Mavric Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 The USGA softened things up a bit. Wesley Bryan lit the fireworks a few weeks back with a light-hearted video, and other players -- most notably, Lee Westwood -- have poked fun at the fescue's gnarly nature. Yet the heather is so severe in spots that Jon Rahm refuses to hit out of it during practice rounds in fear of injury, and Kevin Na's viral rant against the conditions shined an unfavorable -- and unwanted -- light on Erin Hills and the USGA.So when maintenance crews trimmed the infamous fescue in multiple areas throughout the course on Tuesday morning, the move caught many by surprise.On No. 12, close to 10 yards were mowed down on the left side of the fairway, one of the areas that was catching a fair amount of tee shots. Moreover, instead of serving as a de facto penalty, the new first cut of fescue is tamable, as players are able to advance their shots with relative ease. Golf Digest Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 The USGA softened things up a bit. Wesley Bryan lit the fireworks a few weeks back with a light-hearted video, and other players -- most notably, Lee Westwood -- have poked fun at the fescue's gnarly nature. Yet the heather is so severe in spots that Jon Rahm refuses to hit out of it during practice rounds in fear of injury, and Kevin Na's viral rant against the conditions shined an unfavorable -- and unwanted -- light on Erin Hills and the USGA. So when maintenance crews trimmed the infamous fescue in multiple areas throughout the course on Tuesday morning, the move caught many by surprise. On No. 12, close to 10 yards were mowed down on the left side of the fairway, one of the areas that was catching a fair amount of tee shots. Moreover, instead of serving as a de facto penalty, the new first cut of fescue is tamable, as players are able to advance their shots with relative ease. Golf Digest Oh man. Half the fun of the U.S. Open is seeing the pros hit crappy shots out of the rough. Their approach shots out of the gnarly jungle rough end up in places similar to the places where my ball ends up. Like 50 feet ahead of where they hit from. Or into the rough on the other side of the fairway. Or in the water. 1 Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 So the Davis Love that I see on the Leaderboard is DL4. And DL3 is caddying for him. Nice! LINK 1 Quote Link to comment
wiuhusker Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 The USGA softened things up a bit. Wesley Bryan lit the fireworks a few weeks back with a light-hearted video, and other players -- most notably, Lee Westwood -- have poked fun at the fescue's gnarly nature. Yet the heather is so severe in spots that Jon Rahm refuses to hit out of it during practice rounds in fear of injury, and Kevin Na's viral rant against the conditions shined an unfavorable -- and unwanted -- light on Erin Hills and the USGA. So when maintenance crews trimmed the infamous fescue in multiple areas throughout the course on Tuesday morning, the move caught many by surprise. On No. 12, close to 10 yards were mowed down on the left side of the fairway, one of the areas that was catching a fair amount of tee shots. Moreover, instead of serving as a de facto penalty, the new first cut of fescue is tamable, as players are able to advance their shots with relative ease. Golf Digest Oh man. Half the fun of the U.S. Open is seeing the pros hit crappy shots out of the rough. Their approach shots out of the gnarly jungle rough end up in places similar to the places where my ball ends up. Like 50 feet ahead of where they hit from. Or into the rough on the other side of the fairway. Or in the water. Couldn't agree more. Players know going into a US Open that the rough is gonna be nasty. I thought Rory's rant earlier this week was perfect in describing the nature of the event. Basically saying fairways are 40-60 yards wide and if you can't hit in these fairways you shouldn't be here to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 I wish the could hold the US open in the Sandhills some day. Alas, not enough accommodations, but it's a nice dream. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Sergio is on in two on the 676 yard par 5 18th. Quote Link to comment
wiuhusker Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I wish the could hold the US open in the Sandhills some day. Alas, not enough accommodations, but it's a nice dream. Never played out there but I'm sure just from seeing pictures they could set it up to give the players all they could handle. I'm sure it wouldn't be any easier than what the current course is playing. Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I wish the could hold the US open in the Sandhills some day. Alas, not enough accommodations, but it's a nice dream. Never played out there but I'm sure just from seeing pictures they could set it up to give the players all they could handle. I'm sure it wouldn't be any easier than what the current course is playing. It's consistently one of the top 15 courses in the United States Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Kind of crazy with all the (relatively) low scores that the "big guns" had so much trouble. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/876191578007711747 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Johnny Miller isn't impressed by Thomas' 63 on Saturday. http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/miller-jts-63-heck-score-milwaukee-open Quote Link to comment
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