.....new US Open!

It looks brutal, but I think the reality is that some of these fellas have forgotten how to play golf. Or, at least, play their way around a golf course.

Rain will only soften a course, not make them all easy.

I can't believe Day's caddy did not pull a 'Romeo' on him on 18!! Should have broken every freakin club except wedge and putter.
Worst caddy job I've witnessed, to date. And maybe stupidest play by any Pro. Ever. Except maybe at Carnoustie '99.

The Day debacle was tough to watch.....Kisner was a bit fortunate with his final hole/s when he bounced it off the rocks or was it the bridge? and out of the hazard. The course looks really tough, should make for an interesting Sunday....likely to have a 1st time major winner!

Survival of the fittest? I'm not quite sure what I just watched. Lip out, lip out, lip out... Wow! That course was a worthy test of the world's best!

It was a very exciting finish... those last three holes really set the stage.

Justin Thomas was bound to win a major sooner or later, actually picked him earlier in the year in one of the contests, he was playing great golf. He just had a great week on the greens overall. Putting usually ends up being the difference, and it doesn't hurt that pound-for-pound he hits the ball as far as anyone else. That par3 17th played 221 yards, and he hits 7-iron to 10 feet, makes the putt? That's just insanely good.

I must also add... I think above and beyond the major championship aspects - the US Ryder Cup teams look very promising going forward. Jordan Spieth, Bud Cauley and Rickie Fowler were there at the end to congratulate Thomas for his win, which is fairly representative of this younger generation of players and is refreshing to see. They obviously want to win individually, but they also appreciate their peers' success. It helps form a tight-knit group (something that we've often lamented that has been absent) in Ryder Cups of the past.

You can never discount the Euros and the tenacity with which they play in these team events, but these developing relationships with our younger players bodes well for future Ryder Cup success imo.

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And then there's this little gem about Rory taking off the remainder of the season, perhaps not seeing him again until next spring... which is a serious, unsettling first-world problem for the "thank-you-Nike-for-offering-me-generational-wealth" star on tour, who oh-by-the-way, despite citing a rib injury as his ongoing excuse for his abysmal short-game and putting over the past two seasons, is still somehow managing these recorded and confirmed ginormous 360-yard tee shots with driver.

Through gritted teeth and enormous suffering, I'm sure. It's gotta be tough on the lad... having to practice and prepare for tournament golf every four weeks or so!

His swing is deteriorating, David Duval (no matter how much I enjoy your Golf Channel commentary) because he's become obsessed with distance and has neglected his short game and putting, and (quite frankly) acts like he doesn't give a rat's ass about playing, even when he is out there.

He's example #1 of what $300 million in the bank does in the motivational department.