This is even worse than Beth Page last year, and i didn't think a US Open could be more of a disaster than that. I'm really having a hard time staying awake. I've never been this disinterested watching a major before.
The USGA will learn from this as they have to be aware of how this is going. Worst final round ever.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
I'm looking forward to the British Open. It'll be tough but fair.
Originally Posted by Raisor
Yep. Nothing like St. Andrews
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
I think if the weather is nice, Tiger's got a real shot at the British Open. He's done well there in the past and he did well in the Masters and the US Open. Of course the British tabloids will be murder on him but he could do it.
It seemed like that no matter how close a putt got to a hole, it broke at the last second 90 degrees. Those were some tough cups. It's why we saw so many missed reads, I think. It's almost like they found the one bump in the green and put the cup there.
I love the U.S. Open and all the struggles. The winning score should always be near even par at the U.S. Open. I wouldn't want it to be that hard every week, but one week a year I think it's fantastic to watch these guys battling to make par.
I like it to be a struggle, but this was a little over board. It seemed the winner was decided on lucky bounces rather than skill.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
I agree with Razor. This was too much. It was a game of survival, not skill. I didn't enjoy watching it at all. Most of the US Opens wind up being close to even par, but I never remember it being like this. The winner shot 4 over par in the final round!
Torry Pines two years ago wound up with -1 being the best score for Tiger and Mediate. Yet the players loved the course, and there were places you could make up shots if you took a risk. Hell, Oakmont in 2007 saw Cabrera win at +5 and I don't remember it being like this.
The problem was that there really was nowhere a player could strategically choose to make up ground. That makes things boring, IMO. The path to winning was not screwing up more than the others. The course made it impossible to do anything else. To each their own, I guess, but for me this was not enjoyable to watch at all.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
I felt comfortable watching it because it was like watching myself play golf.
Posting Permissions
|
Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please. |
Reply With Quote