Undershooter Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Well, I watched, in my opinion, an extremely interesting, if not boring first day of the 2015 U.S. Open. Phil finally played a good first round, Jordan played his usual steady self, Rory looked disgusted, Dustin bombed it off the tee, Tiger sadly looked like a 12 handicapper, and Sergio did his usual whining. I'll watch it sporadically tomorrow and try not to yawn.Give me a call when a 12 handi shoots 80 at the US open. You list yourself as a 14 which to me means you should shoot 105-110 if you play ok on a US open layout. I grant you tiger looked like Crap but he actually played better than the #9 player in the world. US opens are hard and he played bad. Tiger is WAY too over scrutinized. Edit: yay I'm the 300th post in the US Open topic lol Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX" Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X" Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions) Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5 Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5 Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set. 50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60* Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swing Pastor Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 looks like there's a lot of nervous people who recently bought a Taylormade driver that are really pulling for DJ! I wonder what commercials TM has ready for Sunday if he's in contention? Good marketing move? Stupidity? Callaway Epic Flash Subzero, CK Pro Tensei Orange Tour Edge Exotics Tour EX9, 15* Mizuno CLK 19* Mizuno JPX919 Tour, KBS C Taper, 4-PW Fourteen Golf RM22 52*, 58* Scotty Cameron Circa 62 No 1 Bridgestone B RXS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclip Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 So Tiger shot an 80? I might be lucky to shoot a 120 at that place on a good day at 7,800 yards. But I still consider the US Open to be the World Golf Championship (with due apologies to the British) My Weapons of Grass Destruction TS2 10.5* Hzrdus Smoke S 917F2 15* Diamana Blue 70 S 818H1 19* Evenflow Blue 85HY S 716 AP2 4-P AMT White S300 SM7 50.12 F bent 1* weak, SM7 56.14 F, SM7 60.08 M - S200 Black Series 3 RH - Ontario and Ohio Avg. score 85-92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Okay I'm still trying to recover from the Bull reference a couple of pages back. I used to live in Sheboygan and have played there a few times with some good scores but it's not a fun course. My pro said that if it were the only place he could play he'd quit golf and go skiing. I had a member of my church that lived off if number 4. He kept me in Pro VIs from what was in his back yard. It was great. Back to the Open if you put me where Tiger was all day I'd have shot 100. I couldn't believe he shot 80 after being in some of those spots. It's too hard to watch. Lots of good players in great shape right now. Could be a very good weekend. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferKen Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Can't wait to see how the course changes from today. Who will continue the hot play and who will fall back to the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I wonder what the new Nike Vapor Speed Tiger Woods spec drivers will be on sale for this weekend? “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sorry I'm late to the party. Wish I looked earlier. Watched live online all day. Boy that featured group was terrible. I don't know how fox managed to get that unlucky for the afternoon group. I agree with what one golf mag said, guys like Phil, Bubba, Sergio and the real creative golfers are going to do well. Bring objective and trying to not let personal feeling get in the way: Tiger to me is done as a dominant golfer and probably at this stage isn't going to be near the top at all tournaments. I think at this point he'll be more than that tour regular but doubt he sniffs the elite spot again. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 paper clip, the U.S. Open and The Open are similar in allowing qualifying from round the world. They are very similar indeed - well done to R and A and PGA for making them truly Open. Went to bed and tiger was stinking the course out, his back stretches on first tee tell me he's struggling big time. Didn't expect Rickie to be worse, but PM starters are going to get it worse. Now today what happens - will Dustin hold it together? Have my doubts. Will I ever win something on this forum? more chance of Tiger and Rickie making the cut! For me leading score will be 6 under after round 2, and then going down through weekend. Rest in peace long sticks - I'll remember you TM Burner Superfast 2.0 TP Regular TM RBZ Stage 2 Fairway 14.5 stiff Adams Blue Hybrid No. 3 stiff Adams Super xtdHybrid 21.5 Stiff Ping G30 4 and 5 Iron - Regular CFS Shaft Ping i25 6 - PW Regular CFS Shaft TM Y Groove Gap Wedge Cleveland CG10 Sand Wedge PingTR Piper Putter, adjustable shaft, SuperStroke Fatso Titleist StaDry Cart Bag Motocaddy S3 Pro Trolley Foot Joy City, Adidas Boost Boa and Adidas Superstar shoes Pro V1x in the summer, Titleist Velocity in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Massive respect to Monty, finished his round and then went and did a stint working for Sky Sports commentating - he must have exhausted. Rest in peace long sticks - I'll remember you TM Burner Superfast 2.0 TP Regular TM RBZ Stage 2 Fairway 14.5 stiff Adams Blue Hybrid No. 3 stiff Adams Super xtdHybrid 21.5 Stiff Ping G30 4 and 5 Iron - Regular CFS Shaft Ping i25 6 - PW Regular CFS Shaft TM Y Groove Gap Wedge Cleveland CG10 Sand Wedge PingTR Piper Putter, adjustable shaft, SuperStroke Fatso Titleist StaDry Cart Bag Motocaddy S3 Pro Trolley Foot Joy City, Adidas Boost Boa and Adidas Superstar shoes Pro V1x in the summer, Titleist Velocity in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjknku02 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Looking forward to today, wish the golf was already on TV. I believe the leader will be at -5 at the end of the day and falling the rest of