There wasnt one already so I figured I would get this started.

I was just reading where the par 3 8th hole has been pushed back to a whopping 288 yards. That is verging on ridiculous for major championship golf. I can understand that the open wants to be the hardest tournament in the world and they want you to understand the value of par but at the sacrafice of a legitimate shot of making birdie? Hopefully they will show some heart and water that green well so it will at least be receptive to balls coming in low and hot.

Here is a link to pairings on the first 2 days:

http://www.usopen.com/scores/groupings.html

6/13/2007 1:56:44 PM

Half of the guys on tour can barely hit it 288.....unfair IMHO.

What are guys like Corey Pavin, a defending champ, supposed to do? Lay up?

Give me a break.

6/13/2007 2:01:19 PM

A lot of people think the winning score will be at least 10 over par

6/13/2007 2:06:19 PM

yeah, but you can hit it like 260 and it will get there....corey pavin prob can't get there, but tiger can't hit every fairway like corey pavin, so should he complain becasue the rough is high and the fairway is narrow....NO!

its like phil said, the longest par three now is like around 240, and the shortest par 4 is around 330, so theres close to 100 yards left out on holes, and the usga doesn't know to make them par 3 or 4.....i think its great, everyone has to play it, and i beleive its fair. this is the toughest test in golf, and it should be that way

6/13/2007 2:07:10 PM

it is going to be interesting to see the scoring average for the field on that hole. It seems as if it should play as the toughest hole on the course but really its anyone's guess.

My scoring avg predicition for 8: 3.87

6/13/2007 2:10:58 PM

Shinnecock

6/13/2007 2:11:50 PM

well it (8th) may be the toughest hole on course, however the 17th is like somewhere between 315-330, so its drivable, tyring to perhaps make up the difference....now that holes scoring average might be around 3.7

6/13/2007 2:13:32 PM

^^ that was more of a watering issue than the course set up alone. they did not water to try to protect the course and screwed themselves over in the process

6/13/2007 2:29:51 PM

7,355 yds and a par 70!! insanity!

6/13/2007 5:53:16 PM

bttt for tiger making the turn when coverage starts

6/14/2007 1:57:33 AM

http://www.usopen.com/webcast/console/index.html

They're showing the entire thing on the US Open website... these greens are crazy fast and the rough is crazy thick

6/14/2007 1:14:30 PM

best shot of day 1 was when the guy holed out on the practice green

6/14/2007 2:03:53 PM

why does the scoreboard on pga.com say tiger is finished with a +32?



[Edited on June 14, 2007 at 2:10 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2007 2:08:07 PM

26 WOODS, Tiger +1 F +1 71 71

6/14/2007 2:42:52 PM

this is the description for hole 8

Quote :

"This extremely long par 3 requires a long iron or fairway wood to a fairly large green without much undulation. A bunker called (Sahara) some 100 yards long sits to the left of the green, making the tee shot very intimidating."

a 288 yd iron? that is a great drive. i'll take 2 if a such thing exists

[Edited on June 14, 2007 at 2:48 PM. Reason : fg]

6/14/2007 2:48:25 PM

The course seems to be playing pretty fair so far today. It is interesting to see hefty letting his left hand go off the club as he swings to try to prevent further damage to that tendon in his thumb.

I've looked all over trying to find individual scoring averages for the holes to see which ones are playing the toughest and havent been able to locate it, maybe one of you guys can find it.

it seems as if none of the guys at the top are going to be in contention for the weekend. Who the fuck are these guys. Furyk, Cabrera, and Janzen all have a chance but fucking nick dougherty! gimmie a break.

6/14/2007 4:36:22 PM

michael campbell has no shot!

6/14/2007 4:56:39 PM

SIMULCAST WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL DAY!?

6/14/2007 5:14:51 PM

BTTT

6/15/2007 8:30:14 AM

rough start for adam scott with the triple

6/15/2007 8:41:02 AM

i love that the oakmont crowd isn't your usual collection of rowdy asshole tiger fans yelling "GET IN THE HOOOOOOLE!" every shot

6/15/2007 9:05:09 AM

that's because pittsburgh area fans are among the world's classiest...

6/15/2007 9:31:31 AM

nothing better than passing a slow friday at work with some simulcast...

tiger about to be tied for second if he makes this short birdie

6/15/2007 2:44:36 PM

he is having a good round today. -2 so far through 4 holes.

