' how we all doin'?.....yeah, i know i know....i know................the putting is coming along................i swear...............leg workout today........'
Rory Zig-Zag still working well.
OK/Maybe even good round then...
Less Good Round so potential Fade in a Matchup.
Gotta wait till the end of First Round to know whether to Zig or Zag....
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bein' his most recent....
2016 Memorial Tourn
Jun 2-5 - Purse: $8,500,000
Muirfield Village Golf Course - Dublin, Ohio, United States
Playoff - Final R1 R2 R3 R4 Total PO
1
[United States of America] William McGirt
-2 -4 -8 -1 -15 8
2
[United States of America] Jon Curran
-4 -5 -4 -2 -15 9
Leaderboard Thru
3
[United States of America] Dustin Johnson
-8 -1 -4 -1 -14 F
T4
[United States of America] Matt Kuchar
-6 -6 -2 +1 -13 F
T4
[United States of America] J.B. Holmes
-1 -4 -5 -3 -13 F
T4
[Northern Ireland] Rory McIlroy
-1
-6
-2
-4
-13
F
Are we of a Mind at all Richoff that somehow suddenly Mr. McIlroy's gonna have overcome his challenges with the putter, that which forms the very basis of the success of The Rory Zig Zag?
'....hey Moneyline Dog, you , me and that crazy canuck....practice round.............if u can't make , well......watch me take down Oakmont'
I get that close to Rory and he would beat me with a golf club. If it was a a Putter in his hand I'd have a 50% better chance of him failing to strike me cuz he'd only hit me every other day.
Like M-W-F I'd be OK....he'd WHIFF.
With the putter.
I'll check my calendar.
If I show up though, and we play TWO ROUNDS and I manage to be Unclubbed thru Round 1 expect me to No-Show (totally) Round 2.
This is Tony Finau. I think its pronounced "Fee Now"
pronounced like "New Soo Pur Con Test Roolz"
Thu 6/16 7001 Jason Day (Tourn) -1½ +100 -120
7:00AM 7002 Rory McIlroy (Tourn) +1½ -130 +100
Thu 6/16 7001 Jason Day (1st Rnd) -115
7:00AM 7002 Rory McIlroy (1st Rnd) -105
Thu 6/16 7003 Jason Day (Tourn) -1½ -115 -135
7:00AM 7004 Jordan Spieth (Tourn) +1½ -115 +115
Thu 6/16 7003 Jason Day (1st Rnd) -130
7:00AM 7004 Jordan Spieth (1st Rnd) +110
Thu 6/16 7005 Jason Day (Tourn) -1½ -125 -145
7:00AM 7006 Dustin Johnson (Tourn) +1½ -105 +125
Thu 6/16 7005 Jason Day (1st Rnd) -140
7:00AM 7006 Dustin Johnson (1st Rnd) +120
Thu 6/16 7007 Rory McIlroy (Tourn) -1½ -105 -125
7:00AM 7008 Jordan Spieth (Tourn) +1½ -125 +105
Thu 6/16 7007 Rory McIlroy (1st Rnd) -120
7:00AM 7008 Jordan Spieth (1st Rnd) +100
Thu 6/16 7009 Rory McIlroy (Tourn) -1½ -120 -140
7:00AM 7010 Dustin Johnson (Tourn) +1½ -110 +120
Thu 6/16 7009 Rory McIlroy (1st Rnd) -135
7:00AM 7010 Dustin Johnson (1st Rnd) +115
U.S. Open 2016: Top 25
<figure class=" img"></figure>by Kyle Porter @KylePorterCBS <time datetime="2016-06-14 15:51:35 UTC">2h ago</time> • 6 min read
Odds from Pinnacle in Red = return for each 1.00 invested on the golfer, when they win
1. Jason Day (best finish: second in 2011) 7.01: The No. 1 player in the world also has the best cumulative score to par over the last five U.S. Opens and is one of only five players to make the cut at all five. This was an easy choice.
