LOS ANGELES – The U.S. The U.S. Open was a disaster on Saturday.
Los Angeles Country Club showed its teeth two days after it was subjected to a barrage of birdies in soft conditions. This included not one, but two records-breaking 62s within less than 30 seconds.
Bryson deChambeau described the situation as “just diabolical”. It’s a totally different test of the game than a regular U.S. Open.
The sun came out on Saturday morning and dried the greens, making the course fast and firm.
DeChambeau stated, “It has gotten to the point where it is links style.” “That’s how I would describe it.” In a way, I feel as if I am playing the British Open.”
LACC started to bite back Friday. Justin Thomas shot 81 and Dustin Johnson made a quadruple bogey on the second. Brooks Koepka’s comment that he did not like the course, highlighting the blind shots, was a sign that the U.S. Open had messed with the minds of many.
Viktor Hovland, who said, “I’m not a huge fan of this course, to tell the truth, grew Saturday in the chorus of complaints against LACC. There are some good holes, I believe. I don’t believe there are any great holes. I think that there are a few holes. I think that No. “I think that hole 9 is the best.
Hovland was not the only person to dislike the George Thomas Jr. design of the 1920s. The George Thomas Jr. golf course received a makeover in 2010 by Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, and Geoff Shackelford, an architecture critic and blogger.
To be polite I would say, “I think the golf course has a lot of interesting features.” I think there are too many holes where blind tee-shots and fairways that do not hold the ball are present. “There’s just too much slope,” said Matt Fitzpatrick the U.S. Open defending champion. “I believe the greens play better when they are firmer. This is definitely the case. They are rolling very, very well. I find some of the tee-shots a bit unfair. If you hit a great tee-shot and it ends up in the rough, then you have to hack out. Someone else has hit the ball miles off in the opposite direction and now they have a shot. “No, it’s not for me.”
Rory McIlroy took a different position on Friday.
“Yes, I think the course played a bit easier than people thought, but don’t be shocked if it starts to bite back on Saturday/Sunday. That, to answer your question, is what an U.S. Open should be about. It should be a tough one. It should be a mental as well as physical grind.
LACC’s final analysis has revealed any player weaknesses and a stacked leaderboard. It would be like June without weddings if players did not complain about the U.S. Open.
