John H. Perry
Blog: June 2014
“TRACKING THE U.S. OPEN”
Day 2:
Dy 2 went a lot like day 1. Martin Kaymer is still your U.S. Open leader, and not only is he leading the tournament, he,s actually blowing the field away. With back to back 65,s he has
a comfortable 6 stroke lead on his closest pursuer. Brendon Todd is currently in second place at -4, while Kaymer sits at the top of the leaderboard at -10. It seems to be turning into a race to see who finishes 2nd. kelvin Na, Brandt Snedeker, and 20 year old Jordan Spieth are all bunched up at -3, seven shots back. If Kaymer comes out tomorrow and have anything in the 60s– this thing is gonna be pretty much over. You can bet that the home folks back in Germany will be keeping their fingers crossed.
The patrons here at Pinehurst No. 2 have seen a lot of great finishes over the years, and if this one is to rank among one of the best, the rest of the field better start shifting gears, and real soon.
DAY 1:
The 2014 U.S. OPEN got underway today at Pinehurst #2 with the young guns serving notice that they are ready, willing, and able to compete on this Donald Ross masterpiece
Even with Ben Crenshaw & Co. tweaking and modifying many of the holes at Pinehurst, it
was still able to show that it had plenty of teeth left to take a big bite out of anyone who did not
respect its reputation. Ricky Fowler, Rory Mcllroy, Jason Day, and Jordan Spieth are right in the thick of things as round one concluded on Thursday. Phil Mickleson, Graham McDowell, Henry Stenson, and last year,s U.S. Open champion Justin Rose is also lurking in the pack.
With this year’s Masters champion Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood, Dustin Johnson and a host of others in this strong, star studded field, we should be in for a spectacular finish on Sunday afternoon. There are a couple tied at -2 for the opening lead.
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John H. Perry
Email: johnpgolf@icloud.com
John Perry is a freelance writer, poet and active golfer with a passion for calling shots like he sees them and, then, telling it like it is. He resides in Vauxhall, NJ.