2. Jordan Spieth (won in 2015) 10.23: Spieth's iron play might be a bit wayward (although that's probably overstated a little bit), but he has the makeup to win a fistful of these things before it's all over. Zero surprises if he defends his title successfully.
3. Dustin Johnson (second in 2015) 15.43: I hate myself for putting him here, but he's the hottest player in the world (top five in four of his last six tournaments), and there's also this.
4. Rickie Fowler (T2 in 2014) 31.90: Missed three of his last five cuts including The Players Championship and the Masters, but has top 10s in two of his last three U.S. Opens. He's in the top 10 in strokes gained off the tee and around the green (both of which should matter this week), but just 47th in strokes gained putting. I'm choosing to ignore the missed cuts and just pushing my chips to the middle of the table with Fowler.
5. Rory McIlroy (won in 2011) 7.91: I'm inclined to think that McIlroy will never win another U.S. Open. He even almost admitted as much at the Masters this year.
"I never thought that the U.S. Open would be the first one just because of the way they usually get; the week that I won at Congressional, it wasn't really like a U.S. Open," said McIlroy. "It was more like a PGA Championship."
My only problem is that he's never looked more in control of his game and he has one finish outside the top 12 since February. So I'm not sure what to do here. I don't think he'll win, but I do think he'll contend.
6. Brooks Koepka (T4 in 2014) 43.59: He has a little history at U.S. Opens and is coming off two top two finishes. His strokes gained around the green (not in top 120 on PGA Tour) concern me, but he drives it as well as anybody in the world. And driving will be at a premium, according to his pal Spieth.
"Fairways or first cut, I think, is the most important statistic for me to focus on this week," said Spieth on Monday.
7. Matt Kuchar (T6 in 2010) 39.64: Kuchar has been playing great golf of late and is in the top 40 in both strokes gained off the tee and strokes gained around the green. Those will be two key stats at the end of a brutal week.
8. Phil Mickelson (second in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013) 26.64: Lefty has been playing great, but he's too wayward off the tee for my liking right now. That's fine at Augusta or a PGA Championship. It will crush you at Oakmont. Still, I can't quit him.
9. Sergio Garcia (T3 in 2005) 42.75: Garcia has had a bit of a bumpy year highlighted by a win in his last outing at the Byron Nelson. Nobody shapes it like Garcia does when he's feeling good. I'm not sure what his lead has to be on the 10th tee on Sunday for me to feel good though. Fifteen? Twenty two?
10. Bubba Watson (T5 in 2007) 42.60: Watson has two top 10s at major championships not named the Masters. One was a playoff loss to Martin Kaymer at Whistling Straits. The other was a T5 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007.
11. Brandt Snedeker (eighth in 2015) 69.16: Top 10 in each of his last two Opens. Nobody gets hotter with the short game. Nobody has better touch when he's on. I'm not sure I trust his approach game enough, but I could definitely see him mixing it up on the weekend.
12. Adam Scott (T4 in 2015) 31.90: Has not been playing great since his two wins early in the year, but nobody without the name "Rory" drives it more purely than Scott when he's got it going on. He once told Justin Thomas he hit four greens in regulation over 36 holes in 2007 because everything at Oakmont is just absolute hellfire and brimstone.
13. Patrick Reed (T14 in 2015) 47.83: Reed still (!) doesn't have a top 10 at a major championship. However, he's a top-10 machine this year and ranks No. 1 on strokes gained around the green. He might wrap himself in an American flag and fly on an eagle to the first tee box on Sunday if he leads.
14. Henrik Stenson (T4 in 2014) 31.95: Hits it straighter than most. I'm just not sure I trust him at a major after missing each of his last two cuts.
15. Jason Dufner (T4 in 2012 and 2013) 108.89: Dufner's average finish over the last five U.S. Opens when he's made the cut is 8.7. That's sneaky spectacular. He could be a force on the straight, fickle fairways this week. He hits it as well as anybody on tour, but I'm terrified of the putter.
16. Hideki Matsuyama (T10 in 2013) 31.90: Made three straight cuts at Opens and has had a terrific year thus far. Can't you see Hideki just burning this thing down and finishing 3 under while nobody else can crack 4 over? I can. I'm not sure it will happen, but I can definitely see it.
