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@jschmidt139 @usopengolf Ooooof. Didn’t even think of that.

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U.S. Open recap:

Missed all of the players-to-win wagers (Young, Hovland & Scott), but hit the winning score (-2 or better) and the Bryson to miss the cut to end up even money.

Thought the course was great. The USGA was obviously concerned about the course getting away from them in the wind on Thursday and Friday, which resulted in a birdie-fest in calm conditions Thursday and probably determined the winner. But otherwise, with only three guys under par and the winner at -4, they’ve gotta be happy with those results and the fact that problems with the course won’t be the focus of the discussions this week. And Shinny looked lovely on TV to boot.

Notes: Joaquin Neimann’s 11 on Thursday really hurts in retrospect. He finished T7 at +1. Turn that 11 into a bogey 5 and he ostensibly finishes -5 and wins, but like he said, “if his grandmother had wheels, she’d be a car.” His two-stroke penalty for the club toss cost him almost half a milly in prize money.

As for the winner: meh, at least the lockers at Shinnecock are safe.

I’d love to hear what you guys thought of the course and the event overall.

Up next: the iconic Pebble Beach.

Happy Father’s Day all!

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@AndrewOC1988 @usopengolf @PebbleBeachGolf @pbresorts1919 Well, yeah.

But Cypress isn’t hosting any U.S. Opens any time in the future.

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Next up on the U.S. Open rota: the iconic Pebble Beach in 2027.

Pebble checks a lot of boxes for golf fans as an Open venue:
- west coast means better viewing times
- publicly accessible course
- gorgeous seaside setting
- familiar course to most
- incredible history and past memories, including wins by Tiger, Nicklaus and Watson

The 127th U.S. Open promises to be a great one. If only we didn’t have to wait a year for it to arrive.

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I can certainly appreciate the golf the guy played and his talent in general without actively rooting for the guy. I’m not denigrating his play. I’m not advocating for the guy to go to prison or to be banned from golf - I’d just rather someone else won.

Rooting for some players and against others is part of what makes watching professional sports fun, isn’t it?

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This is more “nerd guy golf twitter.” If you’ve followed me for more than a year, you’ll know I had a major problem (more than most) with what he did at Oakmont last year. Wrote about it and everything. And on top of that, I thought his apology was condescending and half-assed.

Doesn’t take away from his U.S. Open win at all. But it’s going to be a while before I will be able to root for him or cheer his wins.

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When that fog rolls in at Shinnecock, it rolls in fast and thick.

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You guys asked (I’m not sure why), so here you go - these are my picks for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock:

Winner: Cam Young (+2200)
Dark Horse: Victor Hovland (+5000)
Long Shot: Adam Scott (+8000)

To Miss the Cut: Bryson DeChambeau (again)

Winning Score: UNDER* 278.5 (+110)
*winning score will be -2 or better

Good luck!

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@BigChick3nDinna @CabotHighlands @CabotCapeBreton That’s a big miss, my friend. Hope you get back to see it sometime, because the place is something truly special.

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How many of the Cabot courses have you played, and which one is your favorite?

I’ve played four (seen here):

Cabot St. Lucia | Cabot Cliffs
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Cabot Links | Castle Stuart

I’ve yet to play Old Petty (Cabot Highlands), Cabot Bordeaux, Cabot Revelstoke, Lofoten Links and Cabot Citrus Farms.

If you’ve played any of those, which would you recommend I hunt down next?

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@AltGolfLogos @NickWatts

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Absolutely stunning.

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The stunning natural beauty of National Golf Links of America in 1948. The greens running smoothly.

A neighbour of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

The quality of golf on Long Island is incredible.

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@GCAJoeA

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The magnificent Muirfield.

Logistical challenges be damned, I truly hope to see another Open Championship here in my lifetime.

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The 126th United States Open Championship
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

10 little words, so much excitement.

And if you like your Opens tough and your winning scores over par, you should be excited too, because the course is playing firm and tough, and the wind is gonna blow.

This is going to be an awesome week.

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Congrats to Team USA for their 13-7 win in the 44th Curtis Cup at Bel-Air Country Club this weekend on the strength of Farah O’Keefe’s 5-0-0 record.

Unsurprisingly, BACC proved to be a terrific venue for this amateur team competition. This George Thomas masterpiece is tailor made for match play.

Also, I can’t recommend this strongly enough: if you love watching golf live, you should try to get yourself to a Curtis Cup. The @USGA and the @RandA put on a great event, the host courses are always outstanding, the competition is fierce, and fans have almost unfettered access to the course and players.

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@GCAJoeA @BryanTweed16 @GolfDigest I’ll give you routing. Concept is a stretch.

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I couldn’t be prouder to see Sleepy Hollow coming in at No. 3 on Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best Sets of Par-3s,” behind only Pine Valley and Cypress Point.

Sleepy’s par-3s, as you can see here, are exceptional.

Here’s the rest of the list:
10. CapRock Rank
9. Oakmont
8. Shinnecock Hills
7. Merion
6. Whistling Straits
5. Augusta National
4. National Golf Links
3. SLEEPY HOLLOW
2. Pine Valley
1. Cypress Point

https://t.co/iMN9Yu5xRb

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@TronCarterNLU @Luke_Elvy Clubs are not in the habit of throwing out 6 time major winning members with two decades of tenure on a whim, just to shift a media narrative.