118th US Open Walking Thread, presented by Johnnie Walker

[maumann]

Tiger, nice 7 to start. Man, Willie Mays in '73 all over again? No, he's got game but Tiger's got to accept (as we all do) that he's just a middling pro before he can get better.

Fox immediately rolling out the excuses and cliches. "He needs to right the ship now." "The next 15 minutes will determine how his round will go." "There's no way to practice those kinds of shots."

Really? I never would have guessed the obvious.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Tiger, nice 7 to start. Man, Willie Mays in '73 all over again? No, he's got game but Tiger's got to accept (as we all do) that he's just a middling pro before he can get better.

I haven’t read anything yet stating that he believes anything to the contrary. Tits Dimpleson, OTOH, said he’s still a contender to win an Open the week and then fired a not-so-boner-inducing 77 today.

 

[Vombatus]

The 69s by Poulter and Piercy are phenomenal.

Pic?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Is McIlroy a middling pro? Spieth? Phil? Jason Day? Lotta bad scores out there today.
PS: Brad Faxon's outfit is most unfortunate. It looks like he was dressed to test the color resolution of the cameras before airtime.

 

[User 149557]

I've realized that the PGA Tour is in many ways like a soap opera. I stopped paying attention to the sport other than the majors on a regular basis about 10 years ago. But because these guys play for 40 years, I still recognize many of them. Brian Gay! Ian Poulter! Ernie Els! Jason Dufner!

It'd be like Tommy Maddox still starting at quarterback when I turned on my TV this fall.

 

[playthrough]

Dufner's hat saga is one of the more amusing things going on Tour right now. Which is good or bad, depending on how you look at it.

Phil hit 13 of 14 fairways today, which has to be an Open record for him, and he still shot 77.

 

[qtlaw]

Is McIlroy a middling pro? Spieth? Phil? Jason Day? Lotta bad scores out there today.
PS: Brad Faxon's outfit is most unfortunate. It looks like he was dressed to test the color resolution of the cameras before airtime.

Rory is not a middling pro; but who has the better chance to win a major Rory or Tiger? IMHO its Rory by a mile.

 

[playthrough]

Fox immediately rolling out the excuses and cliches. "He needs to right the ship now." "The next 15 minutes will determine how his round will go." "There's no way to practice those kinds of shots."

Really? I never would have guessed the obvious.

Fox is watching its weekend ratings go down the drain with Tiger, Rory, Phil, Jordan. At the moment this leaderboard looks like the Reno-Tahoe Open.

 

[da man]

Fox is watching its weekend ratings go down the drain with Tiger, Rory, Phil, Jordan. At the moment this leaderboard looks like the Reno-Tahoe Open.

It's REALLY early to be making that call.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

looked like a wealthy white Easter egg hunt for a moment.

 

[HanSenSE]

The 69s by Poulter and Piercy are phenomenal.

No NSFW warning? [/juniorhighme]

 

[Justin_Rice]

Question perhaps better suited for the Journalism thread:

Why is a broadcaster helping to search for D.J.'s ball? He stepped on it, thus making himself a part of the story ...

 

[Cosmo]

The new rules in 2019 will help with that.

 

[playthrough]

It's REALLY early to be making that call.

Of course, but I got nothing better to do in my office today.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Long way to go. But after Woods was 4-over through two holes, he makes the turn at 3-over.

Anything 5-over or better will be in the mix.

This is classic US Open golf. Pars are great and birdies are stunning.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Long way to go. But after Woods was 4-over through two holes, he makes the turn at 3-over.

Anything 5-over or better will be in the mix.

This is classic US Open golf. Pars are great and birdies are stunning.

As long as it stays this windy, 280 is liable to be the winning score. Course isn't gonna get less firm.

 

[TigerVols]

What's with the bulky brace Tiger's sporting just below his knee on his left leg? You can really see it when the wind blows his trouser leg.

 

[JC]

What's with the bulky brace Tiger's sporting just below his knee on his left leg? You can really see it when the wind blows his trouser leg.

That's his dong.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

What's with the bulky brace Tiger's sporting just below his knee on his left leg? You can really see it when the wind blows his trouser leg.

He’s had five surgeries on his left knee going back to 1994. Don’t know if it’s new or always wears it.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

DJ may be hard to catch if he comes in with a two or three-stroke lead. Of course he could triple too before sunset. He owes Rich Beem a beer.