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U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:51 pm
by Alieberman
WTF is this?
The ugliest course I have ever seen.
Are there even greens on this course?
Who are these commentators?
Is this really the U.S. Open? It's unwatchable
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:16 pm
by azcat49
Different course for sure for a US Open. Links style with what looks like poana greens.
As an aside to the course, Spieth looks like a real threat to win the first two legs
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:34 pm
by pc in NM
The Fox announcers are lowering the standard for the profession....
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:22 pm
by wyo-cat
azcat49 wrote:Different course for sure for a US Open. Links style with what looks like poana greens.
As an aside to the course, Spieth looks like a real threat to win the first two legs
The greens are fine fescue and annual bluegrass (poa annua) from what I've heard.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:02 pm
by ASUHATER!
Greens look like dirt to me
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:31 pm
by FreeSpiritCat
On NPR yesterday they mentioned the golf course is closer to ones in the British Open.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:11 pm
by Irish27
The Fox telecast has been awful. Hopefully they can get it worked out because they have the rights to the US Open for awhile. As for the course, I hope they don't ever go back to Chambers Bay.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:23 pm
by Daryl Zero
Brutal choke by Dustin Johnson on final hole.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:33 pm
by Irish27
Poulter rips the USGA and posts a picture of a green.
https://instagram.com/p/4Nmq2zpg2V/
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:02 pm
by Sage&Silver
greens were terrible, but playing a links course made it so much more entertaining.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:45 am
by Coop Cat
Daryl Zero wrote:Brutal choke by Dustin Johnson on final hole.
Could not have happened to a better dude.
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:38 pm
by Jefe
Billy Horschel was hilarious. He missed several short putts and still shot 67
They finally figured out how to play that course Sunday but the greens were a joke all week
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:50 pm
by azgreg
Re: U.S. Open?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:52 pm
by Coop Cat
Greg Norman out after just one year on the FOX broadcast. Seeing lots of noise about Azinger taking over. FOX does need to get someone that has been on TV doing the job before, which Azinger has done and done well.
Norman was touted as Fox’s version of Johnny Miller as the network took over the rightsholder of the U.S. Open last year. But instead, Norman often sounded aloof and confused. And when it was time for a strong opinion, Norman often went silent.
Accorrding to Golf.com, a source close to Fox Sports said Norman’s performance puzzled the network, “he didn’t do his homework and he didn’t know any players who weren’t Australian.” In addition, the source said Norman was often unprepared:
“It was tough for the whole staff because he wasn’t involved in the shows like a lead analyst should be,” the source said. “Maybe he thought just being Greg Norman was enough. He’s been successful in everything he’s done in business but he wasn’t good at TV. He was a team player but when the cameras turned on, he just went silent.”
http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/report- ... -year.html
