Euros Make Their Mark
Hello. What a day at Winged Foot. There is only one player, Colin Montgomerie, at -1. 5 players are at even par. While Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk are no strangers to the leaderboard, David Howell and Miguel Jimenez may not have been in people's first thoughts. To have 3 of the top 6 be Europeans is something of a surprise, since the last European to win the US Open was Tony Jacklin in 1970. What a drought! That's almost as long as the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Will any of them stay there? Well Montgomerie has challenged in the US Open before, albeit a decade ago. Don't forget he was going shot for shot for a while with Tiger at the British Open last year. Maybe if he thinks this is a Ryder Cup, he'll hang on. Unfortunately that probably won 't be the case.
David Howell was going well when I had to leave the telecast. He had just bogeyed the 15th to go back to -3. I was somewhat surprised to learn he had slipped back to even par. A great round, but he must be disappointed. Here's hoping he can shake off his finish and play well the rest of the way.
Now that Justin Leonard has slipped out of the picture, I'm going with Jimenez. Although I'm very envious of his ponytail, I'm picking him because it may be his time. He's had some success he can go back to, including being around the lead at the Masters this year.
Of course, sitting at +1 are Mike Weir and Vijay Singh, players who have always impressed me with their professionalism. Singh found his game last week, and Weir could be on his way too, as he and Furyk seem to thrive on tough courses.
Stephen Ames is at +2, which is still in the hunt. If he can find the Players Championship magic, he could be a force.
And what of Tiger? Well obviously he had his difficulties shooting 76. Anyone else would be counted out at this point. I'm going to count Tiger out too, because from what I saw he didn't want to be there. If this was any other tourney he probably wouldn't be there. If he shoots a similar score Friday he may not be there.
Go Euros, Fijians and Canadians!
Regards,
Steve
Will any of them stay there? Well Montgomerie has challenged in the US Open before, albeit a decade ago. Don't forget he was going shot for shot for a while with Tiger at the British Open last year. Maybe if he thinks this is a Ryder Cup, he'll hang on. Unfortunately that probably won 't be the case.
David Howell was going well when I had to leave the telecast. He had just bogeyed the 15th to go back to -3. I was somewhat surprised to learn he had slipped back to even par. A great round, but he must be disappointed. Here's hoping he can shake off his finish and play well the rest of the way.
Now that Justin Leonard has slipped out of the picture, I'm going with Jimenez. Although I'm very envious of his ponytail, I'm picking him because it may be his time. He's had some success he can go back to, including being around the lead at the Masters this year.
Of course, sitting at +1 are Mike Weir and Vijay Singh, players who have always impressed me with their professionalism. Singh found his game last week, and Weir could be on his way too, as he and Furyk seem to thrive on tough courses.
Stephen Ames is at +2, which is still in the hunt. If he can find the Players Championship magic, he could be a force.
And what of Tiger? Well obviously he had his difficulties shooting 76. Anyone else would be counted out at this point. I'm going to count Tiger out too, because from what I saw he didn't want to be there. If this was any other tourney he probably wouldn't be there. If he shoots a similar score Friday he may not be there.
Go Euros, Fijians and Canadians!
Regards,
Steve
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