Koepka is in position to fire at 18 green for potential eagle. Wow.
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ANOTHER great shot by Woodland on 17....Phil would be proud!
Easy adding back 9 for Woodland....WAY TO GO!!!!!
The USGA somehow managed to NOT screw this US Open up,greens,course setup etc.
all went pretty smooth.
They should've promoted Mike Davis a long time ago,he had no business stetting up courses
for their one tournament a year that usually turned into a fiasco.
And props to Fox sports,I thought they did a stellar job of covering this event,especially going
commercial free for the last hour or so.
Great track,great tourny and a well deserving winner in Gary Woodland!
Congrats to Gary Woodland.... deserving major champion winner, played some inspired golf this week. But most importantly, he seems to be an all-around good guy. I thought the interaction between him and Scottsdale Amy afterward was a great addition to what ended up being a memorable weekend for the both of them.
And I'd be remiss to not point out just how cool this sport is from a classy sportsmanship perspective; between the fist-bump from Justin on the 17th green after Gary's phenomenal chip shot that he nearly holed, and then the number of fellow tour players who hung around to congratulate him afterward - as Johnny would say, Good stuff.
Hard to get my head around the idea being that there's only one major left on the schedule this season. On to Royal Portrush now.
And... it's been a long time it seems since I last saw a major championship won by a player sporting a Wilson golf cap!
Also, congrats to Viktor Hovland for winning low-am and the new owner of the Open's new 72-hole amateur scoring record previously held by Nicklaus back in 1960. He finished the week -4.
He joins Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar as the only three players to have won low-am honors in both the Masters and the US Open since 1990.
His professional career starts next week, as he turned pro immediately following the final round today. He expects to compete in the upcoming next four events on the tour schedule, according to the tour's press release.
Nice to see the final group with no Nike hats.
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It was nice to get to watch PB without having to endure the pain of the amateurs we are force fed in the PB Pro Am. I stopped watching the pro am years ago because of it.
I was disappointed that scoring was so low, so atypical of a US Open where the goal is to have the winner shoot around par. However PB is a short course for these guys and no wind made it play relatively benign.
Some great coverage angles from the blimp made PB look great. I was trying to decide where to go for my 60th in a couple years and now seriously considering I might just head to this area.
Congrats to Gary Woodland !
mikeintopeka (The exception is Tiger +3 after 5).
I thought it interesting the the TV covered never showed Tiger after about the 4th hole until he was on 18.
Weirfan Some great coverage angles from the blimp made PB look great.
I also liked the occasional look from the drone they used. First time ever to see the oceanside holes from above the bay looking back at the coastline.
On Saturday, when the drone footage was rolling, in the corner of the screen you could see a mast from one of the yachts come into view. Surreal.
Great win by Woodland. All those final guys made some unbelievable recovery shots from trouble. I actually like seeing the course a little more playable than the usual U.S. open setup. Now if only they would stop all these dillholes from yelling, I might watch more PGA than just the majors.
Honma sucks.
No ranting nor raving against the USGA. What happened?
accufitgolf
They got it right this time.
azgreg With a whole lot of help from Mother Nature, I'd say. Had there not been cool days and cloudy skies, and some moisture in the air, all hell would have broke loose out there.
I was shocked as to how easily everyone got out of the rough, without penalty. I actually disliked watching the tournament; no excitement, until the last few holes on Sunday.