U.S. Open Thread

[will641]

its a little late, but w/e. who do you guys like after day 1? i definitely think the guy justin hicks will be atop the leader board until day 4, when he will shoot 77.

and spenda, is tiger still a lock at torrey?

[sauce123]

Tiger's going to struggle the whole tourney i think (and by that i mean get like 5th LOL). I just can't see someone winning with that long of a break and a bad knee.

[JL]

bah! All the Canadians are falling apart today.

Go Tiger I guess...

[bigspenda73]

Tiger isn't a lock,

He's a lock if he drives the ball well, but that didnt seem to be the case in Round 1 (6/14 fairways)

[will641]

he [tiger woods] sure as hell aint losing to anyone at Torrey Pines

[bigspenda73]

not a good start +2 thru 3

[bigspenda73]

Craze Phil isnt even carrying a Driver on the longest course in US Open history (I think, discounting when they played it in CO once).

[JL]

Craze Phil isnt even carrying a Driver on the longest course in US Open history (I think, discounting when they played it in CO once).

I believe it is the longest course for any Major.

And that was a sick eagle to get Tiger back to even for the day.

[bigspenda73]

Good Lord Phil if you take driver out of the bag you better hit every fairway.

He hit 6 yesterday w/o driver, and he's already missed 3 today. Dude, take a note from Tiger, he blasts it down there so far even if he is in the rough he can scoot the ball up/around the green and use his short game. Your busy leaving yourself 200yds into every par 4 and on top of that you're in the rough.

Im so glad I'm not a Phil fan.

[bigspenda73]

I have a good feeling about Sergio's chances. He was like 6 over thru 7 holes yesterday and now he's +4 thru 2 rounds. This course is made for his ball-striking ability and he's definitely due in the majors.

Look for a charge from the Spaniard

[meeloche]

o geez look out for tiger.

[will641]

prediction: it will be tiger and davis love going in the final pairing on day 4.

[bigspenda73]

Appleby has always been one of my favorite players

great, simple swing

[IowaSkinsFan]

Wow Tiger charged.

[PapalRage]

Wow Tiger charged.

tiger woods is so absurdly good. only question remaining is if his knee can make it through 18 more holes tomorrow.

[will641]

wow what a finish for tiger. just amazing. he used up his luck box with that chip in for birdie on 17 i think. and then that eagle putt on 18 was incredible. he is clearly in a lot of pain. it will be interesting to see how he performs tomorrow.

[Chopper]

Appleby has always been one of my favorite players

great, simple swing

soft spot from me, too. dude has overcome some serious adversity to stay at/near the top of the world.

side note: tiger has proved me wrong twice...once badly...that he cant win an open. i always thought him too wild from the tee to win one from the rough. but, obv, that doesnt hold past his "blast it, ginch it, finesse it, drain it" record. the only thing i have now is that he hasnt come from behind in one. but, thats crap to hang a hat on, too, now that he has the lead. of course, he could choke/cough up the lead...but he never has done that, either. clearly, he dominates like no other ever has...and thats not likely to stop. i sound like i am banging on tiger, but i actually like him as much as i like nicklaus and jordan. he is truly an amazing athlete that needs injuries and obscurities to motivate himself because the tour simply cant provide adequate competition. TIGER is the "once in a lifetime" athlete we will see. like Ali, Nicklaus to a certain degree, and Jordan, Tiger will only fall when he either gets complacent or old. and, i dont see complacency happening if it hasnt happened by now.

ps...my boy bobby gaus never had a shot. dominates the STL local pro circuit and cant get within 10 of the cut. hmmm, maybe "these guys are good."

[zook]

Unreal back 9 from Tiger. Reminded me why I love watching golf.

[meeloche]

ohhh is tiger going to do it one time?

Mediate's going to win this.

[will641]

Mediate's going to win this.

o rly?

[meeloche]

so sick cause I'm going to lose all my us open bets. o well good golf.

[bigspenda73]

ROCCO FUCKING MEDIATE

[bigspenda73]

This is a good golf tournament

Lee Fucking Westwood

Tiger is God.

[meeloche]

My God what a sick human!

[badandy519]

Anyone think Rocco has a chance tomorrow?

[jyms]

Has anyone got this feed online?

[zook]

So sick.

Rocco's a 3:1 dog on Pinnacle, I'll take Rocco for up to a few hundred...

[PapalRage]

tiger is absurd. blows it on 13, blows the first two shots on 18 and still makes that putt. sooo sick.

[IowaSkinsFan]

This is one of the all time classic US Opens.

Tiger injured.

First Father's day after his Dad died.

Putt to force a playoff.

