US Open Thread

[MU82]

Koepka has ice water in his veins .  He just keeps making solid shots and putts.

Yep. Impossible not to be impressed by Koepka. He earned the victory in an interesting and difficult tournament.

[tower912]

Koepka won it.  He made the shots he needed to.  Well done.

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So, Koepka going to disappear until it's time to get ready for Pebble next year?

Guy's got it made.

[pbiflyer]

Guy's from the same high school as me. Now same city. Good to see a local kid do well.

[GGGG]

So, Koepka going to disappear until it's time to get ready for Pebble next year?

Guy's got it made.

Kinda like Andy North.

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Kinda like Andy North.

Bingo.

[rocket surgeon]

andy north won the wisconsin state amateur championship at merrill hills cc(waukesha) in a match play final in 1969.  merrill hills is my home course and has some of the most difficult greens you'll see next to saturday's round at shinnecock depending on how the owner, jack gaudion wants them-usually as slippery as possible 

[MU82]

So, Koepka going to disappear until it's time to get ready for Pebble next year?

Guy's got it made.

Well, since becoming a full-time tour member in 2014, Koepka does have 12 top-3 finishes and 27 top 10s. He has finished in the top 5 of the PGA Championship twice and has 4 other top-15s in majors in addition to his 2 US Open wins. He also went 3-1 in the 2016 Ryder Cup.

So he's not exactly some mystery golfer who only comes out at U.S. Open time.

Great golfer, and he hasn't even entered his prime.

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Well, since becoming a full-time tour member in 2014, Koepka does have 12 top-3 finishes and 27 top 10s. He has finished in the top 5 of the PGA Championship twice and has 4 other top-15s in majors in addition to his 2 US Open wins. He also went 3-1 in the 2016 Ryder Cup.

So he's not exactly some mystery golfer who only comes out at U.S. Open time.

Great golfer, and he hasn't even entered his prime.

I was more alluding that BK lightened his schedule after Erin Hills, then was injured. We've hardly seen him since Erin Hills. He's only played in 14 tour events in the past year.

[MU82]

I was more alluding that BK lightened his schedule after Erin Hills, then was injured. We've hardly seen him since Erin Hills. He's only played in 14 tour events in the past year.

I understand.

I'm guessing that if he's healthy, he'll play more. Seems to be real good at golf, and seems to like it, too!

[NorthernDancerColt]

andy north won the wisconsin state amateur championship at merrill hills cc(waukesha) in a match play final in 1969.  merrill hills is my home course and has some of the most difficult greens you'll see next to saturday's round at shinnecock depending on how the owner, jack gaudion wants them-usually as slippery as possible

You haven't seen anything until you play The Concession in Bradenton, FL. Named after Jack Nicklaus's concession of a short RyderCup putt to England's Tony Jacklin to halve the match (US retained possession and Jack would've never given the putt if it meant losing).

It's a private course, built around 2003...and each green has its own Sub-Air humidity control system. The greens are probably more undulating than Augusta National's. To get on, simply feign interest in a homesite. Or, get a hold of Bruce Cassidy, who made his fortune with new patents on mining drill bits. Great guy from West Virginia. I worked at Concession for a few winters, and putting on and chipping onto those greens probably cut 4-5 strokes off my handicap.