6/16/2007 3:04:02 PM

still -2 through 7 for tiger

6/16/2007 3:53:02 PM

everyone except bads collapsed

tiger in final group but he is 0/28 for majors when he isn't leading or tied going into sunday

should be a dynamite finish

6/16/2007 8:06:05 PM

c'mon tiger!

6/16/2007 9:43:57 PM

Quote :

"i love that the oakmont crowd isn't your usual collection of rowdy asshole tiger fans yelling "GET IN THE HOOOOOOLE!" every shot"

that's funny, I was watching with my roommate on thursday and commented on how it irritates me that people still/ever did that

then he teed off and one ass hole does it at the top of his lungs

6/17/2007 3:24:15 AM

Who ya got?

I was pulling for Watson all day but that triple at 9 killed him

It's hard to see Tiger not winning although he's never come from behind in a major

I'm gonna say Tiger and Baddeley are neck and neck till the end with Tiger winning by 2 shots

But I wouldn't rule out anyone as far as +8 having a great round and winning it

Remember the playoff is 18 holes on Monday if it comes to that

6/17/2007 4:14:25 AM

Hopefully Bads holds on to win....I really like this young guy and he probably deserves to win. He is one of the so-called young guns supposed to have challenged Tiger along with Sergio. Howell, Rose, and others but none have really panned out to be as good as advertised.

6/17/2007 10:25:42 AM

i wouldnt mind seeing him finish second in a playoff

but i still want tiger to win



while i know it doesn't pertain to this thread per se' i dont understand how you can pull against tiger.


he's probably everything that's right with sports.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 10:57 AM. Reason : d]

6/17/2007 10:56:54 AM

^^ that was such a stupid triple too.. he just got pissed and let loose and ended up losing 3 on a hold where he possibly, even with the first bad shot, saved bogey

I was sorta pulling for watson too. I wouldn't say I am a fan of Tiger per se, but I like it when he is in the last group on Sunday because it usually makes things exciting. Can't wait to watch today.

6/17/2007 10:59:01 AM

Is it just me, or is Tiger looking more muscular than normal.

Like, too damn muscular for a golfer.

He is wearing a red under armour-esque type shirt today. Kinda weird.

6/17/2007 1:45:21 PM

The guy is an athlete, plain and simple. It's been reported that he bench presses upwards of 350 lbs.

6/17/2007 2:05:02 PM

i feel bad for that baddeley guy.....i mean, you're leading in the final round of the US Open(which hes kinda blowing right now on the first hole....lol, jesus christ) and tiger is sittin over there staring you down

6/17/2007 3:15:50 PM

I would feel bad for Baddeley but the way he walks looks like he is a gay.

6/17/2007 3:44:59 PM

i think id have a good chance at winning this

6/17/2007 4:05:57 PM

lol.........

6/17/2007 4:06:34 PM

ahaha, jesus christ Stricker had some of the worst putting ever right there

6/17/2007 4:58:55 PM

cabbrera is playing out of his mind right now


going to be tough for tiger to catch him... or anyone for that matter

6/17/2007 5:44:07 PM

cabrera is gonna have to play like ass on the last few holes to lose this thing

6/17/2007 5:54:46 PM

^ It's happened before.

6/17/2007 5:55:38 PM

true, true.....his luck is just gonna have to go to straight shit....cuz right now hes hitting everything stiff right on

6/17/2007 5:59:42 PM

^^ ie last year


all tho now im going to say 0 for 29

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM. Reason : .]

6/17/2007 6:02:14 PM

The thing that I think Cabrera has going for him is he is the fourth or third-to-last group instead of being in the last group, I think it takes some of that final day pressure off of him.

6/17/2007 6:04:09 PM

furyk mounting a hell of a charge.....possible 3rd birdie in a row comin up

6/17/2007 6:05:25 PM

"Cabrera is feeling Tiger-vintage heat right now."

He's three back with five holes to play dude.

Can we just change the name of the PGA to "Tiger Woods and a bunch of other guys"?

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 6:08 PM. Reason : .]

6/17/2007 6:08:25 PM

hell of a shot by tiger right there.



the Tiger V. The Field Open 2008

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 6:09 PM. Reason : d]

6/17/2007 6:08:47 PM

fucking shit make the putt

6/17/2007 6:13:01 PM

if he had made that birdie he would be one back..........damn

6/17/2007 6:13:58 PM