The 108th U.S. Open Championship

#51
#51
wish i could watch this weekend. since i can't, keep this thread updated for me and i'll check in throughout the weekend.
 
#52
#52
GAVol said:
I know I should like Phil, but he just annoys me.
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I cannot stand the fraud, but I know that a large herd of fans buys his schtick and love him.

What I want for the game is for the best players to take a step up in the big events and at least move toward Tiger in terms of all time greatness. I'm talking about guys like Els, Mickelson, Garcia, Retief.
 
#53
#53
Today is the day!!!:dance2:

ESPN.com writer Jason Sobel has some good morning reading, a fact or fiction column about the Open...

Sobel:Myths and truth

A sample....
"If a player doesn't go low on Thursday, he can kiss his chances bye-bye."
TRUTH. Of course, "low" is a pejorative term at the U.S. Open, but sticking around on the leaderboard should be a prime objective.
Since 2000, no eventual winner has been further back in the pack through the initial 18 holes than Goosen, who was T-20 in 2004. Four of the eight champions were in first or second at the first checkpoint.. This theory is even more advance through 36 holes, as no champ this decade has been lower than Michael Campbell, who was T-6 on Friday night at Pinehurst in 2005.
As for the Tiger factor, well, it's pretty simple: If he's leading on Thursday evening, start engraving the trophy. Each of his two U.S. Open victories have been in wire-to-wire fashion.
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By the way, the flyover and walkthrough movies on the usga website are very informative...

USGA hole by hole



11am espn coverage begins, and I can watch golf clear through to 10pm. Heaven on earth my friends. Sheer nirvana...
 
#54
#54
Predictions.

Most fun hole to watch: 13 from the back tee box

winning score:278 (-6)

Leader after 2rds: Tiger

Sloppy seconds:Anthony Kim

Winner winner chicken dinner: Eldrick
 
#56
#56
Watching Golf Channel last night, I heard Mike Davis,USGA Competition committee chair, say that they had a tee box on one of the par4s(can't remember the hole) that would let them play a 277yd par4..... Now that is tricked up golf.
 
#57
#57
orange+white=heaven said:
Watching Golf Channel last night, I heard Mike Davis,USGA Competition committee chair, say that they had a tee box on one of the par4s(can't remember the hole) that would let them play a 277yd par4..... Now that is tricked up golf.
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but I liked his comments that it introduces such a wide range of scores, for eagle to double, as the reasoning. He didn't know if it would be used, but that it wouldn't Thur or Fri, for certain. I like the idea because there is big risk in going for it.
 
#72
#72
The espn coverage has been absolutely horrible for the 11am part. There is more focus on the announcements and I have seen a total of 2 shots outside of the tiger/phil/scott group, and we don't even get all of their shots. They can't even get the scores right to keep the audience in the know.
 
#73
#73
Double, then three birdies to end the front nine... Tiger's zeroing in.

Phil..+3...:eek:hmy:... In danger of checking out. Already. Oops...+2 but headed for +3 at 12.

Tiger's pissin up 12 as well...
 
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