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[Dan Murfman]

http://golf.blogs.my...open-next-week/

They announced the parings for he first 2 rounds. Tiger, Phil and Bubba are playing together. Also McIlroy, Donald and Westwood..

And love the US Open in the west coast. Golf until 10 every night.


(All times PDT) 
June 14: ESPN: 10 a.m.-12 noon, 2-7 p.m.; NBC: 12-2 p.m.                    
June 15: ESPN: 10 a.m.-12 noon, 2-7 p.m.; NBC: 12-2 p.m.
June 16: NBC: 1-7 p.m.
June 17: NBC: 1-7 p.m.
June 18 (if 18-hole playoff is necessary); ESPN: 9-11 a.m.; NBC: 11 a.m. to conclusion

Edited by Dan Murfman, 07 June 2012 - 06:45 PM.

[Freddy Linn]

US Open pool, anyone?

Some odds:

Tiger Woods 6/1 Luke Donald 12/1 Rory McIlroy 12/1 Field (Any Other Golfers) 15/1 Lee Westwood 15/1 Phil Mickelson 15/1 Matt Kuchar 25/1 Jason Dufner 25/1 Rickie Fowler 25/1

Bubba Watson 30/1 Hunter Mahan 30/1 Adam Scott 30/1 Justin Rose 30/1 Keegan Bradley 40/1 Dustin Johnson 40/1 Jim Furyk 40/1 Zach Johnson 40/1 Steve Stricker 40/1

Webb Simpson 50/1 Graeme McDowell 50/1 Charl Schwartzel 50/1 Martin Kaymer 50/1 Nick Watney 50/1 Jason Day 50/1 Louis Oosthuizen 50/1 Bo Van Pelt 60/1 Sergio Garcia 60/1 Ian Poulter 60/1 Peter Hanson 60/1

KJ Choi 80/1 Francesco Molinari 80/1 Padraig Harrington 80/1 Ryan Moore 80/1 Jonathan Byrd 80/1 Ernie Els 80/1 Aaron Baddeley 80/1 Bill Haas 80/1 Geoff Ogilvy 80/1 Brandt Snedeker 80/1

Martin Laird 100/1 Retief Goosen 100/1 Kevin Na 100/1 Henrik Stenson 100/1 Ryan Palmer 100/1 John Senden 100/1 Carl Pettersson 100/1 Ben Crane 125/1 John Huh 125/1 Jeff Overton 125/1 Camilo Villegas 125/1 Ryo Ishikawa 125/1 Charles Howell III 125/1 Matteo Manassero 125/1 Fredrik Jacobson 125/1 David Toms 125/1 Gary Woodland 125/1 Mark Wilson 125/1 Rory Sabbatini 125/1

JB Holmes 150/1 Ross Fisher 150/1 Kyung-Tae Kim 150/1 Ricky Barnes 150/1 Spencer Levin 150/1 Tim Clark 150/1 Alvaro Quiros 150/1 Miguel Angel Jimenez 150/1 Stewart Cink 150/1 Sang-Moon Bae 150/1 Johnson Wagner 150/1 Robert Karlsson 150/1 Thomas Bjorn 150/1 Vijay Singh 150/1 Angel Cabrera 150/1 YE Yang 150/1 Sean O'Hair 150/1 Paul Casey 150/1 Robert Garrigus 150/1 Kyle Stanley 150/1

Edited by Freddy Linn, 11 June 2012 - 07:54 PM.

[Monbo Jumbo]

14 year old makes the field in the U.S. Open. Youngest player ever in the tournament.

I'm looking forward to watching this year. I played this course a bunch back in the 80s. Never broke 100 on it though.

Edited by Monbo Jumbo, 12 June 2012 - 09:13 AM.

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Alvaro Quiros makes an ace on the 288yd par four 7th hole during today's practice round.

[Freddy Linn]

Woods, Westwood, Mahan, Watney, Howell, Byrd.

Holy fuck, I am pumped for this thing. I have a transcon flight tomorrow afternoon with DirecTV. Giddyup.

