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the coverage of this is just a tiger suck ass feast....
they are still talking about him coming back from like 8-10 strokes....like its acutally going to happen
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| I agree. I like Tiger, but the announcers are sounding just plain ridiculous. As he tees off on #1, I hear "He's thinking '62', '63', '64'....". Then he proceeds to pull it into the trees on the left. Uh.... let's make that "72, 73, 74..."
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said by P Ness  :the coverage of this is just a tiger suck ass feast.... they are still talking about him coming back from like 8-10 strokes....like its acutally going to happen Not being a golfer or having any real interest in it I haven't watched any of it but I do check Newsday.Com a couple times a day to see what is happening. I tell ya, if I didn't know any better and just went by what Newsday says I would think that there are only 3 players in the U.S. Open..Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and every so often they mention a guy by the name of Ricky Barnes.
I feel bad for the other golfers competing and I hope TV is at least talking about them from time to time. The screenshot I posted is from approx 9PM E.S.T. tonight ( Sunday ) It seems to be all about those 2  ....at least at Newsday. |
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I thought it was funny how they kept coverage the extra 5 minutes to show him finish that hole.
What's really the point?
I don't know if it's NBC's fault though. The people watching clearly want to see Tiger. When he was out, the ratings absolutely tanked. They probably get better ratings showing Tiger's shots 8 back of the lead then showing the leaders themselves. |
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Long Island |  For you and the others here who are following closely and with play scheduled to resume tomorrow, Monday, who do you predict will win it? |
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I think Glover is going to win it.
Anyone see anywhere what time the gates open tomorrow?
I think we are going to try to get there around 7:45 or 8 and attempt to park ourselves in the 17th or 15th grandstand for the round.
If you are up high on the 17th grandstand that's on the left side of the green, you can see the entire 18th fairway and even have a clear shot of the green.
I don't know if that plan is optimistic, as I bet everyone has the same plan.
The 127 yard 14th also looks like a lot of fun with the pin placement making for some interesting tee shots and putts. |
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Long Island | 1 Vote for Glover is in.
I just checked Newsday and they just say play will resume at 9 AM tomorrow but nowhere did I see any mention regarding what time the gates open. |
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I assume gates will be open at 6 AM tomorrow morning.
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Championship Rounds 3 and 4
The first starting time will be determined by the number of players who make the “cut” at the conclusion of the second round (60 players with the lowest scores including ties plus any player within 10 strokes of the lead). Generally, the first pairing begins play from the first tee between 8-8:30 a.m.; the last pairing for both days will start play from the first tee at approximately 2:50 p.m.
Saturday, June 20 (third round) — (Gates open – 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
Sunday, June 21 (fourth round) — (Gates open – 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
Playoff
If there is a tie for the lead at the end of 72 holes, an 18-hole playoff will be held on Monday, June 22. The playoff will begin at approximately noon and finish at approximately 4 p.m. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m.
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Where are you getting that 6am guess from? I did see what you found, but that's 9:30 for noon. I don't know if you could correlate that to 6am for 9am.
Well, either way, I'm not getting up that early. I'm hopeful, I'll find somewhere decent to sit if I get there by 7:45 or so. |
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| Well if the players are to resume at 9 AM tomorrow I imagine the gate open time will continue to be 6 AM.
The playoff schedule posted above says the gates will open at 9:30 but that is with a resume starting playing time of noon.
Just arrive at 7:30 and you'll be fine.  |
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| wow this guy yesterday was 4 inches from a hole in 1 and they did not even show a replay....but the next normal put for tiger we got 2 replays.
sad....
they are building this guy up, if they would show and harp up some interest in some other players maybe ratings would not suck if tiger and micky were out of it...
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| said by P Ness :wow this guy yesterday was 4 inches from a hole in 1 and they did not even show a replay....but the next normal put for tiger we got 2 replays. sad.... Seems to be the only thing you are interested in talking about. Dang Phil gets an eagle to tie for the lead and finally some drama here (even if Glover and Barns have to drop 8 strokes between them to get to this point). Lots of story here besides Tiger although to be fair he is what the advertisers are buying. |
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said by P Ness : if they would show and harp up some interest in some other players maybe ratings would not suck if tiger and micky were out of it... Yeah, I agree with that. Some of the "lesser" golfers who should get more coverage today will be golfers who, through recognition over time, become the ones who get more ratings for golf events in the future. |
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said by Lex Luthor :I think Glover is going to win it. Congratulations on picking the winner!
Just checked Newsday at 1:34 PM and you can see in the screenshot who is taking up most of the page and only if you look over to the upper far right do they say Lucas Glover wins it. I would think his picture would be taking up most of the page. |
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Had great seats at the 18th Green today. We got there at about 7:45a just before things started to fill up.
AMEX gives out little radios to cardmembers so you can hear the broadcast and know what's going on around the course.
The whole gallery got real excited when Phil got that Eagle. It's too bad that it didn't come down to a crucial shot on 18 though, but it was really great seeing the end of the tournament. |
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said by sailor :Just checked Newsday at 1:34 PM and you can see in the screenshot who is taking up most of the page and only if you look over to the upper far right do they say Lucas Glover wins it. I would think his picture would be taking up most of the page. Nobody beyond his friends and family gives a flying shit about Lucas Glover. He's a golfing nobody.
He's the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open however, and that will remain in the history books forever.
So congratulations to him.
Phil Mickelson is a star, is extremely well liked by fans (especially those in New York), is trying to add a U.S. Open to his resume of major wins, and brings along the drama story of his wife currently battling breast cancer.
This is why he's on the front page and Lucas Glover is not.
Lucas Glover is highly likely to join the ranks of players like Orville Moody and Ben Curtis-- those who have long careers yet rarely win anything, and just so happened to catch lightning in a bottle once in their life.
If he starts winning tournaments left and right over the next few years (and maybe having a pissing contest or two with Tiger Woods wouldn't hurt), Newsday will be more than happy to put his picture on the front page of the sports section at every opportunity, and golf fans will start caring about whether or not he's winning or contending. |
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Did you go to this sale or know about it? I just now read about it...clothes and even used flat screen TV's  .according to this article will be finishing up tomorrow, Wednesday.
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said by sailor :Did you go to this sale or know about it? I just now read about it...clothes and even used flat screen TV's .according to this article will be finishing up tomorrow, Wednesday. » www.newsday.com/business/local/n···88.story No, it's a big PITA to get there by car. You have to park about 2 miles away and then they shuttle you over. I tried to go the Friday before the tournament and the parking lot was so backed up. Between parking and the shuttle, it could have been an hour round trip, easily.
I might see what makes it over to the pro shop sometime this weekend.
I'm thinking that merchandise belongs to the USGA and they'll take it back and sell it some other way.
The pro shop has had Bethpage 2009 stuff for years now, so I'm sure I can get stuff there at a discount soon.
Here's a pic from Newsday.com of the 18th Green Gallery on Monday. We were somewhere in the black rectangle that I drew.
Many players tossed balls up into the crowd, so that was fun. A couple of close ones, but nothing right at me. No, neither Tiger or Phil did. Some players, I think, didn't figure out that the crowd was yelling for the ball. Some probably didn't want to give it up and some tossed a ball or 2 up. |
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