I LOVE CHAMBERS BAY.........................but............

.............................then I love watching marbles roll around in a bathtub

 It's a nice change from the same old rotation of courses. I'm sure the pros appreciate playing in 75 degrees instead of trudging around some midwest track in 85 degree-85% humidity conditions. It's a helluva walk though.

OK Hawk here is my analysis after wasting 4 days from start to finish...

1- FOX, overall, did a very nice job considering it was their first golf tourney...way too much talking to open up with...but they finally caught on that we just wanted to watch golf...The SHARK..OMG..

2-TIGER SUCKS BG BIG time right now....he is embarassing horrible...I think he really needs to get back to being a "sex" addict if that's what it takes to get "back on track" OMFG..

3-McElroy could have been totally "in it" if he could have just nailed a few putts...can't remember a time when ONE person missed so many putts within 5 feet....easily could have shot 6 or 7 strokes better....SPIETH and DJ were guilty of some of those similar yips...

4-Totally refreshing seeing a damn good "links course" on our great shores...TOTALLY DIFFERENT than what we all have ever witnessed before...

5-CHAMBERS BAY is an ABSOLUTE BEATING....Just watching SPIETH having to hike down that hill almost 200 yards for that trophy presentation..typified what I'm sure every tour player left CH BAY saying to themselves.....fricken 10 miles up and down...what a TRUE TEST..Hope we are not playing back here again anytime soon..

6-Loved the changing setups for some of those holes...par 4 to 5 and vice versa and the big changes in yardage..LOVED iTHAT and I think, privately, some of the players liked that too

7-Amazing that a course could be built out of an old mine/quarry place...the political leaders(with RTJ's golf architecturing skills) that had the foresight to imagine a SUPER UNIQUE golf course out of an otherwise DUMP should really get much credit

8-Awfully funny watching OPEN CHAMPION double 17 then BIRDIE 18 and then watch crackhead DJ choke from 13 feet 3 putting was a pretty laughable ending...would have much rather watched 18 yesterday...that would have been great TV...

And last but not leastly......the fricken TRAINS... Plus Mt Rainier in background

There better somehow make that course more SPECTATOR friendly too..Gallery always kept st BAY...

Thanks for allowing my diatribe and look forward to reading others opinions of what they saw last weekend at a course and MAJOR that will NEVER be forgotten....

 

I'll throw in mine...

1.  As a golf fanatic and someone who has been involved in the game for 20+ years...the coverage was pathetic.  So many stupid mistakes that just can't be chalked up to rookie broadcasters.  Pretty sure they were also manufacturing the sound of the ball going in the cup.  It doesn't make that sound, and there is no way in hell a microphone off the green can pick up that sound.

2.  The course was fun to watch because it was different...but I really feel like it took a lot of the skill out of the game...it was mostly just whack it up on a hill and see what happens...took very little precision IMO

3.  The reason why there were so many missed putts was because of the less than stellar condition of the greens.  Billy Horschel said it best...it brings everyone to the same level.  You weren't going to see someone get on a tear with the putter hitting long putts...it was all about getting the iron shots close enough so you could minimize the bouncing and break.

4.  The fact that the crowds weren't involved on so many of the holes really hurt the championship more than anything.  A couple holes were great because they were able to build massive grandstands, but other than that the crowds were mostly 100+ yards away from the action at all times.  I would have been miserable attending this tournament because I like to wander between holes, following favorite players and the leaders.

5.  The views were stunning, the fact that this was a rock quarry and mining site turned golf course is amazing, especially in the short amount of time, but I hope they never return here.