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06-16-2005, 12:36 PM
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Re: US Open underway
I'll be there Friday on a player's pass. Hint: Root for the Japanese golfer.
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#13
06-16-2005, 12:53 PM
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Re: Crybabies
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I think the typical US Open setup hurts the top players. When you force any shot in the rough to be a chop shot back to the fairway and when you force all puts to be super-touchy lag puts, you are reducing the differences between the players. Since the better players are superior in most areas, taking away their edge in recovery shots, taking driver out of their hands, etc., just reduces their overall edge since those aspects of their game are forcibly equalized to the rest of the field. [/ QUOTE ] I agree with this, but it's not my biggest problem with the course(s). I'm all for making it a tougher test of golf, but it shouldn't be turned into a totally different game. The players have to hit shots they never hit the other 45 weeks of the year. I think that's lame.
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#16
06-16-2005, 01:48 PM
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Re: Crybabies
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[ QUOTE ] I think the typical US Open setup hurts the top players. When you force any shot in the rough to be a chop shot back to the fairway and when you force all puts to be super-touchy lag puts, you are reducing the differences between the players. Since the better players are superior in most areas, taking away their edge in recovery shots, taking driver out of their hands, etc., just reduces their overall edge since those aspects of their game are forcibly equalized to the rest of the field. [/ QUOTE ] I agree with this, but it's not my biggest problem with the course(s). I'm all for making it a tougher test of golf, but it shouldn't be turned into a totally different game. The players have to hit shots they never hit the other 45 weeks of the year. I think that's lame. [/ QUOTE ] The players should definitely have to hit some shots that aren't called for at the usual Accenture-Booz Mercedes presented by Cialis at the TPC of Development Heights. That said, the USGA can blow it with set up like last year. Here is the tournament I'd like to see once in a while, and you would get to see some shots. Old golf course here or there, i.e. St Andrews there, Pinehurst/Winged Foot/Oakmont etc... here. No goofy set ups. The rough could be a little longer, but the greens stay alive. Each player gets his pick of seven clubs and must carry them himself. No caddies. No yardage books allowed. No sheets with the hole location. Any yardage markers on sprinkler heads eliminated for the tourament. Each hole would simply have the total yardage to the middle of the green. Slow play penalties strictly enforced. Do it once a year and see how it identifies the players. I think in that format the top players really would rise to the occasion. And you would see some golf shots.
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#20
06-16-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: US Open underway
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I missed Tiger [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Sergio's outfit is awful [/ QUOTE ] You need to make your location a disclaimer that this is not IndieMatty. Please.
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