The Official U.S. Open thread - The Orange Mane

ZONA · 06-10-2012, 11:56 PM

Can't wait for next weekend. The U.S. Open going back to the venue where there hasn't been so much controversy since the last U.S. Open held there. Remember those greens back in 98, holy cow. The course is setting up a bit different this time. Obviously lengthened some but now #1 is a par 4 and #17 now playing as a par 5. I just finished the virtual design of this course (which you should be able to play in a month or so at some golf shops which feature the Foresight simulators). This course plays tuff. Dogleg fairways that have fairways that slope against the dogleg, friggin big tall trees blocking shots at every turn and of course that lovely open rough.

I'll tell ya now, it's not going to be as easy as Congressional was last year. This course has alot more teeth, even if the weather is wet like it was for Congressional last year.

I'll say winning score will be about +4

http://www.usopen.com/en_US/index.html

broncogary · 06-11-2012, 05:12 AM

Have you ever played the course?

Rohirrim · 06-11-2012, 05:37 AM

I wouldn't place a dime on Tiger to win this one. This course requires the one thing he doesn't have, accuracy off the tee. Graeme McDowell would be my pick. Number one in driving accuracy on the tour.

ludo21 · 06-11-2012, 08:22 AM

FOWLER!!!

DENVERDUI55 · 06-11-2012, 08:34 AM

A ball striker will win this one. You have to be able to hit cut shots off draw lies and vice versa to postage stamp greens. Course will play really long too with bay area conditions. Jason Dufner is my choice even though he has no usopen history. Probably be a guy who always plays us opens well.

Garcia Bronco · 06-11-2012, 10:20 AM

The Us Open is setup to protect par. It's ****ing hard and Tiger Woods has literally no shot to win other tahn he's allowed to enter the tourny

Swedish Extrovert · 06-11-2012, 11:14 AM

You think the winner will be a +4?

How tough is this course? Rory won last year with a -16.

Anyway, I think it's pretty sweet they're pairing Tiger, Phil and Bubba together.... I like to see Tiger poised for the start of his comeback. I'll also be watching Rory and Rickie

broncogary · 06-11-2012, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mightysmurf

You think the winner will be a +4?

How tough is this course? Rory won last year with a -16.

Anyway, I think it's pretty sweet they're pairing Tiger, Phil and Bubba together.... I like to see Tiger poised for the start of his comeback. I'll also be watching Rory and Rickie

-16 was a record and the course played very easy last year.

Stagger Lee · 06-11-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

The Us Open is setup to protect par. It's ****ing hard and Tiger Woods has literally no shot to win other tahn he's allowed to enter the tourny

He's won the thing 3 times. I wouldn't say he has no chance. He has more US Open victories than any other player in the field, so I wouldn't rule him out just yet.

DENVERDUI55 · 06-11-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

The Us Open is setup to protect par. It's ****ing hard and Tiger Woods has literally no shot to win other tahn he's allowed to enter the tourny

I'm no Tiger fan but to say he has no chance is a joke. I'm not saying he is back but he plays tough golf courses well, scrambles well, and works the ball both ways better than anyone. He has a good chance here if you ask me and I don't like the guy.

Garcia Bronco · 06-11-2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stagger Lee

He's won the thing 3 times. I wouldn't say he has no chance. He has more US Open victories than any other player in the field, so I wouldn't rule him out just yet.

The way he's playing....it's already over for him.

Garcia Bronco · 06-11-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DENVERDUI55

I'm no Tiger fan but to say he has no chance is a joke. I'm not saying he is back but he plays tough golf courses well, scrambles well, and works the ball both ways better than anyone. He has a good chance here if you ask me and I don't like the guy.

Not anymore. He's a shell of his former self. Watch him play. He's a complete ass out. I'll bet he drops his club on the tee 15 times this weekend. HE can no longer work the ball in either direction with any of the consistency he used to. He's wild off the tee....He might finish top 20....but to win....nope.

DENVERDUI55 · 06-11-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Not anymore. He's a shell of his former self. Watch him play. He's a complete ass out. I'll bet he drops his club on the tee 15 times this weekend. HE can no longer work the ball in either direction with any of the consistency he used to. He's wild off the tee....He might finish top 20....but to win....nope.

Yes he is a shell of himself and isn't as consistent, he does drop his club(which has no impact on winning a tournament), he is an ass(doesn't matter for winning though) but he can still win quite easily. He works the ball all 3 ways with all 3 trajectories better than anyone on tour. With his short game and imagination he will always contend at US opens.

ZONA · 06-11-2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by broncogary

Have you ever played the course?

Not in real life. I have played the course via the software I used to help create it. The lidar terrain data was accurate to within 1 foot so it's pretty darn accurate. I also created Congressional last year and just between the making of these two and comparing them I see Olympic as a much greater test of golf. The ball physics of the gaming software are really good. The development team is halfway through building a new engine and I believe this time next year they will have a video game available which will be the best available, even better then EA Sports Tiger Woods.

jonny1 · 06-12-2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

The way he's playing....it's already over for him.

Umm, you do realize he has won twice this year, on golf courses designed to be tough like US Open courses (Bay Hill and Memorial)?

And I believe he either led or was top 5 in total driving in both of those tournaments.

To say he has no chance is not realistic.

ZONA · 06-12-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jonny1

Umm, you do realize he has won twice this year, on golf courses designed to be tough like US Open courses (Bay Hill and Memorial)?

And I believe he either led or was top 5 in total driving in both of those tournaments.

To say he has no chance is not realistic.

