US Open week. Golfers ripping the course.

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[uncfan103]

A good putter is going to keep at it and eventually get an edge. Pace has a lot to do with being a good putter and on a fast green with a lot of contour a bad putter is going to have problems.

There's a lot of things going on. Pin and tee placement, golfers not being familiar with the course, poor greens (nobody can deny that). But some low scores were put up this morning because guys were able to be aggressive with nothing to lose.

All this being said, guys are hitting tough shots and it's a tight tournament. These babies can cry all they want about how they want about how they want their courses pristine for them. If that's how this is supposed to be then just limit the tour to super-exclusive private clubs lined with million dollar mansions and take the public course out of the equation. More often than not when they put a public course in the mix there's nothing but complaining. Shit, at the private clubs at least half the members don't even golf to begin with. Look at Augusta's member list. How many times you think any of their members golf a year? 5 times maybe?

It's hard to have good pace on inconsistent greens. And, it's harder to roll them in from distance when you're putting from 20 feet instead of 8. These greens are harder to keep on line because of the poa. They're bumping and therefore falling off line quite a bit, which makes it more difficult. The great putters are making fewer putts but someone like Dustin Johnson, who already isn't a great putter isn't going to be losing as many strokes on the greens compared to normal. Good scores are out there, but it's not coming from people making putts from distance, it has a lot more to do with hitting closer shots and missing fewer putts because of it.

There is no reason to limit the Open to exclusive private clubs. Bethpage is public. Pinehurst is open to the public and is always getting play. Torrey Pines is a municipality. Pebble is public. Chambers Bay can have pristine conditions. The only issue has been the greens and that's not a permanent problem. But, this year, it's favoring good ball strikers and taking advantage away from the good putters, instead of vice versa.

 

[gohusk]

It's hard to have good pace on inconsistent greens. And, it's harder to roll them in from distance when you're putting from 20 feet instead of 8. These greens are harder to keep on line because of the poa. They're bumping and therefore falling off line quite a bit, which makes it more difficult. The great putters are making fewer putts but someone like Dustin Johnson, who already isn't a great putter isn't going to be losing as many strokes on the greens compared to normal. Good scores are out there, but it's not coming from people making putts from distance, it has a lot more to do with hitting closer shots and missing fewer putts because of it.

There is no reason to limit the Open to exclusive private clubs. Bethpage is public. Pinehurst is open to the public and is always getting play. Torrey Pines is a municipality. Pebble is public. Chambers Bay can have pristine conditions. The only issue has been the greens and that's not a permanent problem. But, this year, it's favoring good ball strikers and taking advantage away from the good putters, instead of vice versa.

I'm sure the pin placements have a lot to do with it. Players were afraid to try to power through it a little bit because if they did go long they could be screwed if the ball took off. The thing is, some of the players that did have to put the pedal down were making up ground because they weren't too worried about losing strokes. A bunch of what we're seeing is guys being way too tentative with their putts. Rory strapped on a pair and he was real close, and you can't blame the putts he missed on the grass. He was just a fraction off. Guys are way too worried about missing right now.

 

[gohusk]

LOL. He almost hit the train tracks!

 

[gohusk]

I hit the same train line on a different course. I cooked a 7 iron from like 165 or so and put it right into the fucking thing. They deserved it though. The greens keeper was telling me that the engineers like to fuck with the golfers and lay on the horn when they pass the hole I was on.

 

[gohusk]

Things really looking good for Spieth right now.

 

[gohusk]

This guy's a freak. Does he take over #1 with the win?

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Things really looking good for Spieth right now.

He's smelling blood

 

[uncfan103]

The players in the field that are also in the top 20 in putting from 5-10 feet and how they did this year.

Brendan Todd - 4 (MC)
Jamie Donaldson - 11 (MC)
Brooks Koepka - 9 (+3)
Brian Harman - 10 (MC)
Robert Streb - 12 (+7)
Jimmy Walker 13 (+12)
Ryan Palmer - 17 (+10)
Brandt Snedeker - 19 (E)
Hunter Mahan - 20 (MC)

The ten on the leaderboard and their ranking in putts from 5-10 feet.
Dustin Johnson - 121
Jordan Spieth - T89
Adam Scott - 156
Rory McIlroy - 167
Louis Oosthuizen - 79
Charl Schwartzel - t127
Shane Lowry - 195
Cameron Smith - 38

These are the putts that are the biggest issue in this tournament. Thought it would be interesting to look at.

 

[gohusk]

The players in the field that are also in the top 20 in putting from 5-10 feet and how they did this year.

Brendan Todd - 4 (MC)
Jamie Donaldson - 11 (MC)
Brooks Koepka - 9 (+3)
Brian Harman - 10 (MC)
Robert Streb - 12 (+7)
Jimmy Walker 13 (+12)
Ryan Palmer - 17 (+10)
Brandt Snedeker - 19 (E)
Hunter Mahan - 20 (MC)

The ten on the leaderboard and their ranking in putts from 5-10 feet.
Dustin Johnson - 121
Jordan Spieth - T89
Adam Scott - 156
Rory McIlroy - 167
Louis Oosthuizen - 79
Charl Schwartzel - t127
Shane Lowry - 195
Cameron Smith - 38

These are the putts that are the biggest issue in this tournament. Thought it would be interesting to look at.

This is links golf though. What do the #'s look like on a links course? Oos made some great putts down the strtch and luck had absolutely nothing to do with it. If I look at the bottom of the list I see a lot of names that know how to close out tournaments.

 

[gohusk]

These guys are awful. It's like Big Brother or something talking to someone that just got voted out. "You just lost the U.S. open, what are your thoughts on this?"

 

[gohusk]

Unbelievable shot. This is playing more like British Opens than British Opens do in this day and age.

 

[Texas Jefe]

lol fellas.

On another note, dang Dustin Johnson. Feel kind of bad for the dude. But then he gets to go home with Paulina, or whatever momma's name is, so it's not that bad I guess.

 

[Texas Jefe]

Ol Weiskoff not going to say anything good about a Texan, so he's just keeping his mouth shut.

 

[gohusk]

Dustin didn't show up for the presentation and not talking to the media. Dude must be devastated.

 

[bksballer89]

Dustin didn't show up for the presentation and not talking to the media. Dude must be devastated.

Class act

 

[Wazmankg]

no. and there's nothing you can do to prove it, so unless you do, anything you say is moot.

Lol, ok whatever you say Hawks fan. I get it. You're sticking up for your state's showcase. But you're kidding yourself and don't hold your breath waiting for Chambers Bay to get another major.

 

[cezero]

the biggest crybaby of them all just chimed in. ian poulter is a fucking loser.

all of the crybabies with loser mentalities eliminated themselves on fri and sat, so i'm pretty happy.

fantastic us open for golf fans.

 

[RegentDenali]

the biggest crybaby of them all just chimed in. ian poulter is a fucking loser.

all of the crybabies with loser mentalities eliminated themselves on fri and sat, so i'm pretty happy.

fantastic us open for golf fans.

Phil Mickelson was all class this weekend. Didn't cry about the course and gave nice interviews. Golf is full of pampered narcissists these days so all the crying was expected.

 

[douggie]

Billy Horschel