The 3 things that stuck out to me while watching the 2015 U.S. Amateur

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I enjoy watching really good amateurs play golf.  In some way, I think it may give me hope that anyone can become a good golfer without being a tour player.  I watched a lot of the TV coverage this weekend and 3 things really stood out to me.

1.  After what Sean Crocker did to his opponent on the final hole of one of his matches, I wanted him to get drummed in his next match.  I couldn't find video of it, but here is an article I found: http://www.golfchannel.com/news/ryan-lavner/sheltons-shocking-miss-sends-crocker-quarters/

Basically, during extra holes, Crocker made a putt and immediately went to the next tee.  In the meantime, his opponent had a 2 footer to extend the match further.  They showed it on TV and Crocker was literally on the next tee box studying his yardage book when his opponent missed his putt.

Some (including the person who wrote the article above) may call this gamesmanship, but I thought it was extremely rude and I immediately rooted against Crocker from then on.

2.  The pace of play was horrendous.  In the final match, it took them about 3 hours to play the final 12 holes.  That means, as a two-some, they were on pace for a 4 1/2 hour round.  To top it off, the match wasn't even close.  Who knows how much more slowly they would have played had it been a close match.  Since these are the guys that will be the next PGA Tour members, it seems pace of play will be an issue indefinitely.

3.  The winner, Bryson DeChambeau, is different.  As noted in another thread on this site, his irons are all the same length.  Not only that, but his swing screams Moe Norman.  At address, his arms are virtually full extended from his body and his club swings along the same path back and through.  I would never attempt to adopt this style, but it was cool to see a guy doing it with such success.