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2021 Women's US Open at Olympic Club


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I’m guessing the words, it’s still rolling, was uttered a lot this week. 
 

Lucy Li putting a tee in her hair bob is adorkable. 
 

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4 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Ganne is putting her ass off sheesh

She drove it over that cypress on 5. Brave line. 

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I thought Ganne was gonna double there. Nice bogey. I like her demeanor. She looks like she’s really enjoying herself out there and plays fast. 

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Holy cow. I just realized there are barely any commercials. This is awesome. 

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Why are certain parts of the green darker? Or is it something to do with the camera. 

There are no ads. Just shot after shot after shot. This is amazeballs. 

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Seeing launch monitors more often at LPGA events.

 

I very much identified with that pitch shank out of the rough Ganne hit yesterday.

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9 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Did they start early today?

Yeah I saw yesterday that they were going to tee off earlier to finish up earlier. 

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Will be interesting to see if there are ads on NBC's national broadcast.

Saw forecasts of strong winds but seems pretty calm.

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Not a huge fan of Lexi, but she is playing really well. If she wins this, the winners on the LPGA this year are all pretty crazy. It’s been a fun year. 

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Unbelievably poor playing by Lexi. Just not cut out for high stress play. You can’t chunk a simple chip, choke a 109yd  wedge shot at that level. 

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31 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Unbelievably poor playing by Lexi. Just not cut out for high stress play. You can’t chunk a simple chip, choke a 109yd  wedge shot at that level. 

I may be in the minority but her caddie should have stepped in on 18. 2 holes back she claimed to hit it perfect and came up short. He has to tell her go up a club get on the damn green. Get to the playoff. 
 

but yes @Vinsk she did collapse and had some rather poor putting. 

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Brutal collapse. Just brutal. Lexi was cruising and looked in complete control for 8 holes. And then she couldn’t do anything right. Coming up short on 18 in the front bunker is such a huge mistake. Just need to get it on the green and 2 putt for the playoff.  And then the putt to tie coming up short... yeesh. 

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3 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Unbelievably poor playing by Lexi. Just not cut out for high stress play. You can’t chunk a simple chip, choke a 109yd  wedge shot at that level. 

Totally agree.  I actually feel bad for her.  She really needs some therapy time; I'm being honest.  I recall her actually tearing up during the last few holes of a tournament a year or two ago because she had the yips while putting and chipping (the microphone caught her saying this to her caddie); the stress of expectations has gotten to her.  Why would your loved ones say its ok to turn pro at 15 is still a mystery to me.

Her chipping and putting (from short distance) is very suspect and may be more than just a mechanical issue behind it.  Again, I hope this young lady gets some help; she refused interviews after today's collapse at The Olympic Club.  I wish her well.

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8 hours ago, DeadMan said:

Brutal collapse. Just brutal. Lexi was cruising and looked in complete control for 8 holes. And then she couldn’t do anything right. Coming up short on 18 in the front bunker is such a huge mistake. Just need to get it on the green and 2 putt for the playoff.  And then the putt to tie coming up short... yeesh. 

It was heart wrenching to watch. It made for some powerful drama. I hope she bounces back.

All in all, I found the tournament really engaging. I'm glad I watched. 

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11 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Unbelievably poor playing by Lexi. Just not cut out for high stress play. You can’t chunk a simple chip, choke a 109yd  wedge shot at that level. 

She must be able to play a little under stress. I mean, she has won a major. ... I think she was like the second youngest at the time to do so. 

I agree, however, about the chip and the wedge shot. Watching it happen, I thought both shots would be better. I don't think her caddie did her any favors. He kept saying "Make sure you leave it below the hole." ... "Make sure you leave it below the hole." ... Well, she left them below the hole. 

I've already heard people say this ranks up there with Greg Norman's meltdown at the Masters or Phil's at Winged Foot. What do you think? As I was watching I didn't feel as much like she collapsed but more like she just couldn't close out. 

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57 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

She must be able to play a little under stress. I mean, she has won a major. ... I think she was like the second youngest at the time to do so. 

I agree, however, about the chip and the wedge shot. Watching it happen, I thought both shots would be better. I don't think her caddie did her any favors. He kept saying "Make sure you leave it below the hole." ... "Make sure you leave it below the hole." ... Well, she left them below the hole. 

I've already heard people say this ranks up there with Greg Norman's meltdown at the Masters or Phil's at Winged Foot. What do you think? As I was watching I didn't feel as much like she collapsed but more like she just couldn't close out. 

Those wins at young ages are just that. Some continue to mature and can continue to perform in big venues. Some just can’t. It’s not insulting or ripping her, she just doesn’t have it. Her behavior was confusing. Smiling and chatting with her caddie despite being in the middle of a collapse.

I think golf is the most difficult and stressful of sports I watch. I’d say it was worse than Norman’s as she had a 5 shot lead with 9 to play right? In her post round limited interview she said, ‘ I don’t think I hit any poor shots…just some bad breaks …that’s golf.’ Huh? She hit quite a few poor shots including awful putts that defined the collapse. So she’s definitely just a little scattered. She managed to get a five shot lead during the final round of the US Open so something is definitely there. Gotta be hard to have that happen. 

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