Post by HometownHoya on Jun 19, 2011 20:51:19 GMT -5
There is a thread on the main board but this belongs over here, maybe mods will merge them...anyway.
WOW. I was fortunate enough to get to go today and what an experience. From walking probably around 48 holes, to seeing most of Rory's round today, it was a full day. Its quite too bad that they don't have cameras on the whole event because there were amazing shots all around.
Two fun experiences that I just wanted to convey. The first one happened around 11 when just the early groups were out. I was walking along and see a commotion, two players had sliced their shots and were off in the woods to the right of the fairway. Fortunately I was one of the first to both balls, which were about 5 feet away from each other about 20 feet off the fairway. First up is a pro that punches it under the trees but since it is such a tough shot is only able to advance 50 yards and doesn't make it out of the rough. Everyone around murmured in sympathy but weren't expecting much better since he had no chance at the hole. Next up was one of the few amateurs to make it to the last day (if not the only one?). Instead of deciding to punch it through, this kid (a lefty), decides he is going to hit along the tree-line and hook it over the trees into the fairway. Of course, he executes it perfectly and ends up in the fairway about 125 yards away from the tee.
The next experience is of course about Rory. Not the incredible tee shot on 10, his final put in to seal the win, or him greeting his father after winning on Father's Day. Instead this happened on the first hole, I was probably about 75 yards away from the hole, so right near the extreme range of most drivers. That heavy hitter (Gariggus?) SMASHED it, rolling even past where I was, but thats not the important part. When Rory and Yang came up to the tee, Yang hit first, knocking an excellent drive right down the fairway. Next up was Rory, the crowd hears he is using a 3 Iron, what is Rory doing? Why doesnt he just drive the hell out of it? Next thing we know, Rory hits his 3 Iron a good 30 yards past Yang's drive. As soon as that happened the whole crowd burst into cheering and all knew that the Sunday from the Masters would not be repeating.
Anyway, sorry about the long stories but it was a great day. If any sports fan (especially golf fans) ever can get the chance to go to a US Open, go for it!!
Congratulations to Rory, he approached Congressional with a strategy and executed it perfectly. Obviously the slow conditions helped on the greens but he played everything up to the greens perfectly, tailoring all of his strikes to his game. He was a chess player lining up what club he wanted to use next before he even took his first shot.
Also, Congratulations to Day for another 2nd place finish. The youth of golf look great, now we just need some more Americans in there...otherwise the Ryder cup could get ugly in a few years. ;D
WOW. I was fortunate enough to get to go today and what an experience. From walking probably around 48 holes, to seeing most of Rory's round today, it was a full day. Its quite too bad that they don't have cameras on the whole event because there were amazing shots all around.
Two fun experiences that I just wanted to convey. The first one happened around 11 when just the early groups were out. I was walking along and see a commotion, two players had sliced their shots and were off in the woods to the right of the fairway. Fortunately I was one of the first to both balls, which were about 5 feet away from each other about 20 feet off the fairway. First up is a pro that punches it under the trees but since it is such a tough shot is only able to advance 50 yards and doesn't make it out of the rough. Everyone around murmured in sympathy but weren't expecting much better since he had no chance at the hole. Next up was one of the few amateurs to make it to the last day (if not the only one?). Instead of deciding to punch it through, this kid (a lefty), decides he is going to hit along the tree-line and hook it over the trees into the fairway. Of course, he executes it perfectly and ends up in the fairway about 125 yards away from the tee.
The next experience is of course about Rory. Not the incredible tee shot on 10, his final put in to seal the win, or him greeting his father after winning on Father's Day. Instead this happened on the first hole, I was probably about 75 yards away from the hole, so right near the extreme range of most drivers. That heavy hitter (Gariggus?) SMASHED it, rolling even past where I was, but thats not the important part. When Rory and Yang came up to the tee, Yang hit first, knocking an excellent drive right down the fairway. Next up was Rory, the crowd hears he is using a 3 Iron, what is Rory doing? Why doesnt he just drive the hell out of it? Next thing we know, Rory hits his 3 Iron a good 30 yards past Yang's drive. As soon as that happened the whole crowd burst into cheering and all knew that the Sunday from the Masters would not be repeating.
Anyway, sorry about the long stories but it was a great day. If any sports fan (especially golf fans) ever can get the chance to go to a US Open, go for it!!
Congratulations to Rory, he approached Congressional with a strategy and executed it perfectly. Obviously the slow conditions helped on the greens but he played everything up to the greens perfectly, tailoring all of his strikes to his game. He was a chess player lining up what club he wanted to use next before he even took his first shot.
Also, Congratulations to Day for another 2nd place finish. The youth of golf look great, now we just need some more Americans in there...otherwise the Ryder cup could get ugly in a few years. ;D