WTA Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Gotta admit I was skeptical of this one with this type of course and being televised on Fox with freaking Joe Buck and Curt Menifee trying to provide golf analysis, but I'll be damned if this isn't some entertaining golf so far. Helluva leaderboard starting off with some powerhouses still to play the first round.If not for DJ's 65 my money would've been on Speith going in but I gotta like Johnson's prospects now. This Day/Speith group followed by Tiger/Fowler is gonna be fun to watch tonight. Expecting better things from Mickelson over the next couple days too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuswap Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It's fun to watch and the course looks like ****. I wish a would have known how close it was , I would have looked into tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 These greens are ridiculous.Tiger off to a terrible start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domed Outter Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Really enjoyed round one. Not the greens I'm used to watching but a course that's just a bit different every once in a while sure does not go amiss.Any other courses they've recently designed like this? It reminds me a little of Whistling Straits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Really hope DJ stays in this one so Paulina can get alot of camera time over the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2000 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) It is a unique course, I will give them that. Don't think I am crazy about it, but I like that it is different.Fox's coverage is a different story. Obviously, they are guys I am just not use to hearing, so it's different. I am accustom to Nantz, Tirico Maltbie, Azinger, Faldo, Miller, North, Hicks, Rankin, feherty, etc.I can get use to the new guys eventually, some are Okay. They just aren't showing enough golf.Top guys are playing, Rory,Phil, Rose, Tiger,and they aren't showing shots. They just keep talking to studio guys. It's the same for everyone. A guy buries it in the bunker, then you see them tapping in 10 minutes later. It is very choppy coverage. Should get better though. Edited June 20, 2015 by jeffro2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2000 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) I am also a Tiger fan, but he did bout what I expected this week. Hopefully, he can find his game one day. Edited June 20, 2015 by jeffro2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I know the word "ridiculous" has a negative connotation to it, so I don't necessarily mean this as a bad thing, but everything about this tournament is ridiculous. The course reminds me of something you'd unlock on a video game where you play in space or something. From the course itself with the bunkers and the fescue to the unreal greens and the poa annua to the ******* trains whizzing by every five minutes... it's all just ridiculous. But it's been entertaining.The Fox coverage is another story... It took them two days to figure out how to put the graphic with the player they were showing and his score, etc... they're completely ignoring certain guys who are near the top of the leaderboard, and the commentary is atrocious. It's almost like these guys have never witnessed a golf tournament before. I get that it's their first shot at this and they're not gonna be nearly as majestic as the CBS guys but they could've done a much better job picking a crew. WTF are Curt Menifee and Charles Davis even doing there?Biggest gripe, however, is that I haven't seen one single shot of Paulina Gretzky. That better change tomorrow.Spieth, DJ, Day. Winner comes from that group and I'm a happy fan. Would love JB Holmes to make a run at it tomorrow but I don't see it. Final round should be fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domed Outter Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hopefully Day has his day.Doesn't NBC normally carry the US Open? CBS? Or do they rotate it like the Superbowl.Its broadcast on sky sports here and we keep getting a Corey Pavin interruption here and there and he is getting the names of our comms mixed up often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTA Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 This is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of the Gaucho Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 The ending of this tournament was so anti-climactic. You could almost see the 3 put coming. Gotta feel bad for Dustin Johnson, that 2nd put was one that most weekend duffers drain 9 times out of 10. Has any company had a better year than Under Armour? Curry and Speith? $$$$$$$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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