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2011 US Open at Congressional

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cincibuck;1942317; said:
I think the media and PGA believe that they have to have Nicklaus or a Tiger to sell the brand. I don't buy it.

The other thing I don't buy is this current field. It's not that a major is being won by some new guy every 8 weeks, it's that there doesn't appear to be a pack of consistent top 5 - 10 finish golfers in the mix at each tournament, -- Nicklaus, Palmer, Trevino, Player -- or am I missing something?

I would add that the lack of Americans on the scene is alarming.
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i mean their are a few, but really is it "alarming" or merely the sad truth of the reality? let us name one things americans are generally good at?

basketball? well that has significantly eroded since 1992, no questions asked.
automobiles? well maybe, if we ever had some sort of lead.
innovation? not like we did for the last half of the past century.
ill grant you american football. it is a sad reality, golf takes discipline, effort, and most importantly requires you to get off your tail and do something with your life, a skill that is evaporating at an alarming rate...
 
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Folanator;1942500; said:
Very disapointing. That was NOT US Open rough.
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I know there was some weather issues in terms of growing the rough and obviously the rain during the week and the tournament, but the setup in general just didn't seem to have a U.S. open feel to it whatsoever from the tees to the pin placements.

Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle and Ian Baker Finch are a few guys who won a major or two and did little else on the PGA tour. Woosie and Lyle did all right in Europe.
 
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OH10;1942310; said:
I think there's reason to believe that Rory could be the next great golfer. He's dominated 7 of the 8 rounds of major tournament golf this year and he put up a similar type of round in the first round of the British Open last year.

Its too early to annoint him, but its certainly not too early to think about the possibilities. He could be special.
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And I hope he gets a hitherto medically unknown case of spontaneous and temporary Parkinson's disease....that only affects him the week of the Ryder Cup. :sneaky:
 
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BB73 said:
It's not just the TV guys like Johnny Miller. Before he had even finished his round on Friday, some idiot in this thread said that McIlroy could win 10 majors.

OK, that idiot was me. He's at 1 and counting. Ogilvy, Immelman, and a bunch of other guys that have broken through to win a major didn't do it when they were 22 years old, and didn't set all kinds of records when they did it. McIlroy looks like the next superstar in golf to me. I think he'll have a career better than Phil, Ernie Els, or Greg Norman - something along the lines of Gary Player or Arnold Palmer. Not equal to Jack or Tiger, but among the next tier of all-time greats.

Time will tell. Don't worry - if he wins several more majors over the next decade, I'll be bumping this thread eventually. :wink2:
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I did say I'd bump this thread eventually. :sneaky:
 
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