who the fuck is Merion?

[Felix]

I remember this course from the 2005 US Amateur Championships, and remember that if set up correctly the only under 7,000 yard course since Shinnecock Hills in 2004 will have big scores lurking on the first 6 and the last 5 holes....the seven in between will be the "scoring holes"

assuming the rain quits on Wednesday the first round will be target practice for those guys.....look for somebody to go really low on Thursday....Friday will be an even split with the course winning half the battles......Saturday and Sunday will be the war of attrition days....four and five inch rough that will take it's toll......some will be lucky if they can extricate the ball to the fairway they just missed......some will wish they had hit the rough.....

so the usual drill.....winner, players most likely to win in the event if you're winner doesn't.....dark horses, long shots, first guy to shoot double digits on a hole, or anything else you feel relevant.......

winner-katilda's kid
most likely to if not Earls boy, Phildo, Angel, or Rory (McIlroy, not Sabbatini)....Sabbatini fits into the next category
most likely to shoot the first double digit score on a hole-Rory (Sabbatini nor McIlroy).....players most likely to be injured or verbally abused......who's ever paired with Sabbatini.....

dark horses-Mahan, Donald, Bubba
kid I'm glad made it-Chris Williams from Moscow Idaho-top ranked amateur in the world and a guy I got to watch play for 18 holes while caddying for a buddy of mine.....fuckin kid is really, really good.....

over/under on number of players wearing metal spikes-24

[BSmack]

Winner: El Tigre

[buckeye_in_sc]

how much verbal abuse will El Homo (sergio) take from Philly Fan? A LOT

Winner - the red clad feline
others in the mix - stricker (dude is playing what 8 tourneys this year but seems to show up in majors), Furyk (shorter course and more target practice suits him), G MAC who knows maybe he'll drink like a fish and go out and go low, El Pato only because he'll have a heater lit on every hole...

would love to see Crane, Sabattini, and Na play in a 3 some...over under on that round line at 6.5 hours

[Felix]

would love to see Crane, Sabattini, and Na play in a 3 some...over under on that round line at 6.5 hours

sabs would start hurling clubs, then go into a full vapor lock.....

[MuchoBulls]

how much verbal abuse will El Homo (sergio) take from Philly Fan? A LOT

And deservedly so.

Still sticking with Mickelson for the win.

[Dinsdale]

Robert Garrigus by 13 strokes.

Or the Cablinasian.

[Felix]

jeez, I had Justin Rose all the way
but poor Phil....maybe one of these days the guy will make a shot under pressure

[buckeye_in_sc]

I had Rose all the way...

all the bluster about merion being too short...fuck that noise says Merion...you are my bitcheeeezzzzz


oh and McIllroy bends his 9 iron after a shot...wonder if the Tiger haters will be in here condemning him?

[Screw_Michigan]

Hey Tiger ball-lickers, Tiger's back!

Right?

[buckeye_in_sc]

well let's see he's won 4 times including the "FIFTH" Major for the 2nd time...

most guys would kill to have a career with what he has done this year...

but hey...still two majors left on the clock...


plus I'll go ahead and pencil him in for Bridgestone this year at Firestone CC...so that will make 5 wins for sure...if he doesn't win a major...then so be it...

18 is a tough number...he is at 14...(selfishly I hope he doesn't get there Jack and the Ohio State thing and all)...but at some point that record will fall and who better than Tiger?

[Dinsdale]

Hey Tiger ball-lickers, Tiger's back!

Right?

Well, he's number #1 in the world rankings, by a gooly chunk, and he's running away in the FedEx Cup points.

Were you tring to make a point, or was it your overwhelming desire to sound ignorant?

[MuchoBulls]

oh and McIllroy bends his 9 iron after a shot...wonder if the Tiger haters will be in here condemning him?

That was a bit surprising to see.