17. Justin Rose (win in 2013) 26.64: Beware the "injured but we're not totally sure how injured or if he's healthy yet" golfer? Rose has been out for a few weeks with a back injury but is good enough to give it a go. I'm not sure this is the course where you want to be "good enough to give it a go."
18. Charl Schwartzel (seventh in 2015) 79.56: Schwartzel's numbers at U.S. Opens have surprised me. He's finished on average 17th in the last four Opens where he's made the cut, highlighted by a top 10 at Chambers Bay last year. We know he has the goods to close a major, but can he improve that driver enough to get in contention (No. 63 on tour in strokes gained off the tee).
19. Zach Johnson (T30 in 2011) 88.12: This is the stat of the week so far for me. Zach Johnson has only finished in the top 30 once in his career at the U.S. Open. What?
20. Kevin Chappell (T3 in 2011) 81.61: Chappell has two top 10s at majors, and both have come at U.S. Opens. One of just 21 players to make the cut at four of the last five, and he's having a great season. I love him as a dark horse this week.
21. Danny Willett (T45 in 2014) 46.04: Only listing him here because he's our most recent major champ. He also nearly won the European Tour flagship event at the BMW PGA Championship. He's got the proper game for a U.S. Open, but is Danny Willett really going to win two straight majors?
22. Webb Simpson (won in 2012) 116.91: Has come upon a hot patch of late and knows what winning a U.S. Open feels like late on Sunday. He's No. 170 in strokes gained putting which concerns me. No word on if there's a Squirrelman colleague to the Birdman who interrupted his trophy ceremony.
23. Louis Oosthuizen (T2 in 2015) 79.56: Remember when Oosthuizen shot 30 on the back nine last year and nearly stole the tournament from Spieth and Johnson? Yeah, I do.
24. Jim Furyk (won in 2003) 106.27: Nearly took this tournament at Oakmont in 2007. If being straight and narrow is a virtue this week (and it is!), then nobody does that better than Furyk. Would be higher if I wasn't worried about the lingering rust from his wrist injury last fall.
25. Billy Horschel (T4 in 2013) 95.65: The U.S. Open is the major I can see Horschel winning. Top 25 in each of his last three Opens, and he's one of the greatest ball-strikers on the planet as evidenced by his round at Merion in 2013 in which he hit all 18 greens in regulation.
Odds To Win 2016 US Open (Pinnacle)
J. Day +701
R. McIlroy +791
J. Spieth +1023
D. Johnson +1543
J. Rose +2664
P. Mickelson +2664
H. Matsuyama +3190
R. Fowler +3190
A. Scott +3190
H. Stenson +3195
M. Kuchar +3964
B. Watson +4260
D. Willett +4604
B. Koepka +4359
S. Garcia +4275
P. Reed +4783
B. Grace +4783
D. Berger +7973
M. Fitzpatrick +6916
B. Snedeker +6916
M. Kaymer +6916
L. Oosthuizen +7956
C. Schwartzel +7956
L. Westwood +9037
P. Casey +7708
B. Horschel +9565
JB. Holmes +8950
K. Chappell +8161
M. Leishman +8872
Z. Johnson +8812
J. Furyk +10627
R. Knox +11691
J. Dufner +10889
W. Simpson +11691
S. Lowry +10888
Byeong Hun An +12752
J. Walker +15933
Danny Lee +12166
E. Grillo +11800
C. Hoffman +13817
K. Kisner +14880
J. Thomas +15933
G. McDowell +15933
H. English +15933
C. Wood +16998
B. Haas +16998
C. Kirk +18061
B. Steele +19124
R. Moore +19124
K. Na +19124
B. DeChambeau +19124
R. Cabrera Bello +13615
D. Lingmerth +18163
R. Goosen +15933
L. Donald +16998
K. Bradley +16343
W. McGirt +14522
S. Kjeldsen +17072
J. Donaldson +23371
A. Lahiri +22705
B. Wiesberger +22705
P. Kizzire +26559
K. Streelman +26559
A. Noren +31870
S. Kaufman +23371
J. Kokrak +26559
A. Sullivan +31870
S. Piercy +31870
A. Johnston +29524
P. Rodgers +29941
KT. Kim +31806
R. Streb +31870
J. Rahm +22960
L. Glover +18162
E. Els +26559
James Hahn +26559
T. Aiken +27254
K. Aphibarnrat +34525
