re: The 125th US Open - JJ Spaun (-1) is the champion

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Neither me or you are going to give one thought about a hypothetical on how bad this years open could have been while we are watching next year.

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You probably won’t, because you aren’t smart enough to understand, but I absolutely will.

This is how they plan to set up US Opens for the foreseeable future. If they don’t get bailed out by unexpected weather next year like they did this year, the set up is going to be a clown show. Reminiscent of last time they were at Shinny and balls wouldn’t stop on the greens.

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Take #2 for example. Why is a 352 yard hole playing .310 strokes over par? Why are players not taking an iron off the tee and leaving a wedge in? 4 pars net >a stroke on the field and birdie is still possible from 120-140 yards, why are players taking 3 metal or driver and bringing the rough/bunkers into play, which will typically cost at least 1/2 a stroke on average?

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I just looked at it, at least half of the 125 bogeys came from right in the middle of the fairway. Guys kept going long and couldn’t get up and down. In round 4 specifically, there were 20 bogeys made. 13 of them came from the middle of the fairway.

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You probably won’t, because you aren’t smart enough to understand, but I absolutely will.

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No I just don't get my panties in a wad as much as you. I was a good US Open.

If the players shoot -10 at the US Open people bitch it's too easy. During the first round people on here were calling Oakmont a semi hard public course.

If the players shoot -1 people bitch it's gimmicky.

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Why is a 352 yard hole playing .310 strokes over par? Why are players not taking an iron off the tee and leaving a wedge in? 4 pars net >a stroke on the field and birdie is still possible from 120-140 yards, why are players taking 3 metal or driver and bringing the rough/bunkers into play, which will typically cost at least 1/2 a stroke on average?

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With the crazy false front at the beginning of that green, it’s a lot easier to spin a full wedge off the front and end up with 50 yards for your third shot. Driving it closer limits the probability of that happening.

#2
7 players hit iron off tee: 1 birdie, 4 pars, 2 bogeys.
Average 4.142
Rest of field average: 4.414

#3
5 players kept it short of right fairway bunkers, 4 pars & 1 bogey
Average: 4.20
Rest of field Average: 4.400

#10
4 players hit hybrid/iron, all 4 make par
Average: 4.00
Rest of field Average: 4.256

#11
10 players tee shots less than 240 yards, 4 birdies, 5 pars, 1 double
Average: 3.80
Rest of field Average: 3.942

But even on #1 before it started raining you could play it links style with minimal risk. Take an iron off the tee/hit your 2nd 75 yards short and it would run down the slope/settle in front-middle part of the green. There were just way too many unnecessary risks taken hitting driver/metals.

The only holes that should have been played aggressively were 4-6, 11-14,& 17 and only 4 & 12 required using driver. 7, 15 & 18 need it due to the length, but everything else could have been played iron off the tee and then safe approaches to the middle of the green. Not to mention driver/3 metal were far less controllable due to the firmness of the fairways, I think players really mismanaged their strategy this week