Gotta see the magic tomorrow.

[bigspenda73]

Danny this is the 3rd US Open since Earl died, first since Tiger became a father.

God I was pulling for Rocco so hard, how can you not cheer for that guy??

[Chopper]

hard not to cheer for Rocco, but Tiger has the mojo. seriously, does this guy EVER miss a clutch moment? none that i've seen.

- Rocco admitted Tiger would make the putt on 18.
- Rocco kept saying, "i did all i could do...."
- Rocco said, "i am in a playoff with the world's number one. we'll see what i can do tomorrow."

Rocco already is showing signs of self-doubt + Tiger factor in full affect on opponent = slim chance for Rocco.

Rocco may pull one out. it wouldnt bother me a bit. but, Tiger already has him intimidated by "The Aura."

[UG]

Chopper, excuse me but wtf is Rocco Mediate supposed to say about playing Tiger Woods tomorrow? "I'm going to beat his ass he's not that good?" No way he says that. He's speaking truths when he says what he's saying.....if anything because of who he is, his background (didn't even play Division I golf), and other things he'll go in there with a "why not, I made it this far" attitude and maybe pull this off...


Either way, I saw the last five holes on TV and that was some awesome, awesome stuff. I will definitely be watching the playoff tomorrow.

[will641]

well hopefully tiger wont dig himself in a hole like has at the beginning of every other round this week. imo, its NOT to pull for tiger. after seeing him in grueling pain after every single tee shot and seeing him still force a playoff in a major is unbelievable. thats m.j. shit right there.

plus, how fucking hot is his wife????

[PapalRage]

smokin hot. im still convinced when he married her he got her sister too. if anyone could pull that off, tiger could.

[bigspenda73]

I don't want to give up odds

but I will bet $20 and ADD 3 strokes to Tiger's score and take it at even odds against anyone who wants to bet on Rocco.

first to reply booked has it, I'll pay on Stars

[will641]

ill take it. so you are saying that tiger wins by 4 or more right?

[bigspenda73]

well, hrm, 3 we chop

I don't wanna go 3.5 though, seems too high.

So Tiger wins by 2 or less (or loses) you win. Tiger wins by 4 or more I win. Tiger wins by 3 we chop.

Booked?

[bigspenda73]

I'll be rooting for myself to lose btw

[will641]

booked.

[Pythonic]

Tiger's going to struggle the whole tourney i think (and by that i mean get like 5th LOL). I just can't see someone winning with that long of a break and a bad knee.

Never ever bet against the Tiger.

[Chopper]

Chopper, excuse me but wtf is Rocco Mediate supposed to say about playing Tiger Woods tomorrow? "I'm going to beat his ass he's not that good?" No way he says that. He's speaking truths when he says what he's saying.....if anything because of who he is, his background (didn't even play Division I golf), and other things he'll go in there with a "why not, I made it this far" attitude and maybe pull this off...


Either way, I saw the last five holes on TV and that was some awesome, awesome stuff. I will definitely be watching the playoff tomorrow.

G, i know he is "supposed" to say that stuff. its the classy thing to do. but, it ushers in a self-defeatest attitude that, even if behind, you wont hear Tiger say. the best of the best dont EVER admit they may lose. they simply dont say anything. they dont use words like "lucky to be here" or "i knew he'd make it...he's the best in the world." they just say, "we'll see what tomorrow brings" and leave it at that.

all i am saying is that Rocco allowed negatives to enter his mind. whether he was just being polite or has succumbed to defeat, we'll never know. but, the mind is a terribly powerful thing. and self-fulfilling prophecy is very common in sports.

i know Rocco has a one shot lead right now, but i think...barring miracle...this one was over before it began. and, mostly because anyone going up against tiger psychs themself out the night before.

btw, where's your nunchuck av? i miss that dude. it belongs in the "pics that make me lol" thread.

[zook]

So fucking awesome that they're broadcasting live without commercials on usopen.com. You suckers at work can watch or listen and I can play pokah and watch!

Rocco almost made a sick save at 4

[Chopper]

nice save at 6. you see that chunk and run that made us all nervous thinking it would die on the top tier? and, the clutch putt to follow?

[zook]

wowowowowowow

[GatorJH]

IMO, Tiger is going to need to Eagle 18 to win, Birdie to force another playoff.

[bigspenda73]

woke up when they were on 11 and Rocco was down by 3, fell back asleep, wake up, and Tiger's hitting that crazy shot on 15.

Awesome so far

[BankItDrew]

what channel

[zook]

nbc or usopen.com

[zook]

come on Rocco, make it to win it!

