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Sounds like it's going to be a tough one at Oakmont this week, with some predicting winning scores as possibly as high as 10 over par. No doubt the course will probably see some rain and scoring won't be as bad as predicted and something like even par will probably be needed to win.
Will be interested to see how Aaron Baddeley goes this week as I think he could be the leading Aussie for the tournament.
Given the setup of the course, it won't surprise me to see a European/European tour player win the event.

Keep on eye on my man Bubba Watson. His awesome length combined with his great putting touch could be a good combination on a course where acurate driving isn't going to be as vital as previous US Opens.
Also, there's going to be a 288 yard (about 259 metre) par 3!!!!!!

[quote="ORDoubleBlues"]Keep on eye on my man Bubba Watson. His awesome length combined with his great putting touch could be a good combination on a course where acurate driving isn't going to be as vital as previous US Opens.
Also, there's going to be a 288 yard (about 259 metre) par 3!!!!!![/quote]

id be struggling to get it to stay on in one.................from that range!!!

as tiger said the best hole is the 19th

Ive put my thoughts/bets in the G room...looking forward to a few early mornings!

ORDoubleBlues wrote:Will be interested to see how Aaron Baddeley goes this week as I think he could be the leading Aussie for the tournament.

Good call ORDB! Leading by two shots going in to the final round. Paired up with Tiger. Will be great.

Lots of people complaining about the high scores, but I'll be getting up early to watch the final round. The most memorable golf tournament for me was the British Open at Carnoustie with Jean Van de Velde (sp?). Was also a very tough course. I like seeing challenging golf for the pros. One bad shot can see a player drop away and sometimes a par is as good as a birdie.

Aerie wrote:

ORDoubleBlues wrote:Will be interested to see how Aaron Baddeley goes this week as I think he could be the leading Aussie for the tournament.

Good call ORDB! Leading by two shots going in to the final round. Paired up with Tiger. Will be great.

Lots of people complaining about the high scores, but I'll be getting up early to watch the final round. The most memorable golf tournament for me was the British Open at Carnoustie with Jean Van de Velde (sp?). Was also a very tough course. I like seeing challenging golf for the pros. One bad shot can see a player drop away and sometimes a par is as good as a birdie.

That British Open is one i won't forget either. It was really sad seeing a guy just fall apart like he did.

Must say that I enjoy these tournaments as well where the players are really forced to concentrate and play smart golf.
Great win for the Argentinian Angel Cabrera and while most observers haven't heard of him, I felt that one particular commentator this morning did him a bit of a disservice when he said that this is "a huge surprise" as Cabrera has finished in the top 16 in the US Masters on several occasions and has finished in the top 10 in the British Open. Didn't realise that he was so long and actually led the field in driving distance this week, ahead of Woods and the biggest hitter on the US Tour, Bubba Watson. This will give Cabrera a five year exemption on the US Tour so I'll be interested to see if he plays there more or sticks to playing in Europe.
A shame for Aaron Baddeley and while his opening triple bogey was a huge blow, I actually felt that what broke him was that he had four great birdie oppurtunities in the next five holes and he couldn't make any of those putts.
Interesting to hear big Phil Mickelson have a bit of a spit about the course setup but I don't think he's going to get much public sympathy or sympathy from his peers either.
Good story of Australian Marcus Fraser making the cut as I don't think he'd even played a tournament in America before, let alone a major.