OT US Open

Submitted by lmgoblue1 on

Anybody watching? 4 holes to go, lots of intirigue and drama. Is Dustin Johnson going to be penalized 1 stroke? Is the USGA as Pathetic as the NCAA?  Not telling him until after the round? Spieth, McElroy calling out the USGA?  WTF.

 

This is great stuff. Tune in if you can.

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Synergistic Pentngle

June 19th, 2016 at 9:47 PM ^

And golf is back to being what it was before he came along: SOme country club-bred faggot backing into a "championship" and then parading his chlorox-bathed whore and kid in front of the camera so the whole nation can go "Wow, what a great kid: a husband, father, and all around great white guy"

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7words

June 19th, 2016 at 11:09 PM ^

And Tigers wife wasn't "chlorox bathed" also?   If you're gonna say Tiger wasn't a typical buttoned up golfer just because he was half black, you're wrong.  Tiger didn't exactly bring a lot of "street cred" to golf.   I mean, i would venture to guess that Dustin Johnson probably knows more rap lyrics than Tiger ever did.  

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ijohnb

June 20th, 2016 at 12:43 PM ^

golfer* was present during the trophy ceremony.  Jack was a great player as were many other players of his time but it was a different sport at the time.  A lot of practice went into it but not nearly the level of practice and conditioning that these player put in now.  More players in the 60s and 70s were still kind of "family first" guys, they played a lot of golf but they did not focus on it to the extent that these players do now.  That started with Tiger.  Jack is the more successful player by some very important metrics but Tiger Woods (and certain players now) have some shots in their bag that Jack and Arnie flat out did not have.  Additionally, average green speed is night and day compared to 40 years ago.  These guys today are putting on counter-tops, almost literally.  I think Tiger Wood is the best golfer to even live, even if Jack has four more majors.

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93Grad

June 20th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^

The moving the ball rule needs to either have an intent element or a de minimiss exception.  Clearly DJ did not intend to move the ball, and the fact that it moved a milimeter backwards should not result in a penalty.    

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Sten Carlson

June 20th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^

The rule in question is worded as, "more likely than not ..." i.e., the player is deemed to have caused the ball to move unless he/she can give a more likely explanation. Given the fact that the greens are so smooth and fast, the rule seems unnecessarily punitive considering simply stepping near the ball under those conditions can cause it to move. IMO, the player's intent to strike the ball should be paramount -- if there was no intent, then there is no penalty. That way, IMO, all the arcane and circuitous decisions (have you seen the Rule of Golf Decisions book?!?) are unnecessary. As it stands now the players are guilty until proven innocent -- not very American. I was a tournament player for a while back in the day and had two notable run-in's with USGA officials -- one who denied me a drop away from a cartpath (after my playing partners agreed and without me calling him in for assistance) because he deemed that the shot I said I was intending to play wasn't my actual intended shot, and the shot HE thought I was going to play didn't require a relief. It was a baffling situation. It was the local US Open Qualifying, I was playing well to that point, and was so flustered by the incident that a few bad holes ensued, and I missed advancing to the Sectional. I was inexperienced, but it left a very negative inpression of the USGA in my mind. DJ handled the situation with great professionalism, and I'm quite impressed with his resolve.

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