Look who turned up on the U.S. Open leaderboard.
(Robert Gusick/Flickr)
DON’T ADJUST YOUR SET. That was the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black you were watching today, even if it didn’t quite look like a U.S. Open with all those dart-like approach shots and red numbers on the scoreboard.
Yes, the guy in the photo, aka David Duval, did shoot a 67 in the first round of the U.S. Open and remains in contention midway through his second round. Yes, Tiger Woods did crash and burn on the last four holes of his first round to shoot four over. And yes, a different, short-hitting “Lefty” (Mike Weir) led after the first round with a 64.
That’s on a U.S. Open course that was supposed to play way too long for short knockers, especially after being under water on Thursday. (By the way, Weir’s 64 included a double bogey.)
It’s all just so crazy.
If that weren’t enough, this U.S. Open might not finish on Sunday. This isn’t your father’s or Father’s Day U.S. Open. There’s nothing normal about it. Not one thing.
−The Armchair Golfer
We Duval what happened to him. When you strive to become te best as Duval almost was several years ago. He reached his goal of winning a major championship. It almost seemed that once that goal was reached that was him done.
It does seem to happen to some player sometimes.