2019 US Open discussion thread
My wife says that his head spins...lol
Here comes the afternoon guys.
I wonder how many times McIlroy and Rahm's caddies will pick up the wrong bag?
McIlroy hits one 354 yards! Holy cannoli!
I've been watching with the sound off, so I'd say the Fox coverage isn't annoying me. The USGA seems to have backed off on the extreme setup. No whining about green speeds. I like the rough tall and the fairways narrow setup. Seems fair but challenging.
Agree about the setup. The greens are so small and sloped that they can easily become yet another black eye for the USGA if they try to flex their muscles just the least bit. The course has been fairly receptive so far and although the wind will pick up a little this weekend - I'm guessing they'll err on the side of caution as it relates to firmness and speed.
It's worth noting that Mike Davis isn't involved with the course setup this year... that doesn't mean there's not plenty of time left to screw it up royally, but I would guess that the only real obstacle they're hoping to avoid at this point revolves around the rules.
Speaking of obstacles... apparently a runaway cart did some damage on a few people in attendance.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26976901/runaway-golf-cart-injures-us-open-spectators
Rickie threw in his stinker round (77) on Friday, pretty much taking him out of any chance to win.
He figured it best to lay his egg Friday versus Sunday with millions of people watching.
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Woodland is sooooooo solid. I think Koepka is making a subtle move. If he's hanging around by tomorrow, look out!
Woodland has only two bogeys over 54 holes. That's crazy good. Rose is comfortable with his game and it shows.
And who's to say that it's a 3-man race... we've seen crazier things happen on Sunday in a US Open. I think it'll be highly unlikely that Woodland holds onto the lead from start to finish tomorrow.
But every guy with a realistic chance of winning Sunday knows precisely how good Koepka is in this situation. He's the guy everybody is thinking they have to beat when they put a peg in the ground on that first tee. And they're probably correct.
I wouldn't put it past him to go lights out tomorrow.
It'd be great to see Woodland close the deal today,way overdue to win his first major!
darpar way overdue to win his first major
??? when he has only won 3 PGA tournaments, he is 'overdue'?? I suppose that could be said about several players. How about Kuchar, for example?
Woodland is merely overdue for any win. Today will show how big his balls really are. He has played well, and been a bit lucky this week, and seems to be unfazed by it being a "major". A lot of those white pants wearers will have stains in the rear today; I doubt Gary will be one of them.
darpar It'd be great to see Woodland close the deal today,way overdue to win his first major!
I like both Rose and Woodland. Both nice guys. I'm sure a lot of people are rooting for Woodland after showing the clip on how he treated the girl with Down Syndrome at the Waste Management Tournament. Played golf with a Brit who had a beer with Rose and told me how nice of a guy Rose is.
If Gary Woodland doesn't finish the deal today, it isn't because of the fire that has been in his belly since he began playing competitive sports. This short article on his sports background is interesting and Lynn Riney, his high school golf coach, and I have teed it up together on a few occasions on our respective clubs back in the day.