2021 US Open

[BlackDiamondPar5]

5 minutes ago, Ironman_32 said:

Like anyone else, once corporations/taxes are involved, everything seems a lot cleaning activity.

Kind of like ticket scalping.  Once they pay taxes then all is good.

[Ironman_32]

17 minutes ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

Kind of like ticket scalping.  Once they pay taxes then all is good.

kind of like selling religious candles or bootleg copies of Road House/Fast and the Furious on the street...once they pay taxes then all is good

[BNGL]

PREACH!!!

[BlackDiamondPar5]

3 minutes ago, Ironman_32 said:

kind of like selling religious candles or bootleg copies of Road House/Fast and the Furious on the street...once they pay taxes then all is good

[pigpenblues]

Really excited to see how TP plays this week! JT bringing home his 2nd major this weekend and Higgo continuing his strong play with a T25. 

[jdl]

Tee times delayed 15 min, assume it's due to the fog.

[Tupperwolf]

Phil warming up with a Power Hitter driver and DST Compressor iron.  Never seen that one before, so I had to google "practice club with curved shaft" to find out what it is.  Interesting

[Showtime9]

YEAH! It's Thursday. ITS US OPEN TIME LFG!

[bscinstnct]

8 hours ago, CaymanS said:

It's not about the course but the experiences and event itself.  The playing field is level.  If the players hate the course, stop whining!  Fans don't matter.

 

Adam Scott: "I was the third wheel hanging off the back! Every time I come back (to Torrey Pines) I’m reminded of it. It’s a strong, strong memory. The atmosphere for the whole 36 holes I played with Phil and Tiger was incredible, but Thursday morning the energy around the first hole was like… I can’t compare it to anything else. "  THAT is what matters.

 

 

Ya, I get many are golf course aficionados. 

 

But I generally think most are great if not perfectly adequate as a backdrop for the most important thing…the action!

 

Most love Augusta but many complained how boring this years Masters was.

 

In 2008 certain images are still vivid. TW poised to hit into the green on those par 5s on Saturday. The silence as the ball sailed, the roar when the found the green. The earthquake when he made the eagle puts. His goofy smile when he holed out green side.

 

I have vague if zero recollection of the setup or configuration of the holes. But definitely remember these images… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 17, 2021 by bscinstnct

[bladehunter]

1 hour ago, jdl said:

https://www.usopen.com/viewing-schedule.html

 

Was pleased to find the USGA app available from the app store for my TV so have that available if needed.

Yep. It actually was on my TV too for once.  Looks like 10.25 start time for features groups.  

[jdl]

18 minutes ago, jdl said:

Tee times delayed 15 min, assume it's due to the fog.

15 more minutes. Darned "marine layer"!

[BobMorris]

Typical Torrey fog. Especially in the summertime.

 

If I had a buck every time I went first out in that stuff over the years.....

[Ronnie Mundt]

We had fog like this at Bandon Dunes this year for 2 straight days. Didn’t move and it was because a quarter mile off the coast it was 80 degrees and sunny in April. Fog sucks!

[bladehunter]

How’s that ocean view now ? 
 

 

 

 

sorry. I had to.  My last Torrey swipe I promise.  

[bscinstnct]

22 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Yep. It actually was on my TV too for once.  Looks like 10.25 start time for features groups.  

Got it! Good groups!

 

 

[One Putter]

God forbid we have a significant golf tournament without any weather delays....that's just asking too much these days.

[Duct Tape]

8 hours ago, Hankshank said:

Unfortunately that goes for many US Open venues, who can recall profilic holes from Oakmont, Pinehurst, Shinnecock, Bethpage... 

 

Shinnecock?  For me, absolutely NO problem.  

[Duct Tape]

8 hours ago, Hankshank said:

Unfortunately that goes for many US Open venues, who can recall profilic holes from Oakmont, Pinehurst, Shinnecock, Bethpage... 

 

delete. Double post .  Sorry

Edited June 17, 2021 by Duct Tape

[Duct Tape]

8 hours ago, Hankshank said:

Unfortunately that goes for many US Open venues, who can recall profilic holes from Oakmont, Pinehurst, Shinnecock, Bethpage... 

 

Jeez, triple post. Bad day. 

Edited June 17, 2021 by Duct Tape

[bcski]

43 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

How’s that ocean view now ? 
 

 

 

 

sorry. I had to.  My last Torrey swipe I promise.  

We aren't even leaving the boat for another hour.  We want to actually see some ball flights on the par 3's.  Gotta love the ocean courses on the left hand coast....

Edited June 17, 2021 by bcski

[betarhoalphadelta]

Grew up in Chicago, now the worst weather I have to deal with each year is known as "June gloom"...

 

I'll take it.

 

Completely clear about 5-6 mi inland up here behind the Orange Curtain...

[Frankensteins Monster]

The only good thing to this delay is more primetime golf.

[Frankensteins Monster]

OMG! I just saw Brucie double over and laugh! It is possible for him to break character!

[bcski]

5 minutes ago, Fairways_and_Greens said:

Bah, such weak gatekeeping logic. So if you haven't held office, you can't comment on politics? If you haven't been a greenskeeper you can comment on course conditions or pin locations. If you haven't designed and manufactured clubs you can't comment on the performance?

 

I've done all the things in that tweet, so can I comment safely? Please tell me wise gatekeeper.

Well according to Jim's Twitter account he is a world class shuffle board player...  So you cannot comment on that...🤣

 

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[MattyO1984]

I for one am blaming the course designers for this fog delay. Could they not have thought about that?!

[LimaSierra]

Yardages for Round 1

 

1st  506 Par 4

2nd 464 Par 4

3rd 190 Par 3

4th 539 Par 4

5th 452 Par 4

6th 519  Par 4

7th 460 Par 4

8th 173 Par 3

9th 609 Par 5

Front Nine: 3912 Yards Par 35

 

10th 518 Par 4

11th 223 Par 3

12th 560 par 4 (Longest Par 4 in history!)

13th 677 Par 5

14th 434 Par 4

15th 513  Par 4

16th 223 Par 3

17th 440 Par 4

18th 568 Par 5

Back Nine: 4156 Yards Par 36

 

Total 8068 Yards, Par 71

Edited June 17, 2021 by LimaSierra

[gvogel]

16 hours ago, tacklingdummy said:

Wonder why there is not many articles on golfwrx about the US Open. No practice round pictures and news about different things going on there. Usually every major has quite a few pre-tournament articles. 

With the condensed schedule and the big Phil story only 4 weeks ago, there is not build up for the US Open.

 

Moving the PGA to May was a major mistake/sell out.

[ChrisL52188]

8 hours ago, Hankshank said:

Unfortunately that goes for many US Open venues, who can recall profilic holes from Oakmont, Pinehurst, Shinnecock, Bethpage... 

If the golf purist had its way, the US Open would be played at Cypress Point and Pine Valley... Oh I can dream. 

[gvogel]

17 minutes ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

OMG! I just saw Brucie double over and laugh! It is possible for him to break character!

He was laughing about the PIP money he's going to get.

[gvogel]

2 minutes ago, ChrisL52188 said:

If the golf purist had its way, the US Open would be played at Cypress Point and Pine Valley... Oh I can dream. 

With persimmon and a shorter flight ball at Cypress.