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I was hoping someone else would start the thread this time, but it's getting close so here it is. All the guys 100:1 or less:

 
Scheffler while hot earlier has not been on his game as of late.

JT has been solid, Rahm seems to have his putting back and Rory just won on a similar course last week. I expect the winner to come from one of those three.

Not sure of Koepka's health, but if he's gotten over the injuries, he's always in the mix even though he hasn't really played a lot lately.

Spieth wins when he's draining 10 to 20 foot putts with regularity and he hasn't been doing that.

Sometimes I have a clear favorite like Scheffler at the Masters this year - but this week, not feeling anyone is a clear cut favorite.

Not going out on a limb here - taking Rory (partly sentimental).
 
My picks this week: Xander, Lowry, Homa, Sungjae

Anyone going since its in Boston? Tickets were going for a ton on Stubhub
 
jleves said:
Scheffler while hot earlier has not been on his game as of late.

JT has been solid, Rahm seems to have his putting back and Rory just won on a similar course last week. I expect the winner to come from one of those three.

Not sure of Koepka's health, but if he's gotten over the injuries, he's always in the mix even though he hasn't really played a lot lately.

Spieth wins when he's draining 10 to 20 foot putts with regularity and he hasn't been doing that.

Sometimes I have a clear favorite like Scheffler at the Masters this year - but this week, not feeling anyone is a clear cut favorite.

Not going out on a limb here - taking Rory (partly sentimental).
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i agree - no idea who is going to win
if i had to pick, one of: Fitzpatrick, Xander or Varner
 
I'll go with one of Ancer, Zalatoris, Rory and JT.
 
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I hope weather is good and they dry the course out.
I’m all over the place on my 1 and done. Thinking Scheffler, Cameron Davis, Hovland or Cameron Smith of those I have left
 
LIuconn said:
I hope weather is good and they dry the course out.
I’m all over the place on my 1 and done. Thinking Scheffler, Cameron Davis, Hovland or Cameron Smith of those I have left
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I’m terrible at this but lots of talk about how driving is key at this course because fairways are narrow….and Cam has been struggling off the tee
 
Absolutely no feel for this.

Very few players have played this course. It's not a very technical course. It's a US Open so fairways and greens are never bad.

Zalatoris finally win or does he become the next Fowler or Schauffele?? Bridesmaid for life.

Gimme JT, Zalatoris, Burns and Homa.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Absolutely no feel for this.

Very few players have played this course. It's not a very technical course. It's a US Open so fairways and greens are never bad.

Zalatoris finally win or does he become the next Fowler or Schauffele?? Bridesmaid for life.

Gimme JT, Zalatoris, Burns and Homa.
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It has Pebble-sized small greens, that much I do know.
 
Not terribly excited about this course. Listened to Homa yesterday and it sounds like the greens are soft to start the week and the graduated rough should make it much easier to score than say a Chambers or Shinnecock. Think winner comes in around -14, if you hit fairways youre gonna hit greens here. Think we see JT coming through with his second of the year here, especially with his form.
Others I like are Willy Z, Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course) and Conners as an iron player who should excel here
 
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MJKI said:
Not terribly excited about this course. Listened to Homa yesterday and it sounds like the greens are soft to start the week and the graduated rough should make it much easier to score than say a Chambers or Shinnecock. Think winner comes in around -14, if you hit fairways youre gonna hit greens here. Think we see JT coming through with his second of the year here, especially with his form.
Others I like are Willy Z, Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course) and Conners as an iron player who should excel here
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Put me firmly in the winning score will be -6 or worse.


I was high on Connors and Ancer going in to this year and both have been total duds. I wouldn't bet a wooden nickel on either one which means one of them will do well. You can add Hovland to this list.

Agree with @NJHusky that Cam Smith's driver has been a train wreck and that doesn't bode well on this course.
 
MJKI said:
Rory (although don't love his wedge game on this course)
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I'm curious what you don't like about his wedge game on this course. His wedge was the reason he won the tournament last week.
 
jleves said:
I'm curious what you don't like about his wedge game on this course. His wedge was the reason he won the tournament last week.
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When Rory misses, he tends to miss long with his wedges. With how most of these greens are sloped, long is dead. You have to be short and pitching back up into the grain to have easy up and downs. He's 150 at scrambling from the rough and 80 at proximity to the hole from 100 yards in, both which hell have a lot of this week
 
Chin Diesel said:
Put me firmly in the winning score will be -6 or worse.


