Official Thread: 2009 U.S. Open (Bethpage)

[shortstop20]

He handled the pressure well on the homestretch after faltering a little in the beginning. Nonetheless he made it when it counts.

Congrats.

Total score: 276 4 under par.

R1: 69
R2: 64
R3: 70
R4: 73

Gotta feel for Barnes, Mickelson and Duval though. Three separate stories but all worthy.

[mdvaldosta]

I thought he was gonna cave, but both of them pulled it together eventually. He kept his cool, and deserved the win. It woulda been nice to see Phil finish strong though :(

[hawkeye]

Gotta feel for Barnes, Mickelson and Duval though. Three separate stories but all worthy.

Absolutely - Would have liked to see any of them win it. We won't see Phil for a while. Hopefully see more of Barnes and Duval.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Glover took advantage of what he was given. Cant fault him for that. He took down some titans today.

[nico002]

What a disappointing finish. He deserves it and he could probably use the win more than Duval or Mickelson but its just such a boring result. Barnes would have been a much better story.

[mcfc_nick]

fully deserved! handled the pressure when it came down to it and did especially well whilst seeing his playing partner have a difficult round!

[shankapotamus]

What a disappointing finish

Faith in humanity: -1.

[nico002]

Excuse me for enjoying the big story. I will never understand humanity as well as you. Glover is a boring winner, well deserved, but boring.

[twinke masta]

Grats Glover!

[David in FL]

What a disappointing finish. He deserves it and he could probably use the win more than Duval or Mickelson but its just such a boring result. Barnes would have been a much better story.

Disappointing? Boring?

We must have been watching completely different championships this morning.....

[Big_M]

Goshdarnit! I played 18 holes this morning, come in and Phil's making a charge... then a couple bogies and Lucas Glover wins. Good for Glover, I'm happy for him and all, but I sure would have like to see Phil win, and Duval would have been my next choice.

What a screwy open all in all... the whole thing was kind of odd with all the rain delays and the late finish. It just didn't feel right.

I really don't know much about Glover, but I guess we'll start hearing more now. On to the British and PGA.

[nico002]

uhhh. it was obviously exciting, I'm talking about the final result, not the actual day of golf.

[P3R3]

Former Clemson golfer representing again! Congrats Glover!

[ControlJunkie]

Got a comment and a few questions...

First thing - congrats to Glover. It would have been so easy for him to blow it like Barnes did, but he kept himself in check, got his composure on the back 9, and held on for a much better finish than I think anyone could have predicted. Personally, I hope to see him contending throughout the rest of the year. Also, congrats to Ricky Barnes. He played well all week and deserves some credit for posting scores that some of us could only dream of at one of the toughest courses in the country.

I guess I'm not all that familiar with Ricky Barnes, I know he had a lot of success as an amateur, but what would have made him so much of a better story? I can understand it if we were talking about Phil (resisted the urge to call him FIGJAM ) or Duval, but maybe I missed something that would make Barnes any more "interesting" of a champion than Lucas Glover.

My second question may belong in the equipment forum, but was that one of Nikes' prototype putters that Glover was using? It didn't look like anything they have out right now. The wierd thing is, to me, it almost looked like a Scotty with a swoosh on the back of it. Of course the video quality wasnt the greatest for me, so I could be way off. I know it wasnt an SC, I just kinda thought it resembled one.

My final question is this: how do you all think Barnes and Glover will do for the rest of the season? Do you think that performances like we saw over the last few days might give one or both of these guys the confidence boost that they needed to make them long term contenders? I know this is all purely speculative, but I'm curious to see what everyone thinks.

[Shorty]

My second question may belong in the equipment forum, but was that one of Nikes' prototype putters that Glover was using? It didn't look like anything they have out right now. The wierd thing is, to me, it almost looked like a Scotty with a swoosh on the back of it. Of course the video quality wasnt the greatest for me, so I could be way off. I know it wasnt an SC, I just kinda thought it resembled one.

It was just another Ping anser style putter, as made by

Ping (originally) Odyssey Taylor Made Yes Scotty Cameron Bettinardi Nike Byron etc. etc.

[mcfc_nick]

My final question is this: how do you all think Barnes and Glover will do for the rest of the season? Do you think that performances like we saw over the last few days might give one or both of these guys the confidence boost that they needed to make them long term contenders? I know this is all purely speculative, but I'm curious to see what everyone thinks.

i think glover will definitely feature in a couple more events as he has been in contention a couple of times already this year (Quail Hollow (T2) and the Buick Invitational (T3)) and he is a quality golfer but i think Barnes will just fade away sadly as he has a really awful swing but i hope im wrong about him!

[SpacklersEdge]

I felt bad for Double D, David Duval. I have been rooting for this guy every time he is in a tourney. He got two horrible breaks today, first hitting it into the soft sand under the lip of the bunker, and later that mud ball that went left harder than an exit ramp. After all that he could have given up easily but battled back with 3 straight birdies. Good for him, I hope to see a lot more if him come Sunday afternoon broadcasts.

[RC]

The real time blog on Sand Trap was excellent. I was watching on TV and checking the blog before having to leave for my tee time. The comments and insights were enjoyable. My first time to "Blog/Watch" a golf tournament. Thanks for doing it.