U.S. Open

[Robert Goren]

Originally Posted by DJofSD

First a caddy suffers a fractured wrist, now Jason Day appears to have had a fainting or vertigo incident resulting in his going down onto the surface of the green. He has been seeking the cause for this problem for some time now but with all of the tests, it still is not known why he suffers from the spells.

I had the same problem and it put me into assisted living. They can't find the cause with me either. It went away for a year and a half after 4 months of it and then came back about year ago. When I had a catheter put in prior to prostrate surgery, they gave Oxycodone to relax the bladder and it went away again. No one can figure that out either. I was told by a hospital internist that they can not find a cause for a lot of cases of long term vertigo.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by Robert Goren

I had the same problem and it put me into assisted living. They can't find the cause with me either.

Sorry to hear about that Robert.
It must be a horrible disorder to live with and not knowing the cause multiplies the horror of it.

[Robert Goren]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Sorry to hear about that Robert.
It must be a horrible disorder to live with and not knowing the cause multiplies the horror of it.

Since Oxy has "cured" the problem for now, I am think about moving back into an apt. My doctors want to hold off for a while to see if the vertigo returns. They have talked me into staying until Christmas since moving back and forth is a huge hassle. But then Medicaid may have other ideas about whether I am eligible to stay in assisted living. My brother thinks I should try a different assisted living place since I hate the place I am in before going back to an apt. He has a point since I made a lot trips to the ER in that year and half, so I am looking into that as well.
The strange thing is one second I was fine, the next I was not. It changed so quickly. The first time it happened, I was getting out of a car. I stood up and then I went down in one motion.

[_______]

Originally Posted by Robert Goren

Since Oxy has "cured" the problem for now, I am think about moving back into an apt. My doctors want to hold off for a while to see if the vertigo returns. They have talked me into staying until Christmas since moving back and forth is a huge hassle. But then Medicaid may have other ideas about whether I am eligible to stay in assisted living. My brother thinks I should try a different assisted living place since I hate the place I am in before going back to an apt. He has a point since I made a lot trips to the ER in that year and half, so I am looking into that as well.
The strange thing is one second I was fine, the next I was not. It changed so quickly. The first time it happened, I was getting out of a car. I stood up and then I went down in one motion.

I assume you've been tested for Meniere's? Have a friend with this who is able to function with diuretics and anti-nausea drugs.

Sorry to hear about this. I had vertigo once (not counting alcohol induced episodes) and it was scary as hell.

[_______]

Originally Posted by tophatmert

Patrick Reed playing good but always looks like he is wound a little too tight.

Totally agree with this. Obvious talent but he's not a guy I expect to be around late Sunday. That said, anyone who made the cut has a shot.

Think my best chance remains Day.

[_______]

Originally Posted by DJofSD

That's the way some of Sergio's buddies have characterized the putting surfaces.

Bumpy greens, grey sand, brown fairways, I guess the views of the sound doesn't make up for the different course conditions for some.

The year there aren't complaints about a U.S. Open course is when I'll skip watching Sunday.

It's been fantastic for spectators so far. My bet would be -5 still leads after today and -2 wins the tournament Sunday.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by _______

Totally agree with this. Obvious talent but he's not a guy I expect to be around late Sunday. That said, anyone who made the cut has a shot.

Think my best chance remains Day.

Reed said last year that he is among the top five players in the world.
I chuckled at the time, thinking he was breaking his arm patting himself on the back after winning a tournament with his wife caddying.
This year he's proving it.
Don't count him out.

[DJofSD]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Reed said last year that he is among the top five players in the world.
I chuckled at the time, thinking he was breaking his arm patting himself on the back after winning a tournament with his wife caddying.
This year he's proving it.
Don't count him out.

I'm not counting out any one on the first two pages of the leaders -- basically any one from Sned's on up is a contender in my book.

Sh*t happens.

Today and Sunday, every one is playing in the "second wave" -- no nice conditions in the early morning.

Today, the 1st is a par 4 and the 18th a par 5. That will make Jordan happy. But come Sunday, guess what? It's back to a par 5/par 4 set up.

And then we haven't seen the tee sheets yet.

This will be fun -- but I have a strange sense of fun (I like doing D/R tests).

[DJofSD]

http://www.golfchannel.com/media/gar...y-setup-062015

[Greyfox]

Gary Player is right that it is a tough course and not very forgiving for public players.
Several years ago I had a couple of friends who shot in the mid 80's at our local courses.
They went to St. Andrews and both shot over 110.
This course is more along the lines of some of those Scottish links courses.

Personally, I'm loving the course and FOX's coverage of it.

[DJofSD]

Fox needs to fix some of the technical glitches. I will say that I got a chuckle when Phil "chased down" the crawler.

The job of the on air personalities has fallen short -- they remind me of a bunch of guys just shooting the breeze.

Personally, I miss Johnny Miller. Oh well.

[tophatmert]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Reed said last year that he is among the top five players in the world.
I chuckled at the time, thinking he was breaking his arm patting himself on the back after winning a tournament with his wife caddying.
This year he's proving it.
Don't count him out.

Agree and his reactions yesterday to some misses were not as bad as they have been. What makes him good is what can make him bad. Reed , Spieth, Fowler , Rory, Koepka could make the PGA good competitive viewing in the next few years.

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by DJofSD

The job of the on air personalities has fallen short -- they remind me of a bunch of guys just shooting the breeze.

Personally, I miss Johnny Miller. Oh well.

Johnny Miller? These guys ALMOST make me miss smug Nick Faldo. Greg Norman has potential, but Corey Pavin was jut a bad, bad, bad, bad idea. And Brad Faxon should just quietly leave. While I could NEVER be confused with a Joe Buck fan, he's better than I expected.

Incidentally, I love the view and tv shots, and it's VERY cool that the course makes fitness an important factor, but I don't get the whole "links lite" design, and am baffled as to what makes the venue worthy of a us open.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by mountainman

and am baffled as to what makes the venue worthy of a us open.

Baffled mountainman?
The course has challenge, excellent fairways, very good greens (but not aesthetically colorwise) with undulations that only the best are reading, well prepared tee boxes, varying length of holes, traps and rough.
It requires precision shot mastery of a wide variety of strokes to play it well.

I think that it's a great course.

Obviously you have different ideas.
What should a course worthy of the U.S. Open look like?

[MutuelClerk]

I love the course too. Seeing the best and very pampered players struggle is what the USGA is after. This course makes that attainable. I also like the prime time finish the west coast brings. Some of the FOX broadcast I haven't cared for. Joe Buck is vanilla wallpaper which might perfect for golf but not for me. Greg Norman hasn't done much for me either. Holly Sonders is just horrible. What I like about FOX is they seem to use that ball tracer more than the other stations do. Regardless, like the course, or hate the course I think were in for a great finish.