[BankItDrew]

i don't have nbc and usopen.com live feeds do not exist in my region?!

i suck

This is sick.

[bigspenda73]

sigh, Rocco just cannot put the dude away

[will641]

lol so if tiger beats rocco by 4 strokes in a sudden death playoff you win spenda!

actually i think i already won the bet, since it was on the 18 hole playoff.

[will641]

also this is b.s. i cant watch it cause my internets sucks

[Pythonic]

Tiger owns as usual.

[will641]

unreal. 91 holes of golf on the longest course on the pga (correct?) on a shitty knee, and tiger still wins. he is obv a bot.

ty got teh monies spenda.

[Pythonic]

Haha, all those fail who bet against Woods. Dumbest bet ever IMO.

[will641]

Haha, all those fail who bet against Woods. Dumbest bet ever IMO.

yes, but if spenda won, can you imagine how smart he would look?

[zook]

no one took my bet, but it looked damn good for a lot of the day

gg Tiger, you're sick

[bigspenda73]

The won thing I didnt want to have happen was for someone to win with a Par.

[meeloche]

I really hope this isn't the last tournament that we see tiger play this year. Unbelievable tournament.

[will641]

my guess is he'll be out for the open, and be back for the pga championship. i mean he has a career to think about. that would be the greatest tragedy in sports history if tiger had some horrible knee injury that he never recovered from.

[will641]

funny story my bro's friend told me. phil mickelson is pretty much hands down the most disliked person on the tour. nobody likes playing with him because hes such a douche, but we all knew that.

[PapalRage]

funny story my bro's friend told me. phil mickelson is pretty much hands down the most disliked person on the tour. nobody likes playing with him because hes such a douche, but we all knew that.

lol, really? i thought it was rory sabbatini. remember when he wouldn't even wait for people to finish the previous hole? that shit was hilarious. thinking back, maybe it could be the slow ass guy he played with that day, ben crane iirc.

[bigspenda73]

Nobody likes Phil, I've heard a lot of bad things about him from being around tour players past/present from time to time.

For being quite well-off let's just say he's never the first to reach for his wallet. Also, he's supposedly fathered more children than you might see waiting near the green on Sunday.

[will641]

anybody know of an injury update? like if hes out for the open?

[Galapogos]

funny story my bro's friend told me. phil mickelson is pretty much hands down the most disliked person on the tour. nobody likes playing with him because hes such a douche, but we all knew that.

Greg Norman seems like he can be a bit of a dink too. I was at the Pro Am skins match he was playing in yesterday. He took his shot off the black tee. Apparently only the pros are supposed to shoot from there. Everyone else has to shoot from a weaker tee box. But the next guy up tee'd up on the black and fired a shot. Norman immediately snapped and tore a strip off the course marshal, then picked his ball up and went straight to the next hole refusing to finish that one.

[Pythonic]

Haha, all those fail who bet against Woods. Dumbest bet ever IMO.

yes, but if spenda won, can you imagine how smart he would look?

You just don't make that bet. That's like betting on a white guy in the heavyweight division. Never go against the golden rule.

[bigspenda73]

anybody know of an injury update? like if hes out for the open?

DONT GET ME STARTED ON THIS DSFJDSAFJKLSDAFKLJA

The dude will not answer any questions on his knee, he makes these sly/sarcastic comments and interviews instead of just telling everyone what actually is wrong. I don't get it, it's not like your opponents gain some advantage in golf knowing where you're injured like they might in another sport.

I have no idea why he's dodging the questions, but frankly it's starting to really aggravate me.

[Chopper]

its not an injury he cant recover from, will. it was cartilage work. kind of a scope/cleanout, from what i know (very little). but, if it were career threatening, the media would be all over it.

as for the chatter from tiger, he's bellicheking it like a hockey team in the playoffs.

but, we all know a couple weeks of 50 balls a day on the range, 50 4-footers a day on the green, and he'll kill the british by 5 shots.

i just wonder if he has any contractual obligations to show before the next biggie...spenda? heard/know anything about contracted appearances? didnt the buick used to play after the open? i know it changed a few years back (didnt hale irwin win b2b open/buick in '93?), but arent they still close?

edit...buick in two weeks...just looked. being that tiger drives about 1000 of their cars and the buick name is/used to be on the bag, i assume he has some sort of legal work to do to get out of that one? (but, i presume buick would rather have him over the next 10 years instead of hardballing him for this year?)

[bigspenda73]

TIGER JUST PULLED OUT FOR THE REST OF THE PGA TOUR SEASON

I wonder what this means for the Ryder Cup

[Warpe]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/spor...ds-Future.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3450453

[will641]

sad face.