OT: US Open

[storrsroars]

Rory has burned the edge of more than one cup today as well.

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Rory, Casey, Bryson and Hughes have all been bad putting, but Morikawa was truly awful.

 

[HitDog]

Brooks and Bryson for an extra 18 tomorrow??

There is no longer an 18 hole playoff. 2 hole aggregate now.

 

[alphasigko]

Rham just made it difficult for himself in the trap

 

[storrsroars]

Now that was a clutch putt by Rahm.

 

[superjohn]

Wow, Rahm is clutch as hell.

 

[alphasigko]

Wow

Wow, Rahm is clutch as hell.

Amazing...

 

[alphasigko]

Bryson making a mess

 

[alphasigko]

Could still be a playoff.... Rahm/Louie?

 

[jleves]

That drive on 17 pretty much ended things

 

[Chin Diesel]

Helluva finish by Rahm.

Seemed like last nine was players taking themselves out with poor play and Rahm absolutely won it with his play and those putts.

Great ending.

 

[LIuconn]

Rahm went out and won it. Tough look for Louie on 17. I was pulling for him

 

[storrsroars]

Helluva finish by Rahm.

Seemed like last nine was players taking themselves out with poor play and Rahm absolutely won it with his play and those putts.

Great ending.

Back 9, day 4 for top 10 after 54 holes:
Rahm 34
Xander 35
Louie 36
Streelman 36
Scheffler 37
Hanley 38
Morikawa 38
Wolff 38
DJ 38
McIlroy 39
Bez 40
Hughes 41
Bryson 44

 

[ZooCougar]

His risk calculus was also different initially apparently. Cost him $1.7M. He’s an adult and knew the rules and the risks. Not sure why this is triggering you so much.

And I‘m pretty sure he doesn’t gaf now.

but you guys keep wagging your fingers. He makes 1.7m just to have his likeness used I bet.

I was pulling for Louis. But Rahm prevailed and it‘s nice to see some karma.

 

[jleves]

When there were 10 guys all within a stroke, I thought we might have one of most amazing finishes ever with 3 or more guys going to a playoff.

Really fizzled as the course and nerves took player after player out before the 16th. After Louis' drive on 17 it was just waiting for everyone to clear the course so you could give the trophy to Rahm.

OK - on to the Open Championship next month.

 

[LIuconn]

We came close to a multi player playoff last year at the PGA and this US open. It has to happen soon

 

[uconnfan68]

Some bad swings off the tee are being harshly punished by Torrey.

Course has been the star the past hour as it is chewing up and spitting out these pros. No wayward swing goes unpunished.

The course is just a nasty bully. Used to have more trees, but was only 7,000 yds when I played there. Could never break 80 there when I was usually playing in the 70s.

 

[uconnfan68]

I've never played Torrey, but (other than the cliffs) it reminds me a bit of La Costa Champions, which had, I believe 96 bunkers that were seriously in play. I think my wife hit a third of them. But Torrey looks like it has sand everywhere. I don't recall so many players playing bunker to bunker in a Major as this weekend.

I think they were aiming for them. The rough was penal, but you could play out of most of the fairway bunkers. The other option was to put it outside the ropes and hope the crowd flattened the grass for you. I still prefer fairways though.

 

[uconnfan68]

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Rory, Casey, Bryson and Hughes have all been bad putting, but Morikawa was truly awful.

Putting there is always an adventure. Lots of contours, slopes, and ocean effect. Putts literally break toward the ocean… uphill… on some holes.
I was surprised to see almost no one playing in the fairways on some holes.

 

[alphasigko]

Back 9, day 4 for top 10 after 54 holes:
Rahm 34
Xander 35
Louie 36
Streelman 36
Scheffler 37
Hanley 38
Morikawa 38
Wolff 38
DJ 38
McIlroy 39
Bez 40
Hughes 41
Bryson 44

Ans THAT is the story. Great post

 

[Jaker]

Glad Rahm won, he seems like a great guy.

 

[eebmg]

Hey. Best part. DeChambeau had a double bogie and a quadrupole bogie. And he looked like he couldn't even be bothered.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Hey. Best part. DeChambeau had a double bogie and a quadrupole bogie. And he looked like he couldn't even be bothered.

Love it when a course just mentally breaks a player. This isn't like other sports when you can bench the stars and put in the scrubs to finish up. You either play the ball tee to hole and do it 18 times or you can quit and get a WD. No max strokes, pick up and go to the next tee.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think they were aiming for them. The rough was penal, but you could play out of most of the fairway bunkers. The other option was to put it outside the ropes and hope the crowd flattened the grass for you. I still prefer fairways though.

And that is what the announcers were saying about Louis on #17. He normally plays a cut off the tee and with the tee box they were playing he had to start it over the hazard and the canyon/valley. Unfortunately he hit it straight and it rolled from the rough to the left in to the hazard. He had 100 yards right of the fairway and could have easily recovered an errant shot from there towards the green and made his par. those bunkers on the right side of the fairway were perfectly located giving players the option to bail out right and potentially be playing a bunker shot for their second or to challenge the hazard area to the left.

The bunkers were perfectly placed for today's hitters. They could hit 3-wood or long iron off the tee to take them out of play and leave a longer second shot in to the green. Brain over brawn sometimes.

 

[NJHusky]

And that is what the announcers were saying about Louis on #17. He normally plays a cut off the tee and with the tee box they were playing he had to start it over the hazard and the canyon/valley. Unfortunately he hit it straight and it rolled from the rough to the left in to the hazard. He had 100 yards right of the fairway and could have easily recovered an errant shot from there towards the green and made his par. those bunkers on the right side of the fairway were perfectly located giving players the option to bail out right and potentially be playing a bunker shot for their second or to challenge the hazard area to the left.

The bunkers were perfectly placed for today's hitters. They could hit 3-wood or long iron off the tee to take them out of play and leave a longer second shot in to the green. Brain over brawn sometimes.

That’s exactly what Rahm did. He plays a cut too but didn’t want anything to do with the left side. It was the smart play, obviously.

Didn’t Looie do something similar at the WGC team event on 17 where he put the ball into the water…but that time on the right