the weekend. I am ready to watch the guys start to struggle, with pars being a good score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaksta Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Gotta say a great looking layout. Jason Day doing the Aussie boys proud and will be in the mix for the weekend. Tiger needs a break to get things sorted. It's all still there but very disconnected at the moment. Looking forward to some movement around the leaders in round 2 with Day, Speith, Phil & Dufner moving up the leader board. Mizuno JPX 825 4-G Ping G25 Driver Ping G400 Crossover 19* Seemore Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMoney79 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It was a good first round was tough watching Tiger's group play their round. All three players were struggling with different parts of the course and their game. Course looks awesome and the elevation change is probably something you would have to see in person to appreciate. I'm hoping DJ can pull one out this time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlcastles Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Interesting to watch golf in America when the greens look less than verdantly perfect. Lot of complaints out there from various professionals, but Geoff Ogilvy seemed on the mark when arguing that the best golfers in the world should be able to cope with slightly variable green conditions. Greg Norman's commentary was valuable and I liked the graphics combining hole location and ball tracer - thought it allowed us to get a better sense of the geography of a hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hey Kor.A.Door, you just one a dozen Bridgestone B330 series balls. Your choice...B330, 330-S, 330-RX, 330-RXS...what's it going to be. DM your pick along with your shipping info. What should we give away next? I did not even see this, riding in the car all afternoon I had spotty cell coverage. This is cool. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Is it on yet, I have some time this morning to watch. There are so many guys playing well it is going to be very interesting today. Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmann Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Refreshing comment by Garcia. The greens doesnt look like tour standard. Rory said the same, just not as direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkhark Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Here in Nova Scotia Canada we had a brutal winter many courses opened just a month ago so I've not given the majors the attention I normally would. I half watched masters to get in golf. Now that I've had some rounds in trying to watch when I can which is tough. This course was so unknown to me that it's great. The players clearly don't know it either. I say some play way better today with a round under their belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teun Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 First off, I love to see the US Open on such a different course, too bad the wind is not howling, I believe the course would show its real teeth then. Tough it might get too brutal then, but it would be fun to watch. Not that i can watch that much since the huge time difference, perhaps this weekend i'll be able to loose some sleep during the night. You do hear some negative reactions, but for us as fans it is awesome to look at the creative shotmaking that is on display, I for one think is just awesome that it is "different", and I don't mind looking at some lucky and unlucky breaks. As I am from the Netherlands, I am proud to see our top player Joost Luiten perform well on the first day. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope he can produce 4 good days in a row. I hope that everyone here will have fun watching it and may the best man win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlcastles Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Absolutely Teun. The shotmaking involved in playing this kind of course is one of the things that separates links golf from standard PGA Tour aerial golf. Ridiculous how often that Tour allows lift,clean and place when conditions become a little testing - they even permitted placing in the rough in a recent tournament. Allow the some of the best players to become accustomed to such help and it's no surprise they moan when the greens aren't perfect... First off, I love to see the US Open on such a different course, too bad the wind is not howling, I believe the course would show its real teeth then. Tough it might get too brutal then, but it would be fun to watch. Not that i can watch that much since the huge time difference, perhaps this weekend i'll be able to loose some sleep during the night. You do hear some negative reactions, but for us as fans it is awesome to look at the creative shotmaking that is on display, I for one think is just awesome that it is "different", and I don't mind looking at some lucky and unlucky breaks. As I am from the Netherlands, I am proud to see our top player Joost Luiten perform well on the first day. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope he can produce 4 good days in a row. I hope that everyone here will have fun watching it and may the best man win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 My one main complaint is there are no graphics on the screen to tell you what hole, what player and where he stands in the Tournament. As we move into the weekend, many folks will be out at sports bars & restaurants where they can't here the commentary. They need the onscreen graphics. