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2017 US Open Running Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Chef2, Jun 3, 2017.

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  1. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    The Dye Course in French Lick is kept in impeccable shape and is one of the toughest SOBs I've ever seen. They've got a 300-yard par 3 with water in play. You could never play a PGA Tour event there. With all the steep falloffs and cliffs, you'd need emergency vehicles stationed at almost every hole. And, yes, the obvious downside is that everyone has to stay an hour away, in Looeyville.
     
    trifectarich, Jun 20, 2017
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  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    They're playing the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship there next month. I hope they don't need emergency vehicles.

    Yes, @Michael_ Gee, they played the Senior PGA there a couple years ago. It was over Memorial Day weekend, very questionable scheduling in Indiana for any sporting event that doesn't have wheels.
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2017
    playthrough, Jun 20, 2017
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  3. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    8102 from the tips.
    Ye Gods.
     
    Chef2, Jun 20, 2017
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  4. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    How long does a course have to be to be considered? Could this proposed course be a contender one day?

    You'd think they'd love the location.

    The plan, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, creates a single 18-hole, par-70 course from the 18-hole Jackson Park and 9-hole, par-3 South Shore course. It preserves much of the landscape of the century-old courses, taking 13 holes from Jackson Park and five from South Shore.

    Mature trees will be preserved throughout to frame many of the holes on the new 7,354-yard course; with a single cut of rough blending into native grasses to restore a prairie-like aesthetic.
     
    YankeeFan, Jun 22, 2017
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  5. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Spectators are encouraged to follow the signs and park in Rockford, then enjoy the 90-minute shuttle ride.
     
    trifectarich, Jun 22, 2017
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  6. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    The USGA has reservations about Toledo's ability to get enough corporate support.

    Inverness hardly to blame for U.S. Open’s long absence

     
    Hermes, Jun 22, 2017
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  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    They'd shuttle folks from all the downtown hotels like they do for conventions.

    Maybe the course won't work (or ever get built) but I don't think parking would be the issue.
     
    YankeeFan, Jun 22, 2017
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