2016 US Open

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Unless Lowry implodes he's got this. As Girly says..the guys chasing him won't run him down.

He's imploding

[calgarygeologist]

I still think that any of the guys in the top 6 can win this (but hopefully not Garcia.) It will be a fun back nine to watch. I think DJ will crumble.

There is a possible penalty stroke coming to DJ. Sounds like the decision won't be made until the end of the round.

[transplant99]

The rules of golf are so stupid sometimes.

[Drake]

Amteaur hour from the USGA in a major nothing new there...

[Flabbibulin]

Im gonna lose my marbles if this possible penalty ends up costing Johnson.

[GirlySports]

Hey, Joe Buck ask the official the question when he's still there! "do the chasers know?"

[GirlySports]

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Hey, Joe Buck ask the official the question when he's still there! "do the chasers know?"

everybody on the course has been notified.

Is there another instance in pro sports where during the course of the game, the rules members came out and said "we will decide to rule on a possible violition in todays game AFTER the game is over and one that could affect how everybody approaches the rest of todays game"?

Its absurd.

[CofR]

Complete garbage from the USGA

[GirlySports]

they should just give him the penalty cause they're going to give him a penalty. What defense could he have?

[Flabbibulin]

This will be an unreal controversy if Johnson loses by 1. The Pga championship situation with the grounding of the club was mostly understandable, but this is a little silly

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

This will be an unreal controversy if Johnson loses by 1. The Pga championship situation with the grounding of the club was mostly understandable, but this is a little silly

one of these days the players will boycott the US Open. They are powerful enough and are sick and tired of the USGA making the courses unfair and impossible and something like this might put them over the edge.

[Sylvanfan]

It's like the USGA is trying to make the US Open into Fox News calibre programming.

[killer_carlson]

1. Too many idiots trying to yell and get on TV after tee shots.

2. Does the fact Lowry called him self for a penalty yesterday influence the usga here? It shouldnt, but becomes a huge story if Lowry were to lose by one.
3. To me, if the player says they did not then the presumption should be on the usga to prove that the player did cause it to move. Here the presumption seems to be on the player

[Cuz]

Fox is just milking the situation with DJ to add drama. I don't think you can justify giving him a once stroke penalty there

[Jiggy_12]

It's absurd that in a game that routinely involves players to be allowed to pick up and then subsequently place their own balls (after marking), that THIS might end up being a penalty. His club was in the air, behind the ball, while the ball rolled backwards TOWARDS the club and away from the hole.

Stupid stupid stupid.

[calumniate]

That was a great drop Johnson got earlier though. From rough to fairway? Good to see that reffing is hard everywhere

[GirlySports]

well we are talking about it so USGA and FOX love this

[Senator Clay Davis]

He's clearly getting called on the penalty. Won't matter since Dustin will probably triple bogey 18.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Cuz

Fox is just milking the situation with DJ to add drama. I don't think you can justify giving him a once stroke penalty there

they had the rules official on the set and he pretty much told the panel they were going to assess a penalty....it has nothing to do with FOX.