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sh!t sign me up! I'm more than happy to put up an 85 in the open. I'd be playing golf on TV! I would be ecstatic to put up an 85 on TV. But not the 125 I fear I would make. After watching Phl I wanted to play it. After watching Tiger not so much. When I said I wanted to drive the ball like Tiger all those years ago, I didn't mean for him to come down to my level. Now all he needs to do is shorten his distance 100 yards and he will have done it. G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3w on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid G425 4H on TGH 80S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrodeur86 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I hope they don't change a thing at Chambers. I love this. It shows that even the best in the world can struggle. To hear guys like Garcia complaining about the greens (and they kinda look like what I'm playing on right now) is terrific. I don't want to see -26 win the tourney. I love it when the field can't break -10 under. The Dustin Johnson tee shot that mae it to the green and rolled all the way around the green to settle like 12 feet away was, for me, the shot of the day right there! DRIVER: Stealth 2, 9*, Mitsubishi Kai' Li red, 60g Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize Woods: Sim Max 3 Wood, 15*, Fujikura Ventus 6 Blue 65g, Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize HYBRIDS: JPX 850 hybrid 19*, UST Proforce V2 85g, Stiff, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize IRONS: MP-20 HMB 4 iron, Project X LZ 6.5 shaft, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grip JPX 919 Tour 5i-pw, Project X LZ 6.5 shafts, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grips WEDGES: New Level Golf 50*, 55*, 60* M-Type Wedges with True Temper Elevate Tour X-Stiff flex, New Level Midsize grips PUTTER: Heppler Ketsch 35", Ping PP62 Pistol Grip BALL: Pro Pro V1 (2021 + 2023 Versions) BAG: TM19 Select Plus Cart Bag Shoes: Under Armour HOVR Fade 2 SL Spikeless Shoes Tech: NX7 Pro Slope golf laser Rangefinder Frogger Golf Towels, 4 more Yard blue/ yellow golf tees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I think his course would suit my play, saying that, I think 90 would be a good score. I think I would have good holes, and bad holes, the problem is the good holes would be only pars, and the bad holes would be double or worse Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJW88 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'm not sure dodgy greens are the place to make the course difficult though. I find it far more exciting to see someone struggle between the tee and the green rather than spend ages on bobbly putts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maigolf Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Good start to the tournament. Course not my favorite. Great amateur story line and looking forward to each round. Go Rory! Thanks for the contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apprenti23 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sh!t sign me up! I'm more than happy to put up an 85 in the open. I'd be playing golf on TV! Romo shot 84 in that golf digest challenge a few years back. I'd bet my car you wouldn't break 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apprenti23 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I used to live in Sheboygan and have played there a few times with some good scores but it's not a fun course. My pro said that if it were the only place he could play he'd quit golf and go skiing. Hahahaha that's great! I actually love The Bull and consider it one of my favorites in Wisconsin. Probably played it five times and love it every time! Even drove up to play in a "big cup" tournament a few years back. Had a blast. Try and play it on the way up to Kohler or the UP any chance I get. Many people consider Nicklaus design courses stupid or way too difficult, but I really enjoy them. Harbor Shores in Michigan is another awesome Nicklaus design in the Northwoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaj Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The setup from what I can see is going to be tuff for everyone. Creativity and a little luck is going to win this Major, oh and length, length will definitely help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apprenti23 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Should be interesting to see how they all fair playing in reverse conditions today... Tiger and the afternoon guys should post some better numbers and DJ and the boys should be closer to par. Hopefully it equals everything out for the weekend. 60 and ties or 70 and ties make the cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 That would be interesting - you know I made it to the semi finals the first year that they did the break 100 on a US Open course challenge - in the end I got bumped because my handicap was too low. They were looking for someone around a 10. It should be noted that when they played the break 100 round the tees were all the way back - they are never all the way back on every hole in a tournament - never - big championship courses stretch to 7,600 yards for variety's sake not to be played at that distance. It gives the tournament committee options to test the player's thinking not to bludgeon them to death. Three cheers for Luiten who got a mention from some of our international friends earlier in this thread. With only a wife and 13 year old daughter left in the house I get up early on Saturday, sit quietly in my study, sip coffee, read the news online and watch the European tour. He's one of my favorites. I won't see as much today 2:00 tee time - the girls let me watch tons of golf yesterday but I'm suspecting they won't be so compliant today - I edited this to jump in on Apprenti's Bull comment - it's a lovely course - but it is also just down the street from Black wolf run - I'm taking those courses for free (one of the super's was a member of my church) over the Bull for $100 every day - if you can imagine it I'd play one of the Black wolf courses 6-8 times a season for nothing along with an occasional trip to Whistling instead (same cost) normally Irish but I've played the Straits course - just never in the proper order or from the same set of tees throughout (he could get us on at Twilight and we would hole hop to catch the different holes - you can't tell what tee box you are going to when you cut through the mounds there - not a happy moment when you hop in and see black.) Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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