twitter with golf fans calling today's setup a joke. I don't think it is, but I figured this was the kind of US Open people wanted to see. Maybe it isn't. I do think 14 might be a bit much. You can't really get the ball anywhere near the hole.
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