Word has it that the rough is spottily manageable, while still scaled back from prior years when it was too exponentially graduated - this the way the USGA should do it. Bring good or bad fortune into play while still giving a premium to whose who hit it where you should.

Edit: ESPN just ran through the first six holes...three par 4s over 489 yards, including a 520-yarder, and a 247-yard par 3. I would much rather go off the back (9th hole, interestingly, due to the routing) on Thursday.

Edited by Freddy Linn, 13 June 2012 - 11:36 PM.

[grsharky7]

This is going to be a brutal tournament for those who don't put the ball in the fairways, and even then it will be very tough. The first 6 holes are going to a true test for everyone. They asked Tiger yesterday what would be a good score through those first six and he said if you can get through at par you will pick up a ton of strokes on the field. Should be fun!

[FL4WL3SS]

This is going to be a bloodbath, I love it.

Working from home today so I can soak it all in.

[grsharky7]

This is going to be a bloodbath, I love it.

Working from home today so I can soak it all in.

Oh it's going to be ugly at times. I love the Masters because you can make charges on Sunday and get right back into it. However, I think the US Open is so much fun because it's almost survival of the fittest out there!

[cshea]

Love the West Coast golf. Allows me to catch most of the afternoon groups.

Anyway a few picks...Tiger, Rickie Fowler, McDowell and a wild card pick of David Toms.

[FL4WL3SS]

Dufner, Rose, Woods, Donald and my wild card pick of Zach Johnson

[FL4WL3SS]

Oh yeah and I don't think the winning score is better than -3.

[johnmd20]

Oh yeah and I don't think the winning score is better than -3.

Under par might win the whole thing. There is a 650 yard par 5 hole? That is comical.

[Freddy Linn]

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[Freddy Linn]

Under par might win the whole thing. There is a 650 yard par 5 hole? That is comical.

Off the top of my head, Baltusrol had a 630-yarder, and I think Daly got home.

[Average Reds]

Under par might win the whole thing. There is a 650 yard par 5 hole? That is comical.

The pros were complaining because even Bubba can't get home in two, as if that's some sort of entitlement, which makes me laugh. For the most part, they'll still be hitting short irons to the green. And if the length punishes them for hitting it into the rough, well, too freaking bad. It's the US Open - deal with it.

Anyway, with that little rant over, the USGA is always aiming to make even par the winning score, but it's almost totally dependent on the severity of the rough. I do think right around par is a good bet to win.

[FL4WL3SS]

Under par might win the whole thing. There is a 650 yard par 5 hole? That is comical.

650 yard par 5's are not bad at all, it's the 500 yard par 4's into the wind that are comical. Take a look at the first 6 holes and the 650 yard par 5 is the least of their worries.

[FL4WL3SS]

Off the top of my head, Baltusrol had a 630-yarder, and I think Daly got home.

You're right - it's hole 17 and Tiger also got home.

[Freddy Linn]

The pros were complaining because even Bubba can't get home in two, as if that's some sort of entitlement, which makes me laugh. For the most part, they'll still be hitting short irons to the green. And if the length punishes them for hitting it into the rough, well, too freaking bad. It's the US Open - deal with it.

Anyway, with that little rant over, the USGA is always aiming to make even par the winning score, but it's almost totally dependent on the severity of the rough. I do think right around par is a good bet to win.

Even par won in 1998, and it followed the traditional pattern. Leader at four under on Thursday, three under on Friday and Saturday, lots of over par rounds on Sunday.

[Zomp]

Just once, I'd like to play a course thats set up like this so I can see if I could break 100.

I remember a few years ago when the Open was at Bethpage people were saying your average 6 handicap would have trouble doing it...I wonder what would happen on this course.

[Freddy Linn]

Just once, I'd like to play a course thats set up like this so I can see if I could break 100.

I remember a few years ago when the Open was at Bethpage people were saying your average 6 handicap would have trouble doing it...I wonder what would happen on this course.

Remember this?

Actor Mark Wahlberg was the only player among the four in the U.S. Open Challenge to break the century mark at Pebble Beach Golf Links. On Wednesday, Wahlberg shot a 97 on the same set-up that will be used for next week's U.S. Open.

