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Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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Looking down at my tickets for Winged Foot, and thought I'd rub it in a little.....
 . Anyone else going? As for everything I'm reading about the conditions, someone hitting the tee ball like Phil is gonna stuggle, even if he can dunk a full swing flop that never exceeds 6" in height from 5 yards. Even Magic Wedge Phil is gonna struggle with 5" of rough. I'd love to see a Tiger charge, but he drives it like Phil, and I don't think someone who hits so few fairways is gonna get it done. GOD, PLEASE LET THE ABOVE GOLFERS BATTLE IT ON SUNDAY WITH ME THERE TO WATCH!!!  As for me, I'm gonna take Luke Donald in the pool. Others with a chance include Furyk and maybe Adam Scott. I guess you can't rule out Goosen any time in an Open, but he played pretty poorly at the Memorial. We'll see! Ping Rapture 10.5* Aldila Proto 65-S Sonartec SS 3.5 19* 5W Fuji Tour Platform Stiff Mizuno MP-30 3-PW Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 54.10*, 60.04* Odyssey White Hot 2 Ball Titleist Pro V1x |
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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Not to rain on your parade, but if Tiger and Phil are fighting it out on Sunday, you won't be able to consistently get anywhere near it. I went to Pinehurst last year and couldn't get anywhere near Tiger on a regular basis unless I was out for the practice round at 6:30 am (we did that, it was a lot of fun).
Are you going for the entire week or just for a few days? If you go for the entire week, I highly recommend getting to the course as early as possible for the practice rounds. We walked the first 5 holes with Tiger on Monday last year and there probably weren't more than 100 people watching... of course, he started at 630. During the tournament, probably your best bet to see a lot of golf is to pick a neat spot on the course and just sit there. You can also see a lot if you find a relatively unheralded group towards the end of the day on Thursday or Friday. We followed Jason Gore the final 3 holes on Friday at like 5:00. Very mininal amount of people there because most had left for the day. Driver: Titleist 983K 9.5°, Harmon HTD CB-65R 3-Wood: Mizuno MP-001, 13°, Harrison Striper Titanium Hybrid 1: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 16° Hybrid 2: TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP, 19° Irons: Ping S59 Tour 4-PW Wedges: Mizuno Black Nickel 51.06 / Cleveland Black Pearl 58.08 Putter: Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Newport Mid Slant, 34" Ball: Titleist Pro-V1X Home Course: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club |
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
June 6th, 2006
I picked Jim Furyk at the beginning of the year, and I'm sticking to it. Furyk has a win in the past month or so, and he is always a contender at any U.S. Open.
Tiger will play well, but I just don't think he will win this thing. I also think Goosen will be near the top of the leaderboard on Sunday, but unfortunately, Goose hasn't been able to close the deal with many good final rounds this season. I'm putting my money on Furyk and Goosen until they prove me wrong. Have fun at Winged Foot by the way! |
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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I'll be pulling for Tiger. Dang the sentimentality! The Earl and Father's Day combination is pretty appealing. Also, does anyone else have the sneaking suspicion that the Memorial introduced the furrowed bunkers in preparation for the USGA to trot them out at Winged Foot? 9.5 Titleist 909D2 Aldila Voodoo S 15* Titleist 909F3 Aldila Voodoo S 19* Titleist 909H Aldila Voodoo S 4-P Titleist AP2 Project X 5.5 51* Mizuno MP-T 56* Mizuno MP-T 60* Mizuno MP-T10 33" Mizuno Bettinardi BC4 355g |
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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I will be in Mexico during the Open...I'll find a sports bar to watch the final day. I am looking at the Reno Hilton odds sheet and was planning on betting on a few but I was thinking of taking one dark horse because of the odds. Olgivy...60/1? waht do ya think?
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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Don't take Geoff Ogilvy... he didn't qualify yesterday
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It would certainly be a travesty if a golfer inside the top 20 in the world didn't get to play the U.S. Open. As for Jim Furyk, my pick is looking worse and worse. But he is gritty, so I'll stick with him and take my medicine. 
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Re: Heading to the Open/ Predictions -
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Ogilvy is exempt on two counts:
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