bloodbath 2007

[joe perry]

the majors

ok the masters is never a test of survival unless tiger is around the lead

but this year might be special for the majors

oakmont, carnoustie, and southern hills(will need water so rough should be long)

those are not the easiest courses

does anyone predict an above par scores taking the title?

my thoughts for winning score are

oakmont - even
carnoustie - plus 1
southern hills - minus 2

[samm980]

All 3 are great tests (and not 8,000 yards) but it's tough to pick a score, espically at Carnoustie without knowing what the weather will be like. I think even will be a good score at all 3 though.

[TourPro]

I think Oakmont will be the hardest test of the 3 unless the weather at Carnoustie is just really tough. Oakmont is difficult when it is not set up for an Open. I think it will rival Pinehurst a couple of years ago.

[gjones77]

There is no way in lemon scented hell that even par wins at the US Open at Oakmont, that course is purely brutal.

 

Oakmont requires shot making and pure accuracy off the tee, and that place has more bunkers than the front line in the Battle of The Bulge.

 

I say +5 wins

 

Carnoustie is another course that has a way of humbling guys, the fairways are so undulating that there really isn't a way of predicting how things will go.

 

I think the people with a game built for this ae Furyk, Tiger, DiMarco, and Olazabal, so expect this one to be a shot makers paradise also.

 

I think +2 wins

[phillypete]

Oakmont will make for a really interesting test for the boys.

 

The weather has been fairly tame, by British standards for the Open... if it starts acting up at Carnoustie things could get ugly.

 

I don't know enough about southernhills, but I'm sure it will be fun to watch.

[DemolitionMan]

Oakmont is pretty tough and with the typical US Open setup, most likely an over par score wins. I am thinking good weather this time around for Carnoustie, and if so, a lower score wins. Southern Hills? While it should be harder than 1994 when Nick Price won at -11, there are better golfers competing today, so I still see -11.

 

 

+3

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[SadTrombone]

Oakmont WILL be over par...possibly a very big number over par.

 

Carnoustie depends on how the R&A sets the course up. If it's 10 yard fairways with 4 foot rough and the wind blows it will be way way over par. If it's "normal" and the wx is rough, it will be at or over par. If it's set up "normal" and the wx is pretty, it will be way under par.

 

Southern Hills will be under par.

 

-mini