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2015 U.S. Open thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Jun 15, 2015.

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  1. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Well, one of Fox's first "moments" had nothing to do with the new gimmicks.

    The 30 seconds spent on the 15-year-old amateur's face as he waited to tee off were award-worthy.

    I've got to admit, too, that I'm interested to see some of their additions in practice. They did about 5 minutes on those alone in the preshow, and some of them looked pretty cool. Especially liked the "enhanced" greens that show the peaks and valleys like you just couldn't see before.
     
    jr/shotglass, Jun 18, 2015
    #25
  2. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    The pros will beat the shit out of this course without weather or the USGA making a joke of the course's length. Not enough is demanded of the tee shots.
     
    Alma, Jun 18, 2015
    #26
  3. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Nice start for the kid. Save from the rough for a very solid par, about two revolutions short of bird.

    It might be tougher for the announcers to avoid referring to Cole Hammer as Cole Hamels.
     
    jr/shotglass, Jun 18, 2015
    #27
  4. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Tim Brando early.... hmmmm
     
    poindexter, Jun 18, 2015
    #28
  5. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Dear Natalie Gulbis: If you don't know what you're talking about, shut up!
     
    trifectarich, Jun 18, 2015
    #29
  6. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Wait, there's a golfer names Cole Hammer?
    That. Is. Awesome.
    Amazed he didn't turn out to be a race car driver or a spy, though.
     
    Batman, Jun 18, 2015
    #30
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  7. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Brando and his color guy have gotten into about three 'disagreements' in the 15 minutes I've been watching.

    Its almost like Fox told the guys to use the "Around the Horn" ("Loud vs. Stupid") methodology.
     
    poindexter, Jun 18, 2015
    #31
  8. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    poindexter, Jun 18, 2015
    #32
  9. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Tim Brando - golf announcer. Yikes. What happened? Gus Johnson wasn't answering your calls?
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jun 18, 2015
    #33
  10. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Watched 45 minutes on the elliptical and treadmill (Whitmanian humblebrag!) and really really liked the laser graphic off tee shots.

    One of the overhead shots made a hunk of the course look like it was shaped like a heart.
     
    Songbird, Jun 18, 2015
    #34
  11. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I loved the announcer who throo the truck under the bus. "We have 10 million people from Fox here and our leaderboard graphic doesn't work...."

    Over under on the times his truck cuts off his mic: 3
     
    Last edited: Jun 18, 2015
    TigerVols, Jun 18, 2015
    #35
  12. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    So Dustin Johnson is -6 and three clear. Will be interesting to see if he can do it this time or if another one gets away from him

    And I guess we aren't surprised to see a Texas Longhorn from Dallas near the top of the leaderboard. Yep, Cody Gribble at -2.....
     
    Captain_Kirk, Jun 18, 2015
    #36
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