2017 U.S. Open Discussion Topic

[DeadMan]

63 with two bogeys. God damn.

You'll are crazy thinking this will shut Johnny Miller up. 63 on Oakmont on Sunday to win the US Open will ring in our ears for a long time (as it should, to be honest).

[nevets88]

Whoops forgot I was delayed 5 minutes. Hey announcers out there, whenever Miller brings up his 63, just say what about that Justin Thomas. 

[zipazoid]

6 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Whoops forgot I was delayed 5 minutes. Hey announcers out there, whenever Miller brings up his 63, just say what about that Justin Thomas. 

Johnny's got a trophy. Justin better get his now or Johnny still has bragging rights - still the lowest final round in US Open history.

[iacas]

3 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

Johnny's got a trophy. Justin better get his now or Johnny still has bragging rights - still the lowest final round in US Open history.

Yeah.

And… Johnny doesn't mention the 63 nearly as often as people seem to think he does.

[zipazoid]

Johnny has never struck me as a braggart. In fact, I remember him talking about the 'divine intervention' on the practice tee before his record round, talking about a 'voice' that told him to open his stance. He gives credit to the voice, not himself.

[DeadMan]

5 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

Johnny has never struck me as a braggart.

Just listen to how many times he talks about himself when he's on a broadcast. I don't mind it, but he's pretty full of himself.

[zipazoid]

9 minutes ago, DeadMan said:

Just listen to how many times he talks about himself when he's on a broadcast. I don't mind it, but he's pretty full of himself.

Well, I've certainly heard him talk about his experiences when he played while broadcasting, but not in a 'I was so much better than them' or other kind of way to make him sound superior. He relates his experiences. 

Edited June 17, 2017 by zipazoid

[iacas]

Just now, DeadMan said:

Just listen to how many times he talks about himself when he's on a broadcast. I don't mind it, but he's pretty full of himself.

I disagree. I think there's a bit of Baader-Meinhof or something going on there.

I've listened to a LOT of Johnny Miller talk, and he'll call players out as choking or making bad decisions, but he doesn't talk about himself nearly as much as people think. And he doesn't mention his 63 very often. Most of the times it's mentioned (not all that often), someone else brings it up and he "awww shucks" it away.

[DeadMan]

On cue:

 

[zipazoid]

And he's right. It's a birdie-fest out there. He's not talking about himself.

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

And he's right. It's a birdie-fest out there. He's not talking about himself.

But… but… the USGA set the course up to punish players in 1974… they couldn't possibly allow them to shoot good scores in 2017.

Just teasin' ya. One round (or three) won't change your opinion. I know.

And no, @DeadMan, this course isn't set up like a typical U.S. Open course. (To the USGA's credit, somewhat.)

[zipazoid]

Ain't biting on that, Erik. 

[DeadMan]

5 minutes ago, iacas said:

And no, @DeadMan, this course isn't set up like a typical U.S. Open course. (To the USGA's credit, somewhat.)

Definitely not. And I'm on board with it being a good thing. Johnny's 63 at Oakmont is better than JT's today, though. Sunday plus Oakmont trumps that, and I don't think it's close. 

[zipazoid]

12 minutes ago, iacas said:

Just teasin' ya. One round (or three) won't change your opinion. I know.

 

I know, and if you recall my first post on this, I said that I hoped the USGA wouldn't trick it up. They haven't. So good on them. 

Edited June 17, 2017 by zipazoid

[Shindig]

I'm not sure if the announcers are surprised that moving the tees up on the hole decreased the scoring average.  I mean... 60 yards is significant.  

[zipazoid]

Don't care for idiots who yell out stuff, but I gotta give props to the guy who started singing "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow..." when Fleetwood teed off. 

[Shindig]

Rickie making a charge.  Three birdies in a row.  

[Chilli Dipper]

There are ten players at 8-under or better at the moment, and Charley Hoffman is the only one of them who is older than 30.