2019 United States Amateur

[Darth Putter]

> @kro88 said:

> Anyone know if the stream of the first 18 sunday is available anywhere to replay? I couldn't stream it but am really interested in seeing the play on #4

>

>

 

As far as I know it's only extended highlights on the USGA Youtube Channel and there's not much from the first 18.

[Darth Putter]

And yes take the long drive debate elsewhere boys, you're cluttering up my inbox.

[Johnny Biarritz]

Go look at the longest drives on Tour for this season. The huge majority are from 3 courses...Kapalua (wind and downhill), Mexico City (over a mile of elevation), and the Safeway at Silverado in the 4th round on 4 different holes that all play the same direction on a day when winds were gusting up to 36mph out of the north. A few from Pebble on the 2nd hole (downhill and with the prevailing wind). Best I can tell, only 14 guys have hit drives that carried more than 330 yards this season using Trackman. That doesn't take into consideration downhill as far as I know, but (should) take into consideration elevation. Sorry, I'll have to take my boot off to count that high...I'd said I could count in on two hands.

[Krt22]

> @"Johnny Biarritz" said:

> Go look at the longest drives on Tour for this season. The huge majority are from 3 courses...Kapalua (wind and downhill), Mexico City (over a mile of elevation), and the Safeway at Silverado in the 4th round on 4 different holes that all play the same direction on a day when winds were gusting up to 36mph out of the north. A few from Pebble on the 2nd hole (downhill and with the prevailing wind). Best I can tell, only 14 guys have hit drives that carried more than 330 yards this season using Trackman. That doesn't take into consideration downhill as far as I know, but (should) take into consideration elevation. Sorry, I'll have to take my boot off to count that high...I'd said I could count in on two hands.

 

Yep, easy to cherry pick stats and rabble rabble rabble. I have some legit 340+ drives but they are always down wind/down hill.

 

With that being said, some of these ams hammer it, with Ogletree being one of them.

[vinprun71]

> @jdl said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > @farmer said:

> > > Don't know what has happened here. Not yelling.

> >

> > You can't use the pound sign before a number. It makes everything large.

>

> They'll give Tiger a cart if he needs it.

 

But not John Daly?

[LICC]

> @Krt22 said:

> > @"Johnny Biarritz" said:

> > Go look at the longest drives on Tour for this season. The huge majority are from 3 courses...Kapalua (wind and downhill), Mexico City (over a mile of elevation), and the Safeway at Silverado in the 4th round on 4 different holes that all play the same direction on a day when winds were gusting up to 36mph out of the north. A few from Pebble on the 2nd hole (downhill and with the prevailing wind). Best I can tell, only 14 guys have hit drives that carried more than 330 yards this season using Trackman. That doesn't take into consideration downhill as far as I know, but (should) take into consideration elevation. Sorry, I'll have to take my boot off to count that high...I'd said I could count in on two hands.

>

> Yep, easy to cherry pick stats and rabble rabble rabble. I have some legit 340+ drives but they are always down wind/down hill.

>

> With that being said, some of these ams hammer it, with Ogletree being one of them.

 

I moved this discussion over to the Adam Scott comments thread, per @"Darth Putter" 's request.

[cardoustie]

I love US Am golf and NCAA golf, it's like watching the sweet 16 in March

[Krt22]

My biggest complaint about the tourney was how slow some of these kids are. The 2nd semi-final match at one point was 2.5 holes behind the first one. So the "slow play doesn't matter for the pros" absolutely is not true. Holcombs routine was painful, it was like he took Cantlay and Keegan's routine and combined them.

[ALIF]

> @Krt22 said:

> My biggest complaint about the tourney was how slow some of these kids are. The 2nd semi-final match at one point was 2.5 holes behind the first one. So the "slow play doesn't matter for the pros" absolutely is not true. Holcombs routine was painful, it was like he took Cantlay and Keegan's routine and combined them.

 

 

Ouch, I couldn’t watch that!!!!

 

[jobin]

Why no 'men' in this US AM Open? All i saw on the TV were boys, up to 20 yrs old. Not at all discounting their abilities but why no guys 25, 29 yrs old competing on the final days? Something about the conditions i don't know, are all the guys 25 burned out or have turned pro?

Any ideas on this?

[thevaporz]

^The older guys weren't good enough to advance. Simple as that. I'm sure lots of people qualified but failed to move on to the finals. That's how the cookie crumbles.

[gioguy21]

> @jobin said:

> Why no 'men' in this US AM Open? All i saw on the TV were boys, up to 20 yrs old. Not at all discounting their abilities but why no guys 25, 29 yrs old competing on the final days? Something about the conditions i don't know, are all the guys 25 burned out or have turned pro?

> Any ideas on this?

 

search "US Mid Amateur"

[jdl]

> @jobin said:

> Why no 'men' in this US AM Open? All i saw on the TV were boys, up to 20 yrs old. Not at all discounting their abilities but why no guys 25, 29 yrs old competing on the final days? Something about the conditions i don't know, are all the guys 25 burned out or have turned pro?

> Any ideas on this?

 

Stewert Hagestad made it to match play but lost first round. The rest of the "men" that are good enough to compete here are all playing as professionals and not eligible to enter.

