2017 US Open- Erin Hills

[johnmd20]

Just to contrast, the Masters top 10 after two days had Spieth, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Rickie Fowler, Sergio, and John Rahm. Now that was a leaderboard. 7 names, 6 huge names, one up and comer psychopath hot head.

The US Open has Fleetwood Mac and Butch Harmon and a porn star with a huge dong and Lovermark, and Schauffele Along, and an amateur. Granted, the amateur has the name Champ. So good luck, Champ.

 

[aksoxfan]

That single engine plane is annoying as hell.

 

[The Napkin]

6 birdies on the front for Justin Thomas? Damnnnn.

 

[johnmd20]

14 guys in the lead or within one shot. Even with a crap leaderboard, that's pretty cool.

15 now with Reed's birdie.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Tommy Fleetwood takes the lead. Will he ever win?

 

[johnmd20]

Tommy Fleetwood takes the lead. Will he ever win?

I'm rooting for Brooks and Rickie.

6 tied for the lead. The record in US Open history is 7.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I'm rooting for Brooks and Rickie.

6 tied for the lead. The record in US Open history is 7.

I was just making a bad Fleetwood Mac joke.
I'm rooting for Brooks and Rickie as well. Although I wouldn't mind Hideki either.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

And a triple for Casey

 

[johnmd20]

And a triple for Casey

He swung and missed one of his shots. Literally whiffed. Can't say I've ever seen that happen before.

 

[johnmd20]

Fowler just hit a chip on the green because he was so far away. You also don't see that very often. Turns out it was a bad idea.

 

[Byrdbrain]

It wasn't just the distance, if he had putted it he would have needed to go way in to the fringe in order for it to get anywhere near the hole.
As you said his chip wasn't anywhere near either so it may have been better to putt.

 

[johnmd20]

Justin Thomas putting on a clinic today. He's going to shoot a 64 today.

 

[cshea]

JT!!

 

[johnmd20]

Hot take: After breaking the lowest score to par in US Open history, Thomas will fold on the front nine tomorrow.

Still, what a round today, he's been incredible.

 

[cshea]

Awesome.

 

[The Napkin]

Suck it, Miller

 

[Byrdbrain]

A 3 Wood from 299 yards to 8 feet, that's a pretty good shot.
Agreed he'll probably fold but what a round.

 

[cshea]

Johnny will just say Oakmont was harder

 

[johnmd20]

Johnny will just say Oakmont was harder

He probably will. Still, suck it Miller!

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

Johnny will just say Oakmont was harder

And he would be right. This course is a joke in terms of US Open scoring standards. They should put an asterisks on this one.

 

[johnmd20]

Thomas looks and sounds like Spieth.

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

This course sucks.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Thomas looks and sounds like Spieth.

They'll both be bald by 30

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Azinger is a terrible announcer.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Harman has impressed the hell out of me. I never thought he'd hang with the leaders for this long.

 

[johnmd20]

Harman has impressed the hell out of me. I never thought he'd hang with the leaders for this long.

Tied for the lead, after draining a pretty nifty putt, officially hanging around today.

 

[johnmd20]

Fowler rolls one in, at -10, one off the lead. C'mon Rickie!

 

[johnmd20]

Fleetwood with an almost brutal tee shot on 16, yards away from the sand, short side, but then it rolls around and up and down, 8 feet from the hole.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

This course sucks.

I'd absolutely love to play this course myself. But as a US Open venue, I agree with you.

 

[The Needler]

Six times in US Open history has a golfer played all four rounds under par. There will be ten golfers with a chance to join them tomorrow.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Fowler rolls one in, at -10, one off the lead. C'mon Rickie!

Nice run at a good time for Rickie, with birdies at 14, 15, and 16. Get one at 18 to finish strong at -11.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Shitty drive on 18 for Rickie so now he just needs a good 2 putt to end with a par.

Harman drives into the shit on 17. Koepka stripes it off the tee on 18.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Harman with a great par on 17.
Koepka on in 2 on 18

 

[johnmd20]

Oh Fleetwood. That was as bad a shot as you could hit there.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Oh Fleetwood. That was as bad a shot as you could hit there.

Which one? The third or the fourth?

 

[Byrdbrain]

Great 5th shot for Fleetwood, huge win if he gets a bogey here.

 

[johnmd20]

I hit my ball, I rolled it down. Climbed the fescue and it turned around. And I saw my ball roll down those green covered hills, 'till the big hill took it down.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

So it looks like tomorrow will be Harman/Thomas, Fleetwood/Fowler, Koepka/Kim

 

[Byrdbrain]

Harman needs to fire his caddy and get one that is roughly his size. The one he has now is about a foot taller than him and makes him look comically small.

I checked he is 5'7" so he doesn't need too much help to look comically small.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

I think I'll stand by my analysis from yesterday afternoon: Fowler is now in a position to hunt rather than be hunted, and as such, I think he's now the favorite tomorrow.

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

I think I'll stand by my analysis from yesterday afternoon: Fowler is now in a position to hunt rather than be hunted, and as such, I think he's now the favorite tomorrow.

Agree with this.

And Holly Sonders...good lord

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I don't think the winner is coming out of the final pairing.

 

[Byrdbrain]

Agree with this.

And Holly Sonders...good lord

I felt bad for Darren Clarke earlier in the week when he was talking to her. He was trying really hard not to stare but come one how can you not.

 

[cshea]

And here's Johnny!

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

And here's Johnny!

I actually don't hate Johnny like so many do. But damn, that's such a perfectly petty Johnny response.

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

I actually don't hate Johnny like so many do. But damn, that's such a perfectly petty Johnny response.

Yea, but he's right.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

This is going to be a great a finish. It feels like the winner could come from anywhere in the last 5-7 groups. I don't understand the crying over the leaderboard not having the big names. That's stupid.

A shootout to win the US Open would be fun to see. Sure it's different and not what you'd expect to see at a US Open but that doesn't make it bad. I wouldn't like to see it like this every year but some variety in Opens from year to year is not a bad thing. This is going to be fun

 

[johnmd20]

It's really windy today. I'm not sure if it's expected to hold up but it's blowing incredibly hard right now.

 

[Average Reds]

Golf channel pregame indicated that the USGA slowed the greens (by lessening the intensity of rolling) out of concern they won't be playable in the high winds.

So I'm taking that as they expect wind all day.

 

[Average Reds]

Does it make me a bad person that I am rooting for Kevin Na to hit every shot into the fescue?