US Open 2021 - Torrey Pines

Starts tomorrow.
Sure to be a stern golfing test.

I thibk it is notoriously an unforgiving course if you hit a wayward shot

Think we could see Phil Mickelson in the mix somewhere, but would love to see a British win.

Selected Tee Times (UK)
Front 9 start
F Molinari, N Stenson, S Lowry - 15.29
M Fitzpatrick, T Hatton, V Hovland - 15.40
M Kaymer, W Simpson, G Woodland - 15.51
J Walker, I Poulter, R Palmer - 16.24
C Reavie, R Bland, T Merritt - 20.52
R MacIntyre, V Perez, M Wallace - 21.03
T Strafaci, H Matsuyama, B DeChambeau - 21.14
A Scott, S Garcia, B Watson - 21.25
D Johnson, R Mcllroy, J Rose - 21.36

10th Tee Start
B Harman, T Fleetwood, M Wolff - 15.18
C Morikawa, J Thomas, B Koepka - 15.29
M Homa, X Schauffele, P Mickelson, 15.51
D Coupland, T Pendrith, W Ormsby -17.30
L Westwood, S Cink, P Casey - 21.14
W Zalatoris, S Scheffler, J Spieth - 21.25
M Leishman, J Rahm, P Reed - 21.36

35 year old David Coupland from Boston Lincolnshire makes his debut in the US Open. He started playing golf at 13 with his dad, who has packed in his job as a binman to caddie for him, he said he can walk up to 10 miles a day chasing a bin lorry, so should be up tp walking 4 rounds of golf.

I bet £4.50 on Branden Grace to win at odds of 125-1. Worth a punt.

A few players will have to return today to complete their 1st round, after fog delayed the start by an hour. Henley & Oosthuizen lead on -4, with Francesco Molinari a shot back with Cabrera Bello. 6 player sit on -2 including Matsuyama, Rahm & Brooks Koepka & 13 players on -1 with brits Hatton Fitzpatrick, Bland, Mcllroy, also the other Molinari Eduardo.

Right, that's me done, 1st tee booked, I'm outa here.

Have a good t-, oh, he's gone.

I'm back, Played a blinder today, missed a put on the last to equal my PB on my home course, which would've been a 6th birdie.

Just to correct my previous post, it was a 90 minute delay, & 36 players have to complete their round.

(17-06-2021 12:20 )Snooks Wrote:  I bet £4.50 on Branden Grace to win at odds of 125-1. Worth a punt.

Grace holed his approach shot at the 2nd for an eagle, stands at Even Par & 6 off the lead held by England's Richard Bland.

Bland is joint leader with Russell Henley on -5 after day 2 with former major champions Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson 1 and 2 strokes behind respectively.
Jon Rahm is 2 back while my pick Branden Grace is still in with a shout at Even par.

Saturday is moving day so the contenders should start to raise the stakes.