U.S. Open Questionmark?
June 21, 2009 by admin
photo credit: nsaplayer The off-again, on-again play of the 2009 U.S. Open Championship, calls into question whether a tournament with so many rain-delays should actually count.
The contestants that went out in the early morning hours of the first round had perfect playing conditions, while those that went out in the afternoon were confronted with sloppy conditions in the rain. Although this can be the case in any PGA Tournament, when it happens continually over the entire four day event, it calls into question the credentials of the winning player.
The Open is played mostly, on some of the most notorious eastern courses. Maybe in the future, the USGA should consider courses located in the sun-belt.
The stop and go of the 2009 Open robbed players of the playing momentum that is so important in golf. It could be time for a change.
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