Is this the future of Golf

[Val]

Watching Swchartzel duff his way to a double and westwood hack the ball 20 yards is not really exciting.

I agree but it makes me feel a lot better about my game :rofl:

 

[Imurg]

To be honest if Rosie wasn't in contention I'd be doing something else.

Some might be loving it but for me it's pretty tedious....

 

[Siren]

I cant say im loving it, but I cant take my eyes off it.

I normally hate the US Open but this one just has something extra, I just wish I new what it is.

 

[Biggleswade Blue]

I'm really enjoying it. Much more interesting than a long drive and putting contest. Who can manage their way round, who can manufacturer the shots, and who can putt on impossibly fast greens - Poulter's 7 on the 5th anyone? The "Par" is meaningless anyway. The pros have to work it out, and lowest score wins. Much better seeing them take 70 than 60 for a short course.

 

[Captainron]

I think that the course is excellent. Proper old golf course! I am sure that we would all love to play there because it just looks so good (obviously when it's geared for members play)

 

[Deke]

I am really into this US Open too, it really does seem like the pros struggle when playing a course that is a bit more like the ones we play! Hopefully we will see more more courses like Merion, but sadly I doubt we will!

 

[TheClaw]

I know the course is playing very difficult but there have been some absolutely shocking shots from the tees and fairways. Course management anyone?

 

[Andy808]

Is this the future of golf?
I do hope so. There have been some amazing shots, some lucky shots and some cringe worthy shots but there are 4 players well in the hunt and our lad is still leading the way.
Come on Justin.

 

[TheClaw]

Jason Day probably bogeying the last by the looks of it.

Justin can play the last like a par 5 and win.

 

[Andy808]

I hate seeing the pros using a wedge on the green. Bet all the members were wincing when he took the divot out of it too.

 

[Andy808]

Phil's having a rough old day now.

 

[Neddy]

It's fun once in a while. I don't think i'd want to watch it every week. The US open is unique and rightly so

 

[guest100718]

1 Drive into the heavy rough
2 hack out to the normal rough
3 miss the green from bad lie in the rough and in to more rough
4 pitch but not near the hole due to poor lie
5 long putt that streaks past the hole
6 lag up to a foot
7 tap in for a triple....

Nope I dont want to see crap like this, i get enough of that on any given sunday...

 

[bobmac]

Driver on 266 yard par 3s is surely in the super long category?

I doesn't make any difference what they call it, par3 or par 4, it's just a golf hole, 266 yards long.
It's the same as calling a 500 yd hole a par 4....makes no difference.

 

[guest100718]

I doesn't make any difference what they call it, par3 or par 4, it's just a golf hole, 266 yards long.
It's the same as calling a 500 yd hole a par 4....makes no difference.

No but watching pros hit 5 iron to the front of a 250 yard par 3 and then hit 40 yard putt is boring.

 

[MashieNiblick]

I enjoyed that more than most US Opens. Course was very characterful and we know the USGA wil set it up so that par is hard to beat. In that sense it is a different challenge to most Tour events but none the worse for than in my view. It tests the players' nerve, concentration and shot making in a different way to the birdie fests.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

I think that whilst this wouldn't work week in week out, I think it's brilliant to see once a year at least!

It's nice to see pros have to really think about there shots, rather than just firing a driver down there! And it makes me feel a lot better when they occasionally struggle to get it out of the rough, because normally, they make it look so easy! Now I don't feel as bad when I'm chopping it around!

 

[Shiny]

I enjoyed it. My personal view is that pro golf has gone to the stage when you can boom a driver off the tee with no penalty, you will always have a shot in. To my mind this is how golf should be. Course management rules........ if the rough is penal don't go in it.

 

[BTatHome]

1 Drive into the heavy rough
2 hack out to the normal rough
3 miss the green from bad lie in the rough and in to more rough
4 pitch but not near the hole due to poor lie
5 long putt that streaks past the hole
6 lag up to a foot
7 tap in for a triple....

Nope I dont want to see crap like this, i get enough of that on any given sunday...

as opposed to ?

1 drive it 330 yards into rough that is barely covering half the ball.
2 smash ball with a wedge to the middle of a soft green and soon it back 5 yards to much whooping and shouting
3 hit a putt 6 feet straight at the hole, knowing that a miss will only leave you 1 foot away.

Nope can't see the enjoyment in that.


The us open is usually down to course management most of the time, and if players don't have any way of changing their usual methods then they get punished. They need to learn how to take their time and minimise mistakes, taking the opportunities on the pins/holes that give a chance.

 

[Foxholer]

I think this was another great US Open - and the result was especially good.

Wouldn't want to see it every week, but certainly 1 of the Majors needs to be this way imo. The Open can't be guaranteed to be so - and so many Yanks give it a miss anyway!