T. Hoge +37179
D. Toms +24919
R. Wattel +42488
A. Cabrera +29213
G. Ogilvy +31870
J. Van Zyl +37179
C. Smith +37179
T. Wilkinson +42488
P. Hanson +37179
M. Kieffer +47799
S. Levin +36339
G. Bourdy +31797
J. Herman +31797
A. Wise +53106
S. Kang +53106
M. Manassero +53106
H. Tanihara +45430
T. Finau +13139
The Field +5317
<figure class=" img"></figure>by Kyle Porter @KylePorterCBS <time datetime="2016-06-14 15:51:35 UTC">2h ago</time> • 6 min read
Odds from Pinnacle in Red = return for each 1.00 invested on the golfer, when they win
1. Jason Day (best finish: second in 2011) 7.01: The No. 1 player in the world also has the best cumulative score to par over the last five U.S. Opens and is one of only five players to make the cut at all five. This was an easy choice.
2. Jordan Spieth (won in 2015) 10.23: Spieth's iron play might be a bit wayward (although that's probably overstated a little bit), but he has the makeup to win a fistful of these things before it's all over. Zero surprises if he defends his title successfully.
3. Dustin Johnson (second in 2015) 15.43: I hate myself for putting him here, but he's the hottest player in the world (top five in four of his last six tournaments), and there's also this.
4. Rickie Fowler (T2 in 2014) 31.90: Missed three of his last five cuts including The Players Championship and the Masters, but has top 10s in two of his last three U.S. Opens. He's in the top 10 in strokes gained off the tee and around the green (both of which should matter this week), but just 47th in strokes gained putting. I'm choosing to ignore the missed cuts and just pushing my chips to the middle of the table with Fowler.
5. Rory McIlroy (won in 2011) 7.91: I'm inclined to think that McIlroy will never win another U.S. Open. He even almost admitted as much at the Masters this year.
"I never thought that the U.S. Open would be the first one just because of the way they usually get; the week that I won at Congressional, it wasn't really like a U.S. Open," said McIlroy. "It was more like a PGA Championship."
My only problem is that he's never looked more in control of his game and he has one finish outside the top 12 since February. So I'm not sure what to do here. I don't think he'll win, but I do think he'll contend.
6. Brooks Koepka (T4 in 2014) 43.59: He has a little history at U.S. Opens and is coming off two top two finishes. His strokes gained around the green (not in top 120 on PGA Tour) concern me, but he drives it as well as anybody in the world. And driving will be at a premium, according to his pal Spieth.
"Fairways or first cut, I think, is the most important statistic for me to focus on this week," said Spieth on Monday.
8. Phil Mickelson (second in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013) 26.64: Lefty has been playing great, but he's too wayward off the tee for my liking right now. That's fine at Augusta or a PGA Championship. It will crush you at Oakmont. Still, I can't quit him.
9. Sergio Garcia (T3 in 2005) 42.75: Garcia has had a bit of a bumpy year highlighted by a win in his last outing at the Byron Nelson. Nobody shapes it like Garcia does when he's feeling good. I'm not sure what his lead has to be on the 10th tee on Sunday for me to feel good though. Fifteen? Twenty two?
10. Bubba Watson (T5 in 2007) 42.60: Watson has two top 10s at major championships not named the Masters. One was a playoff loss to Martin Kaymer at Whistling Straits. The other was a T5 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007.
11. Brandt Snedeker (eighth in 2015) 69.16: Top 10 in each of his last two Opens. Nobody gets hotter with the short game. Nobody has better touch when he's on. I'm not sure I trust his approach game enough, but I could definitely see him mixing it up on the weekend.
