should we be backing d johnson in softer conditions?

suits his length, helps his short game

less likely to be an early starter bias and he can score low like he did round 1 before the conditions/set up got crazy?

https://www.oddschecker.com/golf/us-open/winner

statement from USPGA below

I think he's still the man to beat. For all that he shot +7 yesterday, he really didn't play that badly - the greens were just unplayable. If they have softened them up then he is statistically the best Poa putter in the world and it's really not even close. His long game still looks fine to me eye too - one ropey drive on 15 aside. McGinley was talking rubbish in the box when he said he was struggling off the tee.

I'm 33 ;-)

I don't know the exact wording of the rule but essentially it's along the lines of if you consciously do what he did it's supposed to be a . In his post round interviews he said he'd wanted to do it for years and finally did it rather than faffing around missing the same putt over and over.

I'm not bothered by what he did at all, thought it was funny, but I do think the rule should be applied properly to protect the field.

Pretty obvious after he admitted to purposely choosing the 2 stroke penalty over the alternative. Seems like they decided against penalising him based on who it is.

I think I saw this mentioned, is the band playing the Stereophonics?

Jason Day is my main man this week at Memorial - usually referred to as "Jack's Tournament" - he's found his putting stroke again and I reckon he's the man to beat.

In the Ladies' US Open I've gone for youth, mainly in the form of Brooke henderson @28/1ew, and a speculative dabble on Angel Yin @125/1*ew who might be a nascent superstar.


*There is 200/1 available with satan's latest incarnation but they will only lay me bets to take out a tenner.

Day is my main target to take on this week Ralph! Probably means he wins.

Has said before that he wouldn't play the event if not for the fact he lives nearby and his family come out to watch.

The problem is the cricket boards are complicit. Literally on the payroll so they'll do nothing. Notice Root's wording yesterday, "I've been told by the ECB to say...". It's a scandal but the worry is the ICC protects their own rather than acts with integrity.

a must watch

the overnight al jazeera match fixing programme. the game is screwed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=170&v=uYlk4izYVmw

A close relative is part of the crew responsible for the content of this. Whilst the programme will be enlightening, the amount of stuff they collected and wanted to use but couldn't due to legal threats is incredible. Can't put it into the public domain but it would make the Cronje and Amir episodes seem trivial.

Has pretty much ruined cricket for me really!

Premiership finals in both the Pro 14 and the Aviva rugby too.

Fitzpatrick wins this at some point and this week seems as good a chance as ever. He's my main fancy this week.

Thanks for running Nick!

Webb is only 1/10 when leading after two rounds fwiw.

Liverpool have been good but unlikely to have an easier game all season. Roma have been terrible. Unbelievable tactics.

He current Fulham manager when he was at Watford? Jovanovic (sp?).

David Wagner

Bad week for the best team in premier league history.

What's happened to Arsenal's invincibles this week then?

Fair point, I guess Utd 1998/99 had it.