Hockey great Wayne Gretzky triple-bogeyed the final hole for a 100 and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees shot a 102. Amateur Peggy Ference carded a 119 on the 7,040-yard course.

A PGA Tour member caddied for each player. Rickie Fowler looped for Wahlberg, Ricky Barnes carried for Gretzky, Bubba Watson caddied for Brees, and Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin was with Ference.


Ference, who plays to a 4.9 handicap at her club in Skillman, N.J., won an essay contest with 24,860 entries to earn a spot in the celebrity grouping. Her drives went only about 200 yards, and she failed to reach the red tees on some holes. She shot a 62 on the front nine and a 57 on the back. Her only par came on No. 12.

[The Four Peters]

You're right - it's hole 17 and Tiger also got home.

You got there in what, 4 shots?

[Zomp]

Azinger looks nervous...

[Zomp]

They are pimping USOpen.com's live video of the woods group but is the video not working for anyone else?

[Monbo Jumbo]

online feed working here.

So many holes have uphill approaches. Just brutal.

[Zomp]

WTF! Really? what browser are you using?

[Monbo Jumbo]

Mickelson's ball lost on first shot of tourney

[Monbo Jumbo]

i.e. 8

[Monbo Jumbo]

"What's going through Mickelson's mind here?"

"Words we can't repeat on television."

Edited by Monbo Jumbo, 14 June 2012 - 09:43 AM.

[Zomp]

Thanks, I got it working. Fuck Figjam.

[cshea]

Tune in just in time to see Lefty making the hike back to the tee box. Awesome.

[phragle]

You're right - it's hole 17 and Tiger also got home.

Noob here, what does home mean?

[Zomp]

He hit the par 5 in two shots.

[Average Reds]

Noob here, what does home mean?

Hit the par 5 in two. Usage in a sentence: "I got home on 17 with Driver, 3-wood."

Edit: Damn you Zomp....

Edited by Average Reds, 14 June 2012 - 09:47 AM.

[The Four Peters]

This could be a hell of a bogey for Phil.

[phragle]

Thanks guys. This feed is very sharp, worth pimping.

[johnmd20]

Thanks guys. This feed is very sharp, worth pimping.

It is awesome, you are correct. Plus, watching those three guys play together is a treat. Phil's looking ragged out there. That last chip was AWFUL.

[Zomp]

PHIL! YOU CHANGED MAN!

[Freddy Linn]

Productivity slipping...

Edit: way to geek the shorty. Phil might be closer to 80 than 72 given how hard it is after the turn.

Looks like they have some basic yardages painted on the intermediate cut (if Tiger in fact has a round number in).

Edited by Freddy Linn, 14 June 2012 - 10:30 AM.

[cshea]

3 bogey's for Lefty.

Phil and Bubba wearing the same thing is getting awfully confusing for me since I'm only able to causally turn the feed on for a few minutes here and there via my phone.

[The Four Peters]

Tiger looks absolutely in control of his swing right now, he just hit his 3 wood equal distance as Phil's driver. Bubba needs to start hitting some fairways to make it easier on himself.

[Freddy Linn]

Alex Zhang, the 14 year-old, tripled the 1st.

[Zomp]

Bah. At 14 most of the guys playing in the tournament would have whiffed.

[Greg29fan]

another bogey for Phil

and Tiger also +1

Edited by Greg29fan, 14 June 2012 - 11:06 AM.

[Comfortably Lomb]

This doesn't strike me as a course suited for Phil.

[Freddy Linn]

Zhang +5 through 2.

[Monbo Jumbo]

Zhang +5 through 2.

prediction - youngest player ever to miss the cut.

[The Four Peters]

Hahahaha Bubba just making Tiger and Phil look silly off the tee. That's absurd.

[steveluck7]

Damn the 16th Phil & Tiger only make the fairway with ~50 yds to spare with driver. It's a monster

[johnmd20]

Hahahaha Bubba just making Tiger and Phil look silly off the tee. That's absurd.

It is incredible that Bubba hits the ball as far as he does. He was 50 yards past both Tiger and Phil.

[phragle]

Bubba's swing is amazing