US Open 2025 - Oakmont

[Arthur Wedge]

Don't care which entitled twit it is. Acting like a grown up and not deliberately damaging other people's stuff in the first place would be most sensible solution.

It’s not great when anyone does it

But I can understand why it happens especially in the US Open where it is tough

It happens in all pro sport - at some stage in their careers they throw a strop

It happened he will get a fine etc and move on

Some it appears just want to labour on it.

I’ll take someone smashing a temp marker or temp locker as opposed to spitting in the cup or damaging the greens or smashing a ball into crowds and not shouting four etc

 

[rksquire]

Seem to be in the minority here but did not enjoy that at all, even the last few hours had enough about it to diminish how 'exciting' it all became. I watch golf to see the best golfers in the world display their skills; watching them play like my fourball on a Saturday when in the rough is not that entertaining to me. Rough should be penal, but shouldn't have double jeopardy - players trying to take their medicine is fine (costs a stroke), but even trying to do that didn't work. Balls within an inch of each other resulted in either good contact or a whiff. Some players looked very silly. The carnage that ensued when the course was close to unplayable was painful - really felt for Burns and Scott. To be fair to JJ, he did great and Bob had a great reaction, as did Hovland. Also, Hatton, who was being interviewed at the time, gave a fabulous endorsement of Spaun.

Just didn't feel like a 'fair' tough test to me, just too many variables beyond exceptional players control.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Seem to be in the minority here but did not enjoy that at all, even the last few hours had enough about it to diminish how 'exciting' it all became. I watch golf to see the best golfers in the world display their skills; watching them play like my fourball on a Saturday when in the rough is not that entertaining to me. Rough should be penal, but shouldn't have double jeopardy - players trying to take their medicine is fine (costs a stroke), but even trying to do that didn't work. Balls within an inch of each other resulted in either good contact or a whiff. Some players looked very silly. The carnage that ensued when the course was close to unplayable was painful - really felt for Burns and Scott. To be fair to JJ, he did great and Bob had a great reaction, as did Hovland. Also, Hatton, who was being interviewed at the time, gave a fabulous endorsement of Spaun.

Just didn't feel like a 'fair' tough test to me, just too many variables beyond exceptional players control.

Rough deep off line is fine but just off the fairway is ridiculous

 

[Fore Right]

He should have been given relief

100% he got stiffed by the rules official there.
Water was splashing up all over the place with his practice swings and it was an obvious low point where water was gathering.

Fair play that he played it down afterwards

 

[Arthur Wedge]

100% he got stiffed by the rules official there.
Water was splashing up all over the place with his practice swings and it was an obvious low point where water was gathering.

Fair play that he played it down afterwards

It happened to a few on Friday I think as well , Rahm playing out of a puddle


It seems he didn’t get relief because they believed you had to create pressure to bring the water up

Where as you could see when he was walking that water was coming up easily

 

[Swango1980]

It's amazing watching the fan club bending over backwards to defend golden child for his childish behaviour

If it was Hatton , Bryson etc they would be calling for a ban

That is a lie. Why are you trying to paint a false narrative.

I'm sure Hatton has thrown clubs lots of times. Many pros have. I've never seen anyone in hear asking for Hatton to be banned for it?

 

[Deleted member 21784]

That is a lie. Why are you trying to paint a false narrative.

I'm sure Hatton has thrown clubs lots of times. Many pros have. I've never seen anyone in hear asking for Hatton to be banned for it?

Are you completely blacking out or ignoring golden child's smashing up the tee marker?

 

[RichA]

It’s not great when anyone does it

But I can understand why it happens especially in the US Open where it is tough

It happens in all pro sport - at some stage in their careers they throw a strop

It happened he will get a fine etc and move on

Some it appears just want to labour on it.

I’ll take someone smashing a temp marker or temp locker as opposed to spitting in the cup or damaging the greens or smashing a ball into crowds and not shouting four etc

Plenty of people suffer much tougher days at work than pro golfers.
A middle-aged man petulantly breaking other people's stuff because he played a few bad golf shots is pathetic.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That is a lie. Why are you trying to paint a false narrative.

I'm sure Hatton has thrown clubs lots of times. Many pros have. I've never seen anyone in hear asking for Hatton to be banned for it?

Hatton has also smashed up a tee marker - don’t think anyone called for him to be banned

Tyrrell Hatton after destroying tee marker: 'Does it make me a bad person?'

Despite a run-in with a tee marker at the seventh hole Saturday, Hatton is a shot off the lead at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

sports.yahoo.com

Dubai Desert Classic | Tyrrell Hatton smashes tee marker in Dubai

Tyrrell Hatton was in trouble with the officials after smashing a tee marker in frustration at the Dubai Desert Classic.

www.skysports.com

Think it’s happened on more than one occasion as well

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Plenty of people suffer much tougher days at work than pro golfers.
A middle-aged man petulantly breaking other people's stuff because he played a few bad golf shots is pathetic.

Those people a mistake can be the difference between career ending or missing bills etc

Rory missing out on a few places finishes or missing a cut won't even make á difference to his bank balance

Doesn't know what stress is

 

[Swango1980]

Are you completely blacking out or ignoring golden child's smashing up the tee marker?

I already mentioned that in an earlier post, several times. And, I wouldn't be against there being a rule that if a tee marker is moved or damaged in anger, there is a penalty. Whoever does it.

But this has gone beyond that, where apparently throwing the club down an empty fairway is a terrible act that needs some sort of punishment.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Plenty of people suffer much tougher days at work than pro golfers.
A middle-aged man petulantly breaking other people's stuff because he played a few bad golf shots is pathetic.

It’s all relative

Many at work aren’t watching by millions and aren’t playing professional sport for millions

Pressure is different

It’s petulant and right now or during the comp he wasn’t in a great place.

But it happens - they get criticised , fined and we move on

 

[Pin-seeker]

It’s just a temp polystyrene marker that takes minutes to replace

It’s just a lack of respect & class

 

[D-S]

Well I must be in neither camp as I think they both deserve sanction for breaking course furniture. Throwing a club when no one else is close (unlike Clark) just looks petulant but doesn’t need to be sanctioned.
Repeat offences for breaking course furniture should result in more than a monetary fine.

 

[Deleted member 35927]

I can't believe spaun didn't have the flag tended on the last

 

[Burnsey]

People do get all wound up and giddy on here sometimes don't they?

How about a bit of 'Spot The 5 Iron'?

This is my old club and still in the same spot 6 months after I launched it there.

Taught me a 6 iron is the longest iron required in my bag.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Slightly different clip of Hatton watching the winning putt drop.

Class

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934415765312037303

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Slightly different clio of Hatton watching the winning putt drop.

Class

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934415765312037303

Shows a lot about his character, he's always mad at himself not at others and when others do well it's

Respect

 

[Mel Smooth]

Shows a lot about his character, he's always mad at himself not at others and when others do well it's

Respect

Yeah, i understand why people take a shot at him but he’s a good guy at heart.

 

[sunshine]

Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder as most links courses are surrounded by great views , rolling dunes etc

Actually, many links courses in the UK lack beautiful views. The sea is usually brown or at best grey, and often there is no view of the coast at all.

For sure there are some courses with stunning views, but for every Turnberry idyllic vista there's a Porthcawl with its view of the Port Talbot steel works or Lytham backing on to houses.