2010 U.S. Open First Question: Setup Democracy?
/I had to file a story tonight and so I don't have time to work through the various stories about Sunday's bizarre final round, but I was struck by two things from Tiger's post-round press conference. Obviously it's debatable, but as some of you commented in the final round open thread, he sure sounds like he's blaming Stevie for some key final round decisions.
But it was this final point that I find more interesting, and I'm not entirely sure I know what he means.
Q. Considering the the history at the U.S. Open, whose won it, are you surprised that there's not a more marquee player winning it?
TIGER WOODS: Not necessarily because of what Mike has done with the golf course. He's given more guys the chance to win the golf tournament. It's more open now. With the graduated rough, being firm and fast like this, it brings a lot more players into play who have a chance to win.
Does Davis's approach to setup open the door to more players? Is that a bad thing?
Ron Sirak's take on the comments:
What Woods seems to be saying is that Davis has brought shotmaking back into the game and bomb-and-gouge out of it. You cannot try to overpower a U.S. Open course. Davis has also placed a premium on another quality of a true champion: Patience and the ability to adjust to conditions.