Yeah, I would't go as far as saying he has no chance. It all just depends on if he's got it going or not. If he does, he of course has a chance. But I will say this, probably one of the tightest courses with some really narrow windows. I know ball striking and driving accuracy has been mentioned as key things to winning but I think the winner is also going to have some good scoring in the scrambling department.

ZONA · 06-14-2012, 02:59 AM

so watcha guys think of #13 with the left side shaved to the creek? Fair or not? It might be close to fair now but when these greens dry out come Sat and Sun, this hole could be epic.

BroncsCheer · 06-14-2012, 11:56 AM

Woods tied for 2nd, one stroke back thru 15 holes. Tis is his best start this year.

Drunken.Broncoholic · 06-14-2012, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

The Us Open is setup to protect par. It's ****ing hard and Tiger Woods has literally no shot to win other tahn he's allowed to enter the tourny

Maybe you should've said this for the other 2 players in his group. Tiger is hitting every fairway. He went holes 1-6 at -1. Let's see how many players are in the red after that stretch of holes.

DENVERDUI55 · 06-14-2012, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Drunken.Broncoholic

Maybe you should've said this for the other 2 players in his group. Tiger is hitting every fairway. He went holes 1-6 at -1. Let's see how many players are in the red after that stretch of holes.

He is just anti tiger making shiat up. I quit after he said he has no chance at winning.

Mountain Bronco · 06-14-2012, 01:00 PM

4 back but in second, I would say he has a shot. Lefty struggled today and a lot of golf left to play.

DENVERDUI55 · 06-14-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain Bronco

4 back but in second, I would say he has a shot. Lefty struggled today and a lot of golf left to play.

He leads in my opinion. Thompson will implode. Someone always goes low that is a no name then disappears. Going to be great tournament in my opinion. Weather is good all week in sfo.

ZONA · 06-14-2012, 10:15 PM

Bubba +8
Rory +7
Phil +6

WOW

Cmac821 · 06-14-2012, 10:26 PM

That course is ridiculous, with those massive back to back par 5's on the back. People teeing off with irons just to hit the fairway because the rough in not forgiving

Swedish Extrovert · 06-14-2012, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZONA

Bubba +8
Rory +7
Phil +6

WOW

Damn... in for a schock I guess when I start watching tomorrow.

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06-10-2012, 11:56 PM	#1
ZONA Ring of Famer Liquid greatness in every packet Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,394 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	The Official U.S. Open thread Can't wait for next weekend. The U.S. Open going back to the venue where there hasn't been so much controversy since the last U.S. Open held there. Remember those greens back in 98, holy cow. The course is setting up a bit different this time. Obviously lengthened some but now #1 is a par 4 and #17 now playing as a par 5. I just finished the virtual design of this course (which you should be able to play in a month or so at some golf shops which feature the Foresight simulators). This course plays tuff. Dogleg fairways that have fairways that slope against the dogleg, friggin big tall trees blocking shots at every turn and of course that lovely open rough. I'll tell ya now, it's not going to be as easy as Congressional was last year. This course has alot more teeth, even if the weather is wet like it was for Congressional last year. I'll say winning score will be about +4 http://www.usopen.com/en_US/index.html

06-11-2012, 05:12 AM	#2
broncogary Horse Player and Dimwit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,746	Have you ever played the course?

06-11-2012, 05:37 AM	#3
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,843	I wouldn't place a dime on Tiger to win this one. This course requires the one thing he doesn't have, accuracy off the tee. Graeme McDowell would be my pick. Number one in driving accuracy on the tour.

06-11-2012, 08:22 AM	#4
ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,911 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	FOWLER!!!

06-11-2012, 08:34 AM	#5
DENVERDUI55 Drunk on Arrival! New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,177 Adopt-a-Bronco: Montee Ball	A ball striker will win this one. You have to be able to hit cut shots off draw lies and vice versa to postage stamp greens. Course will play really long too with bay area conditions. Jason Dufner is my choice even though he has no usopen history. Probably be a guy who always plays us opens well.

06-11-2012, 10:20 AM	#6
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,991 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	The Us Open is setup to protect par. It's ****ing hard and Tiger Woods has literally no shot to win other tahn he's allowed to enter the tourny

06-11-2012, 11:14 AM	#7
Swedish Extrovert President of the Universe Formerly known as mightysmurf Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Highlands Ranch Posts: 14,959 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joel Dreesen	You think the winner will be a +4? How tough is this course? Rory won last year with a -16. Anyway, I think it's pretty sweet they're pairing Tiger, Phil and Bubba together.... I like to see Tiger poised for the start of his comeback. I'll also be watching Rory and Rickie

06-14-2012, 02:59 AM	#17
ZONA Ring of Famer Liquid greatness in every packet Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,394 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	so watcha guys think of #13 with the left side shaved to the creek? Fair or not? It might be close to fair now but when these greens dry out come Sat and Sun, this hole could be epic.

06-14-2012, 11:56 AM	#18
BroncsCheer Pro Bowler ** * you ***** Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 748 Adopt-a-Bronco: Rahim Moore	Woods tied for 2nd, one stroke back thru 15 holes. Tis is his best start this year.

06-14-2012, 01:00 PM	#21
Mountain Bronco Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,446	4 back but in second, I would say he has a shot. Lefty struggled today and a lot of golf left to play.

06-14-2012, 10:15 PM	#23
ZONA Ring of Famer Liquid greatness in every packet Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,394 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Bubba +8 Rory +7 Phil +6 WOW

06-14-2012, 10:26 PM	#24
Cmac821 Young Enthusiast I'm that young and you are that old Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Collins Posts: 1,116 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Fox	That course is ridiculous, with those massive back to back par 5's on the back. People teeing off with irons just to hit the fairway because the rough in not forgiving