2023 Women's US Open

azgreg · 2023-07-04T22:49:17+00:00

Blows me away (a bit) that the women's US Open has never been held at Pebble before.

Bravopilot

Par4QC Now you tell me, thought it was I am as pretty as I can be.😆

Par4QC

Bravopilot Yeah, most of them got a bit too wrapped up with IG and all that media shit. And boys. And babies. "Side hustles". 😉

Bravopilot

Par4QC No today, might be sparing you, the mid-western crowd, they have slowed down showing them since they are not doing well.

Par4QC

Bravopilot They did just show them, all 3. Chun is doing great. Annika looks great.
That is all.

ode

Par4QC yeah,let's just say I learned something too🙃. I would have played a wrong ball in the scenario where the ball was found but unplayable and been DQ,d🤔 or 🤔🤔

azgreg

fatshot

azgreg Good for her !!!! Nice way to finish !!!

Sneakylong

This is the first time Shotlink has been used at a LPGA tournament.

Leader Bailey Tardy hit the longest drive yesterday (323) on the 9th hole.

"American bomber Bailey Tardy unlikely leader at US Women's Open."

"Tardy holed a 20-foot birdie putt on her fourth extra hole to secure a spot at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, for her fourth U.S. Women's Open start. Now, the 26-year-old, ranked No. 455 in the world, finds herself the unlikely leader at the midway point of this historic championship."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2023/07/08/us-womens-open-bailey-tardy-leads-entering-weekend-pebble-beach/51609181/

pellmell

Sneakylong Leader Bailey Tardy hit the longest drive yesterday (323) on the 9th hole.

To put things in perspective, Lydya Ko hit it 282 yards on the same hole and she's ranked 107th in driving distance on LPGA.

backinit

Chamblee is complaining that the par 5s are too long and isn't exciting enough. Does he know this is a US Open?

ode

backinit he's not wrong....there needs to be more risk reward IMO...i.e. if very few can reach there is no risk to take. I'm all for 3 shotters but 1 maybe 2 per 18. Short knockers aside, if very few can reach them it's a bit mundane. Hopefully they .ix it up some over the weekend!

backinit

ode I think more would reach if they could keep it in the fairway. I'm all good with a US Open with score close to par. That tournament is USGA, not the LPGA. Still seeing some great golf.

Par4QC

backinit Still seeing some great golf.

We must be watching different tournaments because I'm not seeing this. I'm watching typical weekend golf from Any Course USA.

The gals got no clue as to how to play this type course. Some appear to be playing 'scared', as I suppose they should be.

Maybe I'm expecting too much from them and they play courses that are much too easy most of the time. Just not exciting to watch, imo.
The weather is not making it easy at all. So there is that.

backinit

Par4QC Yes they are struggling. I doubt the winner will make -10, the 2 groups I watched were not eating it up, but I did see Lydia Ko take a very rough hole and still battle to make the weekend...Lexi played terrible....korda made it, but really had a tough time finding the fairway until midway through the 1st round. No one is going to score well hitting it 225 yards into that rough. Should it be lightened up for them?

Bravopilot

Par4QC Right, avg LPGA course plays 6400, the same as this US Women's OPEN. Some of the rollouts show they are not playing smart, but I'm sure there is some stress.

pellmell

Par4QC The weather is not making it easy at all. So there is that.

That's what's making it tough. The temperature is only expected to reach 63 degrees and wind is 27mph.

DonM

Par4QC And they don’t putt with the skill we see on the men’s tour. They would be great putters at any country club but they compare to the Korn Ferry guys, who are frustrating to watch for the same reason.

Par4QC

backinit Should it be lightened up for them?

Just a wrong venue for their abilities. Not shorting them, just looking at reality. They simply do not have the strength to play from that type of rough or length. jmo

The men had 54 players at Par or under, with -18 winning. Perspective.

Hopefully this course was just a 'whim' for them, 1 season only. Hope like hell never to see Bethpage Black in their rotation.

backinit

Par4QC It's funny you mentioned Beth Page. That's one that ran through my mind as one they probably would never play. I agree 100 percent.

Sneakylong

Par4QC

Saw where it’s a little over 6500 yards. That wouldn’t seem that long for them. So set up must be eating their lunch. I think it’s good that they play these iconic courses. Hopefully they’ll play more of them.

Also, got an American in Allisen Corpuz in the final group. With 3 more in the top 10. None of the marquee names though.

Par4QC

Bravopilot Purse is a ton of money for them; 2M to winner, iirc.
I think we'll see some different play from a lot of them this weekend, with those figures in mind. Can't be playing scared when the money is that high, gotta go for it after making the cut. Come Hell or the Pacific! 😁
Could see a 'worst to 1st' develop.

backinit

Lopez starting to light them up.

Par4QC

pellmell Seems the gals have had 'not so nice' weather the entire season. A lot of long pants/jackets this year.

mulegolf

pellmell The temperature is only expected to reach 63 degrees and wind is 27mph.

Kind of a normal day (until at least mid June here in SW MN). That's about what the temp was here
for the last few days and it's July. Normally it's in the 80's and sometimes 90's by this time.

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