Instant Poll: What Are You Hearing About Pinehurst?
/Reader Brooks sent me Michael Bamberger's excellent assessment of the last two U.S. Open's. With Merion, Bamberger was hoping for a distance referendum that didn't happen, with Pinehurst, a goodbye to lush, lost-ball inducing rough.
He writes:
These new players -- Bubba and Dustin, Inbee and Lexi -- are playing yet another Pinehurst. I hope this one is the best yet. I say that because Pinehurst is a great American golf resort and it deserves two great championships. But much more significant than that, I’m hopeful these back-to-back Opens are a referendum on rough. You want to get dad a gift for Father’s Day he’ll treasure forever? How about a golf course where he never loses a ball in the rough again?
As day two unfolds, it may be early to ask, but because we're insulated here at Pinehurst, I'm curious what kind of water coolor chatter you're hearing with regards to the look and playability of No. 2. In particular, the departure from a traditional rough-lined U.S. Open course in favor of sandy pine scrub.
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