I was high on Connors and Ancer going in to this year and both have been total duds. I wouldn't bet a wooden nickel on either one which means one of them will do well. You can add Hovland to this list.

Agree with @NJHusky that Cam Smith's driver has been a train wreck and that doesn't bode well on this course.
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Ancer did get a top 10 @ PGA.

The thing about Brookline is that it can be played a myriad of ways - there aren't many holes with distinct specified landing areas. One can get creative in how they attack it. And I think that favors a solid iron player like Ancer.
 
Anyone here ever play the course? If so, any specifics to watch for?
 
Varner at the bottom of the list. He's played pretty well in the open especially Bethpage.
 
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jleves said:
I was hoping someone else would start the thread this time, but it's getting close so here it is. All the guys 100:1 or less:

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Matt Fitzpatrick won 2013 US Amateur at this course and is ranked #18 in the world. Don' see him listed but he's worth a look.
 
Just don't try to fly in or out of Logan. What a catastrophe. Can't believe they closed a tunnel while hosting the U.S. Open and NBA finals.
 
I'd bet HV3 to be a R1 or R3 leader, then hammer the over on an over/under Sunday 78 ha
 
Fitz and Lowry usually play well on tough tracks. No surprise if either top 10
 
NJHusky said:
Anyone here ever play the course? If so, any specifics to watch for?
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Never played there, but walked it in '99 during a Ryder Cup practice round (which was also a job interview!). It's known for small, canted greens. It should be hard to go low, the course record is 64, There's an early blind par three (#2), some blind fairways, and #9 has a pond that cuts way into the fairway at about 320 from the tee, so bombers likely won't be bombing that one. Scoring will likely be on the back 9 as the front is only a par 34. A few of the holes on the back look like they should be pretty easy, but the small greens make it deceptively harder than it looks.
 
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storrsroars said:
Never played there, but walked it in '99 during a Ryder Cup practice round (which was also a job interview!). It's known for small, canted greens. It should be hard to go low, the course record is 64, There's an early blind par three (#2), some blind fairways, and #9 has a pond that cuts way into the fairway at about 320 from the tee, so bombers likely won't be bombing that one. Scoring will likely be on the back 9 as the front is only a par 34. A few of the holes on the back look like they should be pretty easy, but the small greens make it deceptively harder than it looks.
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They changed the layout some. #8 is now a par 5. 2022 U.S. Open: Inside the The Country Club's championship layout
 
storrsroars said:
Never played there, but walked it in '99 during a Ryder Cup practice round (which was also a job interview!). It's known for small, canted greens. It should be hard to go low, the course record is 64, There's an early blind par three (#2), some blind fairways, and #9 has a pond that cuts way into the fairway at about 320 from the tee, so bombers likely won't be bombing that one. Scoring will likely be on the back 9 as the front is only a par 34. A few of the holes on the back look like they should be pretty easy, but the small greens make it deceptively harder than it looks.
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Yes on #9. Go beyond the top of the hill on it and everything rolls the ball down and towards the pond. Expect plenty of long iron off the tee and 7-9 iron approaches.
 
Hole 11 is 130 yards. Very rare to see a short 3 in the us open. Guessing the green itself & surrounds are wicked
 
LIuconn said:
Hole 11 is 130 yards. Very rare to see a short 3 in the us open. Guessing the green itself & surrounds are wicked
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A couple of weeks ago at the Memorial they were talking with Jack on air about the course at Muirfield. He said he loves designing short par 3's because you can do almost anything you want with it since the hole is receiving a high, lofted shot off the tee box. He said short par 3's just give the architect so many more options than a 250 yard par 3 where you almost have to have a run up, landing area and bail out area due to the length of the hole. You can really shape the green, put undulation on it, place bunkers where ever you want. Almost equivalence of an open book exam in college. Sounds great until you realize everything in the book is testable.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Absolutely no feel for this.

Very few players have played this course. It's not a very technical course. It's a US Open so fairways and greens are never bad.

Zalatoris finally win or does he become the next Fowler or Schauffele?? Bridesmaid for life.

Gimme JT, Zalatoris, Burns and Homa.
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Went to a practice round Monday and we walked the entire course and I am not sure what you mean by not technical.
 
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