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2011 U.S. Open Round One Thoughts

Round one of the 2011 U.S. Open is completed. Today’s competition had many interesting story lines and I won’t be able to address all of them. Rory McIlroy The biggest storyline is obviously Rory McIlroy, my pick to win by…

Category: PGA Tour, Pro Golf, U.S. OPEN

Shaky start for Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson at U.S. Open

The featured group for today’s first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional is Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy. The group started on the back nine about 20 minutes ago. Phil Mickelson’s tee shot on the par-3 10th…

Time for my 2011 U.S. Open Chris Berman rant

I thought Chris Berman was funny about 25 years ago. The Berman schtick is really old, and has no place in golf. I was horrified this morning when I tuned into ESPN’s coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open when I…

U.S. Open at Congressional TV Coverage

Set your DVR, but turn the sound off during ESPN’s broadcast because the not funny Chris Berman and his tired schtick is in the booth. Keep your barf bags handy. Rant to come shortly about that. Thursday: ESPN 10:00am-3:00pm |…

Category: Golf Courses, PGA Tour, Pro Golf, U.S. OPEN

2018 U.S. Open goes to Shinnecock Hills

Shinnecock Hills - click to enlarge

The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced this morning that the venue for the 2018 U.S. Open will be Shinnecock Hills. Shinnecock has hosted the U.S. Open four previous times,…