Greens running at 16 on the stimp! No way under-par wins this week!
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I prefer greens that are a bit quicker than slow ones. But not at the speed of the Oakmont greens.
Plus with their rough which will make it hard to get any backspin, it will be difficult for guys who stray from the fairways to get into good position on those greens.
Plus with their rough which will make it hard to get any backspin, it will be difficult for guys who stray from the fairways to get into good position on those greens.
Played the course 20 years ago… Tillinghast design… those greens were not designed to be cut to run at 16. Will be interesting to see how many violations for ball moving there will be
Going to be brutal Thursday and Friday for sure. May get some weekend rain to soften a little bit.
Much more Fownes than Tillinghast after the de-forestation years ago.
I don’t believe Tillinghast had much, if any, design input into Oakmont. Almost all original and early design changes were by Henry Fownes and his son, William.
During the 30’s, Tillinghast was a consultant for the PGA of America. He toured the US by train to give advice to courses on how to reduce maintenance costs, mainly eliminating hard to maintain bunkers. So, he may have visited Oakmont back in the day! However, I’ve never seen Tillinghast associated with Oakmont.
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He was definitely involved w/ Oakmont. WC Fownes would re-design the golf course constantly, and Tillinghast and Emil Loeffler both worked w/ WC Fownes.
I think the winner will be a few over par. Hard to bet against Scheffler or Rory.
Out of the guys that play out of our club (Berger, Glover, Cole, Bhatia, Lowry, Young) I see only Lowry and maybe Lucas making the cut. Surprised Alex Noren isn't in the field. Also surprised Eric Cole had to get in as an alternate.
Not really an underdog, but I like Niemann a lot too.Front runner. So who is your under dog.
The way Rory played in his last two tournaments, it will be pretty easy to bet against him.
He is playing well and he is my dark horse as well. He won last week though and that is always tough.
scottie good and safe bet. I want to see how the long guys do off the tee. If it is bad then someone who is fairway and greens player especially Sunday under pressure. No trees though so tee times and conditions play a huge factor. First groups at 645 am ugh. Wet rough!!
I think if Bryson can keep it in the fairway, he will have a big advantage due to his length. The way Rory has been driving the ball makes me doubt that he will even make the cut. I think Rahm is a good pick but he has been a bit inconsistent lately and his collapse at the last major make me very wary of him. I think the course is going to play too hard for a lot of other guys to even have a chance. I would think that Scottie with his iron play and, of course, because he's Scottie, has to be a big betting favorite.
Maybe but I wonder.....did he really even want to make the cut last week? Heard his plane landed in Pittsburgh an hour after he walked off 18 on Friday.
They will slow them for the tournament. I played Oakmont In November with one of their regular caddies and he said the greens will be slower for the tour pros vs. the members because of the pin positions for the tourney. The greens would be a nightmare at regular speeds with the tourney pin positions.
Will be interesting to see how he does this weekend. He is going back to the driver he used to win the Masters. He had been experimenting with a shorter shaft with not good results. He took time off to work with his driver from the Masters. See if he can bring the practice rounds to the course.
I played 14 on the stimp in Naples in March. Nicklaus course with false fronts… hilarious! And I am a 5.4 handicap and a good putter. 16 at Oakmont… lmao!
A 5.4 can't be a "good" putter
I am trying to get back under 10.0 after my second hip replacement in December... all about hitting fairways and eliminating 3 putts. I just pivoted to a mini driver... we'll see
Getting old stinks… I deal with 3 herniated discs….L3-4-5…. My day starts with 2 hours of gym time, all so I can golf!A 5.4 can't be a "good" putter
I am trying to get back under 10.0 after my second hip replacement in December... all about hitting fairways and eliminating 3 putts. I just pivoted to a mini driver... we'll see
What kills me is learning to live with decreased distance... i hit a 4 hybrid where i used to hit an 8 iron
I play with a guy, 67 years old, 2-3 handicap… only irons he has in bag are 9, PW, SW, 56&60… everything else is a hybrid…
I’m rooting for Vogt. A 34 year old Dentist from Indiana who caddied at Oakmont.
The Golf Channel just interviewed him…what a humble, likable individual.
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The Golf Channel just interviewed him…what a humble, likable individual.
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Given the length of the rough and the speed of the greens, I favor someone like Morikowa but his putting is so inconsistent.
Sheffler is the easy favorite especially how patient he played a few weeks ago.
Sheffler is the easy favorite especially how patient he played a few weeks ago.
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