Running U.S. Open thread

[patchs]

So much for Tiger's storybook ending.

 

[Cosmo]

David Howell at -2. If anyone has him in the pool, raise your hand.


[raises hand]

;D

 

[slappy4428]

Nope, but I do have Monty

 

[slappy4428]

Which question do you think was Loopy's:

1) Q. Do you feel like you're at a Yankees game, the fans were yelling for you so much?

PHIL MICKELSON: I love it up here. I think everybody loves coming to the New York area. That's why we play so many majors up here, so many great courses, and we get such great support from the community that we tend to hold a lot of tournaments here, and it's terrific.

2) Q. This course has been called the -- there's been an analogy made to Yankee Stadium, that this is to golf what Yankee Stadium is to baseball.

PHIL MICKELSON: It's a fair assessment because Winged Foot has so much history with so many great major championships and great stories told. I remember talking to Billy Casper about the '59 U.S. Open he won here when we were at The Masters this year and some of the shots he hit and some of the putts and how tough the greens were. There's been so much over the years that has occurred here that it does have that feel of Yankee Stadium.

3) Q. Nice job.
PHIL MICKELSON: Thank you.

 

[Bubba Fett]

I know all about how the course is set up to very difficult and make par a good score, but watching this U.S. Open isn't much fun.

 

[shotglass]

I've thought about this while watching, and my hat's off to everybody who picked the right guys in the pool. And this probably qualifies as sour grapes, considering my current standing. ;D

But man, watch how these holes are being played out, and I just don't think you could make anything more than a real educated guess at who was going to make things work here. It's just so impossible at some points, it's almost a matter of luck.

 

[Bubba Fett]

Agreed. I'm not sure many guys had Steve Stricker in their list. Though we probably should have because I think he usually plays well in Opens.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Berman is having a field day with that Goddam right bunker on 10 today. "Julius Boros once said you could build a national park in there......and Monty will be visiting our national park...Nick Price will be visiting the bunker that Boros once said...." WE GET IT, ASSHOLE!

He's one of your drunk uncles as a sportscaster.

 

[Freelance Hack]

I'm surprised Tiger is struggling as much as he has the last couple days. I wasn;t expecting Tiger of Pebble Beach, but I really wanted him to be playing on Father's Day.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

And you know it takes every ounce of restraint in Berman to not belch out "Braaack, braaaaack, braaaack," on every drive.

Fat tank of ****.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I'm surprised Tiger is struggling as much as he has the last couple days. I wasn;t expecting Tiger of Pebble Beach, but I really wanted him to be playing on Father's Day.

Tiger will be playing on Father's Day*


* at Isleworth with Mark O'Meara.

 

[slappy4428]

Manboobs actually hit a fairway today... I'll be damned...

 

[Cosmo]

I've thought about this while watching, and my hat's off to everybody who picked the right guys in the pool. And this probably qualifies as sour grapes, considering my current standing.  ;D

But man, watch how these holes are being played out, and I just don't think you could make anything more than a real educated guess at who was going to make things work here. It's just so impossible at some points, it's almost a matter of luck.

My educated guess involved picking guys who are known to hit a fairway or two, and others who are tremendous scramblers. That's why I was a little anti-Tiger this week ... I figured he was going to get himself in a lot of trouble by spraying the ball.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

My educated guess involved picking guys who are known to hit a fairway or two, and others who are tremendous scramblers. That's why I was a little anti-Tiger this week ... I figured he was going to get himself in a lot of trouble by spraying the ball.

Not only that, but he hasn't played competitively in like a month or so.

 

[joe king]

OK, I give up. Who the hell is Kenneth Ferrie?

 

[Bubba Fett]

Love seeing that Duval is playing well. He's 3-under on the day.

 

[TwoGloves]

I'm surprised Tiger is struggling as much as he has the last couple days. I wasn;t expecting Tiger of Pebble Beach, but I really wanted him to be playing on Father's Day.

Tiger will be playing on Father's Day*


* at Isleworth with Mark O'Meara.

Or aboard Privacy with Elin.

 

[joe king]

OK, I give up. Who the hell is Kenneth Ferrie?

The guy who just took back-to-back sixes to drop out of the lead.

Oh, that Kenneth Ferrie.

 

[slappy4428]

Love seeing that Duval is playing well. He's 3-under on the day.

Now it's 2-over for the tourney.... how many of us thought on Thursday morning that Tiger would be 12 over after two and Duval would be on the leaderboard....

 

[Columbo]

OK, I give up. Who the hell is Kenneth Ferrie?

The guy who just took back-to-back sixes to drop out of the lead.

Oh, that Kenneth Ferrie.

Pesci played him with fake eyebrows in JFK.