This is the week of the US Open, golf, not tennis, and I am thrilled. The
last 2 Opens have been played on odd courses. Two years ago, it was at
Pinehurst. The course was remodelled to resemble its original design. After 4
days, I began to see why it had been changed over the years. It was like
playing in a vacant lot, with some ridiculouly hard greens set here and there.
The next year was at Chambers Bay, a totally bizarre layout. It's sort of
lunar like terrain was weird enough but then, there were its greens. The idea
was to have fescue greens, as in Scotland. However, the weather was not what
they expected, the fescues did not grow right, and they had to add the wretched
and dreaded poa annua. The players said it was like putting on broccoli and
that was being kind.
This year, a classic, Oakmont. No trees, no water, lots of sand, narrow
fairways, ungodly thick rough, and lightening fast greens with lots of slopes,
in other words, what a US Open should be.
The players will be tested to the utmost. Some will snivel, complaining of
freen difficulties and unfair rough. That's all part of this great event. Who
will win? I think it will be someone we haven't heard a lot of. Remember, last
time it was played here, a relatively unknown, Angel Cabrera, one. Those ready
to crown, McIlroy, Speith, or Day, should keep that in mind. This should be
fun.
No comments:
Post a Comment