[15th Club]

US Am Open

LOL

 

It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

[gioguy21]

> @"15th Club" said:

> US Am Open

> LOL

>

> It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

 

breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

[15th Club]

> @gioguy21 said:

> > @"15th Club" said:

> > US Am Open

> > LOL

> >

> > It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

>

> breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

 

 

**”i've had my share of warnings and time outs -- since my last stint in the box, i've done what i can to try to be as PC and be overly cordial in order to not offend anyone. when i saw the abuse notation i was just like, 'c'mon man, how?!?!'”

— gioguy21

**

[gioguy21]

> @"15th Club" said:

> > @gioguy21 said:

> > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > US Am Open

> > > LOL

> > >

> > > It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

> >

> > breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

>

>

> **”i've had my share of warnings and time outs -- since my last stint in the box, i've done what i can to try to be as PC and be overly cordial in order to not offend anyone. when i saw the abuse notation i was just like, 'c'mon man, how?!?!'”

> — gioguy21

> **

 

with regard to my quote: my abuse notations literally have no connections, threads or posts related to them; my post to you was PC and in no way was offensive - there is decent and cordial conversation in here...please lets keep it that way.

 

nice find by the way!

 

 

[15th Club]

> @gioguy21 said:

> > @"15th Club" said:

> > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > > US Am Open

> > > > LOL

> > > >

> > > > It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

> > >

> > > breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

> >

> >

> > **”i've had my share of warnings and time outs -- since my last stint in the box, i've done what i can to try to be as PC and be overly cordial in order to not offend anyone. when i saw the abuse notation i was just like, 'c'mon man, how?!?!'”

> > — gioguy21

> > **

>

> with regard to my quote: my abuse notations literally have no connections, threads or posts related to them; my post to you was PC and in no way was offensive - there is decent and cordial conversation in here...please lets keep it that way.

>

> nice find by the way!

>

>

 

 

Your earlier comment was clear enough as an intended insult. Just about the only way you could have made it worse was to try to gaslight everybody and make believe that it wasn’t an intended insult. Congrats on that dubious achievement.

[gioguy21]

> @"15th Club" said:

> > @gioguy21 said:

> > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > > > US Am Open

> > > > > LOL

> > > > >

> > > > > It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

> > > >

> > > > breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

> > >

> > >

> > > **”i've had my share of warnings and time outs -- since my last stint in the box, i've done what i can to try to be as PC and be overly cordial in order to not offend anyone. when i saw the abuse notation i was just like, 'c'mon man, how?!?!'”

> > > — gioguy21

> > > **

> >

> > with regard to my quote: my abuse notations literally have no connections, threads or posts related to them; my post to you was PC and in no way was offensive - there is decent and cordial conversation in here...please lets keep it that way.

> >

> > nice find by the way!

> >

> >

>

>

> Your earlier comment was clear enough as an intended insult. Just about the only way you could have made it worse was to try to gaslight everybody and make believe that it wasn’t an intended insult. Congrats on that dubious achievement.

Take it to a PM if you still have an issue - again, wasn't an insult. #backtoyourregularscheduledprogram

[Night train]

Heard this on PGA Tour radio yesterday.............The US Amateur Champion gets to keep the trophy for a year, but if they want The USGA will sell them a replica to commemorate their win.............for $14,000

[tiderider]

> @"Night train" said:

> Heard this on PGA Tour radio yesterday.............The US Amateur Champion gets to keep the trophy for a year, but if they want The USGA will sell them a replica to commemorate their win.............for $14,000

 

gonna assume they get SOME kind of a replica of the trophy ... for free ...

[Night train]

Not according to the conversation I heard on PGA Tour radio.............and they had a former winner on they were talking with

[15th Club]

The gold medal is what the winners keep.

[jjmurry]

In watching the replay and the highlights, that Augenstein guy had some of the best wedge shots from 100 yards and in that I've seen in a long time. I haven't quite studied his swing but will definitely give it another look as I'm struggling with wedge play right now.

[musclefront]

> @"15th Club" said:

> > @gioguy21 said:

> > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > > > @"15th Club" said:

> > > > > US Am Open

> > > > > LOL

> > > > >

> > > > > It’s not quite as silly as it may appear. When a collegiate player on a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State , etc., is doing little else but work on a golf game with full time coaching and the explicit goal of becoming a professional golfer within a period of months mostly... yeah, it’s an “Open.”

> > > >

> > > > breathe, take a step back from the keyboard...

> > >

> > >

> > > **”i've had my share of warnings and time outs -- since my last stint in the box, i've done what i can to try to be as PC and be overly cordial in order to not offend anyone. when i saw the abuse notation i was just like, 'c'mon man, how?!?!'”

> > > — gioguy21

> > > **

> >

> > with regard to my quote: my abuse notations literally have no connections, threads or posts related to them; my post to you was PC and in no way was offensive - there is decent and cordial conversation in here...please lets keep it that way.

> >

> > nice find by the way!

> >

> >

>

>

> Your earlier comment was clear enough as an intended insult. Just about the only way you could have made it worse was to try to gaslight everybody and make believe that it wasn’t an intended insult. Congrats on that dubious achievement.

 

Telling someone to take a breath is not an insult. Seriously thin skin on people these days.

[Darth Putter]

Cole Hammer earns the Mark McCormick Medal for being the world's #1 amateur. If he stays an amateur, he has an exemption into the 2020 US and British Opens.

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cole-hammer-wraps-up-mark-h-mccormack-medal-as-top-mens-amateur-in-2019