June 16, 200619 yr Winged Foot sure is a b**** of a course. Obviously the pagentry and beauty of Augusta makes the Masters special. But for my money, I'd rather watch a bunch of pros hack-up a golf course just like me. Thats why I love the US Open. For pure spectacle, the US Open (and to a lesser extent the British Open when its windy), is one of the truly great sporting events. You get to see highly skilled professionals basically reduced to amateurs by absurd playing conditions. Tiger missed the cut, so did Retief Goosen, and it looks like 2 over par will have a shot to win the tournament. I love it... Winged Foot, Pinehurst Number 2, Beth Page Black... these are the truly specatular courses that turn pros with a finely tuned game into a complete mess right before your eyes. Most players break down mentally... make terrible decisions and get caught playing way outside their game. The only guy left standing is usually the only one who kept his cool and made the two or three unbelieveable shots everyone else tried but failed miserably at. Edited June 16, 200619 yr by AbeFroman
June 16, 200619 yr Yes, my f***ing man David Duval down to +3. He's at four under. That's ungodly here.
June 16, 200619 yr Ahh darnit, Duval with a double bogey. His exemption runs out after this, but I thought I read a Top 16 finish will allow him to return? He's tied for 15th right now...
June 16, 200619 yr Duval will have to overcome some serious mental meltdowns if he plans to contend on Sunday. I think Furyk and Mickelson make the final pairing on Sunday, with Furyk winning. Monty will get tired down the stretch.
June 17, 200619 yr QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 05:37 PM) Duval will have to overcome some serious mental meltdowns if he plans to contend on Sunday. no kidding. he hasn't been relevant for what, like 5+ years now? pretty sad, always had respect for him...
June 17, 200619 yr For this weekend only, I'm off the Adam Scott bandwagon (unless he wins) and I'm on the Geoff Ogilvy one instead.
June 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Jun 18, 2006 -> 11:11 PM) Way to choke Phil! What a f***ing joke. hilarious.
June 18, 200619 yr Ahh yes, Phil manboobs, the biggest fraud in sports, with the choke job. I love it.
June 19, 200619 yr Yeah, that was real fun watching guys miss putts and fairways all day. What a joke!
June 19, 200619 yr Those last couple of holes made me sick. Fat Phil is heading to the 16th at 3 over and finishes at 6 over - pitiful. He didn't deserve to win. Why would he bring driver out every time when he could not hit it straight all day? Then when he can safely chip out on to the fairway on 18, he goes for the green and hits it 25 yards into more rough. That last hole was hard to watch.
June 19, 200619 yr QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 17, 2006 -> 07:11 PM) For this weekend only, I'm off the Adam Scott bandwagon (unless he wins) and I'm on the Geoff Ogilvy one instead. Good choice.
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