Davis admitted the course got away from them again. They never seem to learn from their mistakes. Let's hope the final round is not another display of goofy golf.
2018 U.S. Open Discussion Thread
Sneakylong Let's hope the final round is not another display of goofy golf
They only single cut the greens this morning, rolled them once, and soaked them over night. First groups are pin seeking with good results but let's see what happens when the wind starts blowing and dries them out later today.
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Big Phil Mickelson fan but I think his attitude and discussion of the matter did not sit well with me. Perhaps with more time and introspection he will realize how bad it looked and sounded. Seemed totally out of character for him. I did tire of Buck’s constant talking about it when other guys were playing and deserved more attention. I love Phil and all his thrills but enough with the drama.
The course is too ugly and penal. A challenge is fine but a setup like this wreaks havoc and hardly could be called something fun to play or watch.
A comment on the coverage....it's been great this morning, they are showing several groups, lots of shots, this is the way it should be, but once the leaders go out, it switches to showing that group and a few other guys. I realize that after more guys finish, they have less groups to show, but c'mon show the other guys, I want to see what's happening ahead, the pin placements, etc. It's a great set up for what the leaders will face!
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Next year, the USGA is going to randomly place NFL free safetys and linebackers on the course. They will be tasked to randomly chop-block the golfers in mid-backswing. This will eliminate the criticism of the course conditions.
PA-PLAYA Uncharacteristically, he tried to make himself bigger than the game today to make a statement.
Maybe so but the USGA, fully in character, once again made themselves bigger than the game.
What you saw was Phil's push back, as a senior member of the tour, and an outspoken one.
Even the tough acting Zach Johnson was nice in his post round interview.
Brad Faxon said this morning that he thought Phil's putting the moving ball was similar to his Ryder Cup criticism of Tom Watson. Basically a swipe at the USGA for carnival golf at #13. Ken Brown just showed what would've happened at #13 had Phil let the putt roll down behind the bunker.
I'm not a USGA fan, so what Phil did was no big deal for me.
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What do you know. Stop the presses. We agree on something.
Sneakylong Ken Brown just showed what would've happened at #13 had Phil let the putt roll down behind the bunker.
Phil hit that putt too hard. His fault, not the USGA.
Stenson, Rose and Koepka all played in the afternoon yesterday and each shot a few over par. The course was tough, but NOT "gone, lost" or unplayable. Man up
Scores are low today, I expect winner will be at level par or better.
Apparently it's a bit brisk out there for Kiradech!
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I think someone will set a tournament low round record if the wind doesn’t go nuts. Reed knocked it close and stopped it on one and two. (edit - and three).
Fleetwood, an inch or two away...
What a great round.
And Reed has a real chance at going super low,-5 thru 8!
Until I just posted this.....he's screwed!
I'm not really watching much. What's the difference in the 1st 3 days and today? Cry baby bullshit paid off?
LBlack14 - the members of Shinnecock Hills passed the hat around the card room last night and ponied up for some water to be poured on the greens.
Never seen a course play at such extremes of tough to easy one round to the next. Fleetwood's scores say it all: 75, 66, 78, 63.
Have they said what the greens have stimped at?