Official 2013 US Open Thread

[nate]

Hah, Johnny Miller on Sergio being heckled "Well, he kind of earned it."

[nate]

Bogey on the first hole for Tiger.  Missed about a 7 footer for par.

[nate]

Yikes.  Tiger is hurt.  Something with his left wrist or arm.

[fan_since79]

Looks like he hurt his wrist on his shot out of the thick second cut on the 5th. 

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/golf/2013-us-open-merion/US_Open_2013_Tiger_Woods_may_have_injured_wrist_at_Merion.html

 

Play has been halted once again.

[Tank]

Chris berman doing the espn feed........ This could get brutal.

He's completely awful on golf. So out of his element here, and really takes away from the value of the event.

[Tank]

Wonder if Tiger's going to be able to play a full round. Hope the rain delay was helpful for him and whatever his injury might be.

[nate]

could get?

 

it's a lock

 

They should get Chris Roberts to call it.

[nate]

Tiger isn't putting well.  He has to figure it out or he has no chance.  Could easily be even or 1 under after missing make-able putts.

[Tank]

So does anyone know why they have baskets instead of flags on the flagsticks? Everyone on the broadcast keeps pointing to them but no one has sense enough to explain the reason behind using them.

Also, players started off on holes 1 and 11, not 1 and 10. Anyone know why?

[Tank]

Play just called for day because of darkness. Going to be a very long day on Friday.

[nate]

I see a Tiger WD coming.  He is in a lot of pain.

[nate]

They start at 1 and 11 for logistic reasons.  Has to do with the location of those holes on the course.

[Tank]

They start at 1 and 11 for logistic reasons.  Has to do with the location of those holes on the course.

Thank you.

Any word on the baskets?

[Brandon]

I see a Tiger WD coming. He is in a lot of pain.

He looked good with that long ass birdie, fist pump, and smirk

[Tank]

He looked good with that long ass birdie, fist pump, and smirk

He sure did. But he was in a lot pain hitting out of the rough, and he's going to have more shots from there throughout this tournament. Can he handle it? Remember, he won a U.S. Open on a broken leg, so his pain threshold is pretty high.

[nate]

Thank you.

Any word on the baskets?

 

I am sure they will cover it at some point.  Without looking it up, it must just be some course quirk that stuck for historical reasons.

[LBHalos17]

I thought I read about the baskets instead of flags in SI, but I can't find the article.  Here's one that still doesn't really explain it (according to the club historian, he's not even sure).  I think the pros look to the trees to check wind more so than the flags anyway.

 

http://golfweek.com/news/2013/jun/13/merion-weaves-its-wicker-baskets-golf-history/

 

I'm surprised at Phil on the leader-board, but I'm rootin for Adam Scott right now.  Tiger doesn't look so good...

[Brandon]

I actually missed a lot of the day, or saw it in spurts because of the delays.

I strangely always forget about his.playoff win over Rocco with is crazy because watching it live it was one of the gnarliest sports accomplishments I've ever seen.

[stevestevens]

Does anyone else find this course kind of boring to watch on TV?

[nate]

I find most US Opens to be like that, SS

[Tank]

Really? This is an old course and I see lots of interesting things in it. Not sure what you guys are seeing.

[Tank]

Luke Donald giving back most of what he gained, now only -1. Tiger sitting at +2, but has made a couple of birdies to get back into it.

Only three guys under par, and two of them have yet to begin their second round.

[stevestevens]

Tank, i guess what I am trying to say, is that besides the par 3's it ishard to recognize holes.

A live the way the course fits the landscape though. Looks very natural.

[Tank]

Tank, i guess what I am trying to say, is that besides the par 3's it ishard to recognize holes.

A live the way the course fits the landscape though. Looks very natural.

Ah, okay. That makes sense. Nothing really stands out as a signature hole, like 12 at Augusta or 18 at pebble beach.

[nate]

Tiger finishes at +3

 

I don't think that will end up being that bad.  I wouldn't be surprised if E leads going into the weekend.