Man rough crowd haha
Exciting US Open. Chambers Bay hasn’t disappointed.
Holy fucking moly. What a nightmare for DJ
Great for spieth. He’s awesome. I don’t know how he doubled 17. That was nuts.
Funny we were watching this at my house. I said I wouldn’t be surprised if DJ 3 putted on 18 because it was so crispy and quick on that line. And DJ is the worst putter on earth.
He def lost tourney because of missing a ton of putts today. Wow!
So did spieth (miss a ton of putts) and he’s regarded as the best putter out there.
The whole field did really. Guys were never comfortable on those greens.
I thought DJ rushed his 2nd putt. Not sure he spent more than 2 seconds looking at the line.
True true. Was there too much made about them or much to do about nothing? Seems the weren’t glass smooth but also a bit blown out of proportion. And,I thought that course was visually stunning. So much talk of how “ugly” it was. Crazy
yeah, they were crap.
they are fescue greens, fairways and tees. Basically like they have in the UK. That’s fine if that’s 100% fescue, but when you have other strains of grass sneaking in to the greens like poa annua, and bent grass, now you have a surface that is not all growing at the same rate. Poa grows quickly, and is very invasive. See all those spots on the greens? That’s the other strains of grasses.
At 6 am after you mow, the greens are like glass. At 4pm, the poa has grown much more than the fescue and bent, and now you have a bumpy surface.
If you didn’t think it was that bad, watch this…
http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/55841ce96bb3f7dc23c71a0c-1200-632/darren-clarke-1.jpg
I’m not in any hurry to see another major played there. I know the US Open is supposed to be the toughest examination of golf, but too many guys were winding up fucked for having hit great shots. All week. Like Jordan’s tee shot on 15 yesterday. And everyone’s tee shot on 16. And DJ’s 2nd shot on 18.
I didn’t mind the rest of the course. The bumpy greens are a waste though.
Pebble is very similar. Tiger, despite having great success at Pebble, stopped playing there each February because he found the bumpy greens were causing him to jam his putts, and then when they moved to florida for the southern swing, he would have problems adjusting. Lots of guys were in the same boat, but Pebble was too important financially for them so they just kept playing the pro-am.
It was great to see Spieth win - two majors at 21 years old is just incredible.
I feel for DJ, though - that missed 4-footer was a heartbreaker.
not tiger, not ernie, not faldo, not norman, not miller, not watson, not jack, not palmer, not player, not anyone…nobody had 2 at 21.
feels like the significance of this is being lost in the scuttlebutt to soothe Dustin Johnson (who inexplicably skipped the ceremony on 18 where the low am, the runner(s) up and the champion are honored)
My dustin johnson call early in the week almost came to fruition. Closer than the Tampa call!
^^ But you nailed it with your Masters call!
I agree that the significance of this is kind of getting lost. Spieth has set himself up for one hell of a career. It would be awesome if he and Rory develop a Jack/Arnie type rivalry over the next couple of decades.
yeah, I just said to a buddy that Spieth and Rory need to get paired together…and need to get in a big fight over something…in order to see a proper hate fuelled rivalry develop.
Problem is both guys are so nice. For them to be world #1 type players, they have to have a bit of nasty in them though, so there’s potential. You have to be slightly crazy to be that driven and that good.
Exciting US Open. Chambers Bay hasn’t disappointed.
Holy fucking moly. What a nightmare for DJ
Great for spieth. He’s awesome. I don’t know how he doubled 17. That was nuts.
Funny we were watching this at my house. I said I wouldn’t be surprised if DJ 3 putted on 18 because it was so crispy and quick on that line. And DJ is the worst putter on earth.
He def lost tourney because of missing a ton of putts today. Wow!
So did spieth (miss a ton of putts) and he’s regarded as the best putter out there.
The whole field did really. Guys were never comfortable on those greens.
I thought DJ rushed his 2nd putt. Not sure he spent more than 2 seconds looking at the line.
True true. Was there too much made about them or much to do about nothing? Seems the weren’t glass smooth but also a bit blown out of proportion. And,I thought that course was visually stunning. So much talk of how “ugly” it was. Crazy