2010 U.S. Open

[Solomon Kane]

Yes, Woods was a little too close for comfort...but at least he wasn't a finalist in the strict sense...and McDowell showed a lot of grit, he could have collapsed...but he didn't.
These courses are the toughest in the world--really brutal, and what with all the pressure from the pro-Woods media looking for their hero's first big comeback,McDowell really showed a lot of class.

But i agree with you bigunreal,Woods is very lucky and he has the advantage of a constant support group, people taken from the race which should be most opposed to him. any other sports figure would be heckled more for what he did...how many incidents of heckling have there been? Three?

We need more hecklers to rattle both Tiger and his Fans. It's time to confront Tiger's fans too--induce in them a sense of shame over their support for a figure whose assigned role is to diminish whites.

Get some self-respect DWFs! here's this jerk making you look like fools and you're celebrating this guy!

"Hey Woods, twenty bucks says ya slice it!"


(And Havret--well done!)

 

[Matra1]

It should be mentioned that McDowell is the first European to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970, an amazing and inexplicably long drought.

 

The commentators said McDowell was the first British golfer to win a major since 1999. That's pretty bad for the country where the sport originated. Even Canada has had a major winner in that time!

With the rise of international golf, I wonder when or if there will be a call for another of the majors to be held outside the U.S.  Three out of four in one country has become archaic and unfair. 

I was thinking the same thing. They should have one major that alternates between the USA and continental Europe.

 

[Don Wassall]

Yes, Woods was a little too close for comfort...but at least he wasn't a finalist in the strict sense...and McDowell showed a lot of grit, he could have collapsed...but he didn't.
These courses are the toughest in the world--really brutal, and what with all the pressure from the pro-Woods media looking for their hero's first big comeback,McDowell really showed a lot of class.

But i agree with you bigunreal,Woods is very lucky and he has the advantage of a constant support group, people taken from the race which should be most opposed to him. any other sports figure would be heckled more for what he did...how many incidents of heckling have there been? Three?

We need more hecklers to rattle both Tiger and his Fans. It's time to confront Tiger's fans too--induce in them a sense of shame over their support for a figure whose assigned role is to diminish whites.

Get some self-respect DWFs! here's this jerk making you look like fools and you're celebrating this guy!

"Hey Woods, twenty bucks says ya slice it!"


(And Havret--well done!)

The fans in the gallery who don't like Woods sit on their hands: they don't clap or cheer for him but don't dare heckle him. Given that a decent amount of Americans don't like Woods they should show more fortitude, but Americans are huge cowards when it comes to openly defying "political correctness."

 

[Don Wassall]

With the rise of international golf, I wonder when or if there will be a call for anotherof the majors to be held outside the U.S. Three out of four in one country has become archaic and unfair.

I was thinking the same thing. They should have one major that alternates between the USA and continental Europe.

There's no way The Masters or the U.S. Open will move or be dropped, so that leaves the PGA as the major to move. More realistically, given U.S. arrogance and hubris, the thing to do would be to add a fifth major that could be held in different European countries and also in Australia and South Africa.

 

[foreverfree]

I think I will hoist a Guinness tomorrow in honor of McDowell.

Funny you should say that.

I had a Guinness today* over my broiled flounder and crab imperial at a restaurant while joining my stepsiblings in celebrating Father's Day with my stepdad. The telly in the joint had the Open on and was showing Johnson's collapse.

Happy Father's Day, dads. And congrats, Graeme. As for Philandrick, my mom said he got what he deserved performancewise.

*Actually I had two beers: that Guinness plus Latrobe's *other* well-known export, Rolling Rock.

John

 

[GWTJ]

A really forgettable round of golf on Sunday for all the leaders. Poor Tiger(haha) played like all those white golfers we've been railing against during the Tiger era. Only McDowell kept his composure and played steady golf. The rest got washed away under the pressure of the stakes they were playing for. Dustin Johnson being the biggest choker on the day.

 

[Don Wassall]

Phil Mickelson said after the second round that he thought even par would be the winning score, which it was. Although there were flashes of individual brilliance -- Mickelson's second round, Woods' third round -- I think the course was the winner more than it was players choking (with thenotable exception of Dustin Johnson). Didn't make for the most compelling golf to watch though. . . Edited by: Don Wassall

 

[Deadlift]

The Irish "beasts" are taking over the sports world!

Whether the key to success is eye/hand coordination or extreme physicality, the Irish will be there!

 

[Europe]

Why the heck are we giving McDowell a scholarship? There are plenty of good American golfers that would have liked the free ride he got. I am not paying taxes to give this guy a scholarship.

 

[Solomon Kane]

Did he get a college scholarship? What are you referring to? Edited by: Solomon Kane

 

[Europe]

Did he get a college scholarship?  What are you referring to?

Yes, at Alabams-Birmingham

 

[Don Wassall]

I was disappointed that Mickelsen or another big name (other than Woods) didn't win, but McDowell is very likable, he seems down to earth and "of the people." He was on Jay Leno's showthe nightafter his win and came across very well.