*** 2026 US Open Shinnecock Hills GC Thread***
- Thread starter BigJCy
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Me too. That's what made the PGA so boring, nobody was getting anything worse than a bogey. Give me a dude trying to hit out of a hayfield and taking an 8, now that's golf.
I actually think this year they don’t want that to happen.
The course is brutal with wind so crazy fast greens are not being planned.
Remember Phil putting a moving ball in 2018?
The course is brutal with wind so crazy fast greens are not being planned.
Remember Phil putting a moving ball in 2018?
Organizers adjusting U.S. Open course for winds, 'syringing'
USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer said Wednesday they "learned a great deal" from the 2018 U.S. Open playing experience at Shinnecock Hills.
The guys on Live from had the pin positions for tomorrow. Very conservative. Between that and the deliberate slowing of the greens the USGA is clearly worried planned high winds will make the golf course unplayable. If the winds hold off I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple guys shoot four or five under in the early wave
But if the morning group doesn’t have the wind, easing up on the greens still feels like a big opportunity. It isn’t like they can adjust these as the wind picks up.
Even if you were to wager on guys to make the cut, how do you confidently say someone with an afternoon tee time tomorrow would be there on the weekend?
Then, if they delay tomorrow afternoon for wind, would that group have to play 36 on Friday and the Thursday morning group would finish Saturday morning?
Gonna be a tough break for today’s morning group. They’ll be hitting the back 9 by the time the winds pick up. Then the afternoon group will be able to finish their round tomorrow when the conditions appear more favorable.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
If this is the "easy" morning, should be some solid carnage for this afternoon. Even with the softer/slower greens, only 5 guys under par so far, and they are all -1. I'd love for +3 or so to be the winner.
