US Open players get a break in the weather but not on ‘The Black”

The weather has cleared and the current conditions look conducive for a long day of golf as the players will need to complete their first round then play a complete round 2. However what they didn’t get a break on was Bethpage Black, as the course was beating up the best in the world early in the morning as Tiger (+4), Vijay (+2), Cabrera (+4), and Westwood (+2), are among those who can’t find red numbers. Phil Mickelson is on the course completing his first round with cheering galleries on every hole. For the second consecutive tournament Tiger is in trouble of missing the cut as he finds himself eight shots back of the leaders, I know what happened at the Memorial but this course is a whole different animal. There are no guarantees they’ll be able to get the full day in or tournament for that matter as the weather looks dicey at best for the weekend. One thing is for sure if there is a break in the clouds you had better get your scoring in as there has been a distinct advantage for those on the course when the sky is clear. Can Tiger pull a rabbit out of his hat for two tournaments in a row? Can Phil ride the wave of momentum to the top of the leader board? Let us know here and in the US Open Live Chat Room.Also view the up to date Leaderboard.

Tiger shows his woodwork in final round victory at the Memorial

With Phil taking the tourney off and the US open around the corner the Memorial need a great showing other than Jack pairing with Tiger in the first round, and it didn’t look good but after barely missing the cut, Tiger displayed his best driving accuracy since returning from his injury, particularly his move in the final round where he came from 5 shots back to win the Memorial with a final round 65 (2nd lowest round of the tourney to Ogilvy’s 63) was one for the ages. The storyline was good enough in itself but the manner in which he did it was fodder for folklore. Hitting 49 of 56 greens in regulation (87% ranking second in the field for the week), once on the green Woods’ irons and putter took over including the shots of the tourney as he chipped in from the rough for eagle, or stuck his 2nd from 175yards out leading to a 9ft birdie put for the lead that he would not relinquish. This answers many questions and comments from pundits on weather Tiger 3.0 has more quirks than Vista or is he ready for the US open. Who do you think is the favorite to win the US Open? Let us know here and in the Golf chat rooms.