Oakmont final day thoughts?

[12 piece bucket]

I don't get it. If the best players in the world are averaging 77 or whatever on a golf course . . . something is afoul. What's the big deal about them making a birdie. The USGA is selfabsorbed. Tweeking these old courses to "protect" them and par is like putting a mustashe on the mona lisa. It's not golf. The guys at the Masters are doing the same thing. Bobby Jones wouldn't recognize his golf course.

[bambam]

Is this course that much different than it was in the past? They said the 300 yard par 3 was about 250 yards back in 1920something. How many guys back then could hit that green w/ hickory clubs and the golf ball of that day? I bet it was significantly less than the number of players who could reach the current par three using less than driver. It sounded to me like the changes at Oakmont have made that course more like it was in the past...of course, I have no idea what it was like in the past, so I have to take their word for it

[asleep]

Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course...the space between your ears.--Bobby Jones.

It was interesting to see the best of the best severely tested and observe how the reacted under such pressure. Final day got everyone. Tiger and Furyk skulled shots from the short grass...wow! Three musketeers: Casey, Rose, Baddeley had good showings up to Sunday, I thought. Anthony Kim continued to impress me with his final round 67. Stephen Ames "plays" golf and is fun to watch---ditto David Toms. I still feel Furyk made a strategic error on 17th even after hearing his explanation.

Surprise of the Open: Remove two holes where he completely lost his composure (9th on Saturday, 1st on Sunday) and your 2007 US Open champion is.....

Bubba Watson!

[danny_shank]

I was very pleased to see Angel win he seems a very nice guy who's not a natural winner. I've watched many pros play and haven't seen a better striker of a golf ball yet. It's good to see he's not going to be an unforfilled talent.

It was also fun watching a player display his emotions in a major. The difference between his demeanor and Tiger's and Furyk's stoic game faces reminded me of the Ryder Cup.

[Seanmx]

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Surprise of the Open: Remove two holes where he completely lost his composure (9th on Saturday, 1st on Sunday) and your 2007 US Open champion is.....

Bubba Watson!

Excellent point

[mrodock]

The US Open should reward great shots, slightly penalize good shots, and severely penalize bad shots.

[Seanmx]

I don't get it. If the best players in the world are averaging 77 or whatever on a golf course . . . something is afoul. What's the big deal about them making a birdie. The USGA is selfabsorbed. Tweeking these old courses to "protect" them and par is like putting a mustashe on the mona lisa. It's not golf. The guys at the Masters are doing the same thing. Bobby Jones wouldn't recognize his golf course.

From what I have read I don't think the USGA had to do much to Oakmont other than cut the rough and slow down the greens!!!

[birdie_man]

I don't get it. If the best players in the world are averaging 77 or whatever on a golf course . . . something is afoul. What's the big deal about them making a birdie. The USGA is selfabsorbed. Tweeking these old courses to "protect" them and par is like putting a mustashe on the mona lisa. It's not golf. The guys at the Masters are doing the same thing. Bobby Jones wouldn't recognize his golf course.

I think I agree.

The only thing I can say on the other side of it is that sometimes you feel the nervous tension just watching it........imagine what they must feel.

[12 piece bucket]

I think I agree.

The only thing I can say on the other side of it is that sometimes you feel the nervous tension just watching it........imagine what they must feel.

I imagine the feel like if I had to do this every week I'd go back to stabbin' trash on the highway.

Whatchu doin' slummin' over here on the "bad guys" side? Haven't seen you 'round much. Hope all is well.

I need a banned-aid.