The 109th United States Open Championship

#77
#77
Seems to be a lot of birdies right now. Cabrera stuck a hybrid out of the rough from 200 yards on the green. Players seem to be throwing darts at the pins. I'm not so sure the field is gonna go back.
 
#78
#78
DowntownVol said:
What's curious to me is this: yes, the greens are soft, but the waterlogged course would seem to play even longer, which makes Mike Weir's 64 all the more amazing to me, given the fact that he's a medium-length driver at best. I guess these guys can hit 3-irons, 4-irons and hybrids into damp, receptive greens from 200+ yards and stop them.

My guess is that the field comes back to Tiger tomorrow, but he still needs to shoot 68 or better to have a realistic shot.
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that's the key, the course is longer-but the advantage that longer hitters have of hitting higher lofted clubs is dampened by the softer greens.
 
#80
#80
Tiger bogeys 18 to finish +3, 11 shots back. I still expect Barnes and Glover to come back to the field, but I'm thinking Tiger needs 66 or better for his third round to have any faint hope.
 
#81
#81
GAVol said:
Remember what tournament you're talking about. The cut usually moves backwards in the 2nd round.
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You're right. At the moment I posted it I was looking at the yahoo sports scoreboard that had a line drawn at +2. I posted that not thinking, just looking at the visual. The field actually did move back a little despite the soft conditions. They are saying now that the cut line will be +3.
 
#82
#82
Actually it's looking like +4 definitely makes it and if two or three of the guys at +4 make a bogey on the way in, the cut could move to +5.
 
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#83
#83
The bottom just dropped out of the sky.

This crowd has been rowdy today. Pretty funny actually.
 
#84
#84
Anybody know when the 4 some of Michael Jordan, Ben Roethlisberger, Justin Timberlake and the amatuer that won the golf digest poll, that's trying to break 100 on Bethpage is going to be televised.

I thought it was originally scheduled to air before final round coverage started tody, butwith all the weather delay's I'm not sure
 
#85
#85
I think they mentioned that they were gonna show it after the men's Wimbledon final on July 1st. Not positive they said the 1st but that's what I think he said.
 
#87
#87
It going to be interesting to see what happens if Tiger and Phil make birdies on the way in and end up within shouting distance tomorrow.

Barnes has got some swing issues going right now that he's getting away with. I could be wrong, but he has the look of a guy whose wheels are about to come off.
 
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#89
#89
GAVol said:
It going to be interesting to see what happens if Tiger and Phil make birdies on the way in and end up within shouting distance tomorrow.

Barnes has got some swing issues going right now that he's getting away with. I could be wrong, but he has the look of a guy whose wheels are about to come off.
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yea
I just turned it on, and it looks like he spraying his driver..

just saw the replay of him hitting it out of the tall grass

then he bogey's the next hole
 
#90
#90
Man, if Duval would just take advantage of some of the opportunities he's giving himself without turning around and giving one back he would be in great position. He's still hanging around, but could be much better off given the opportunities he's had.
 
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#91
#91
Go DD. His round sounds like mine did today. Granted, I played a much tougher track than the Black.
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#93
#93
what do you think the chances are for DD, Phil or Tiger to get to -5,
Then Barnes and Glover come back to them and there's a playoff
 
#96
#96
vol_in_il said:
did you use JT's tee boxes' :)

i heard he had his own set, that only he used
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Didn't realize that was you. Some of them played back, some up. I don't know why I continue to punish myself. That is one freaking hard golf course. Missed green is almost auto double on about half the holes.
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#97
#97
Freak hooked me up with a new name..

I heard it's a pretty challenging track

The pro at Stonebridge told me once he felt like he only hit one poor shot all day, and still shot an 80
 
#100
#100
vol_in_il said:
what do you think the chances are for DD, Phil or Tiger to get to -5,
Then Barnes and Glover come back to them and there's a playoff
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I think Phil of Duval can get to either 4 or 5 under, don't see them getting much better than that. Don't think Tiger will finish better than -3. I do however think that Barnes and Glover can and will falter in the last round.

Barnes is already in trouble on the second and he will have to start the day in the morning in a bad spot. I see him having a bad day tomorrow and falling out of it. Glover could fall a couple shots due to just pure pressure of the open. Who knows.

I think there is a good chance of seeing someone win that does not have the name Barnes or Glover. I'm going to say Phil and Glover get in a playoff finishing at -4 and Phil wins in the playoff.
 
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