12. Adam Scott (T4 in 2015) 31.90: Has not been playing great since his two wins early in the year, but nobody without the name "Rory" drives it more purely than Scott when he's got it going on. He once told Justin Thomas he hit four greens in regulation over 36 holes in 2007 because everything at Oakmont is just absolute hellfire and brimstone.
13. Patrick Reed (T14 in 2015) 47.83: Reed still (!) doesn't have a top 10 at a major championship. However, he's a top-10 machine this year and ranks No. 1 on strokes gained around the green. He might wrap himself in an American flag and fly on an eagle to the first tee box on Sunday if he leads.
14. Henrik Stenson (T4 in 2014) 31.95: Hits it straighter than most. I'm just not sure I trust him at a major after missing each of his last two cuts.
15. Jason Dufner (T4 in 2012 and 2013) 108.89: Dufner's average finish over the last five U.S. Opens when he's made the cut is 8.7. That's sneaky spectacular. He could be a force on the straight, fickle fairways this week. He hits it as well as anybody on tour, but I'm terrified of the putter.
16. Hideki Matsuyama (T10 in 2013) 31.90: Made three straight cuts at Opens and has had a terrific year thus far. Can't you see Hideki just burning this thing down and finishing 3 under while nobody else can crack 4 over? I can. I'm not sure it will happen, but I can definitely see it.
17. Justin Rose (win in 2013) 26.64: Beware the "injured but we're not totally sure how injured or if he's healthy yet" golfer? Rose has been out for a few weeks with a back injury but is good enough to give it a go. I'm not sure this is the course where you want to be "good enough to give it a go."
18. Charl Schwartzel (seventh in 2015) 79.56: Schwartzel's numbers at U.S. Opens have surprised me. He's finished on average 17th in the last four Opens where he's made the cut, highlighted by a top 10 at Chambers Bay last year. We know he has the goods to close a major, but can he improve that driver enough to get in contention (No. 63 on tour in strokes gained off the tee).
19. Zach Johnson (T30 in 2011) 88.12: This is the stat of the week so far for me. Zach Johnson has only finished in the top 30 once in his career at the U.S. Open. What?
21. Danny Willett (T45 in 2014) 46.04: Only listing him here because he's our most recent major champ. He also nearly won the European Tour flagship event at the BMW PGA Championship. He's got the proper game for a U.S. Open, but is Danny Willett really going to win two straight majors?
22. Webb Simpson (won in 2012) 116.91: Has come upon a hot patch of late and knows what winning a U.S. Open feels like late on Sunday. He's No. 170 in strokes gained putting which concerns me. No word on if there's a Squirrelman colleague to the Birdman who interrupted his trophy ceremony.
23. Louis Oosthuizen (T2 in 2015) 79.56: Remember when Oosthuizen shot 30 on the back nine last year and nearly stole the tournament from Spieth and Johnson? Yeah, I do.
24. Jim Furyk (won in 2003) 106.27: Nearly took this tournament at Oakmont in 2007. If being straight and narrow is a virtue this week (and it is!), then nobody does that better than Furyk. Would be higher if I wasn't worried about the lingering rust from his wrist injury last fall.
25. Billy Horschel (T4 in 2013) 95.65: The U.S. Open is the major I can see Horschel winning. Top 25 in each of his last three Opens, and he's one of the greatest ball-strikers on the planet as evidenced by his round at Merion in 2013 in which he hit all 18 greens in regulation.
Odds To Win 2016 US Open (Pinnacle)
J. Day +701
R. McIlroy +791
J. Spieth +1023
D. Johnson +1543
J. Rose +2664
P. Mickelson +2664
H. Matsuyama +3190
R. Fowler +3190
A. Scott +3190
H. Stenson +3195
M. Kuchar +3964
B. Watson +4260
D. Willett +4604
B. Koepka +4359
S. Garcia +4275
P. Reed +4783
B. Grace +4783
D. Berger +7973
M. Fitzpatrick +6916
B. Snedeker +6916
M. Kaymer +6916
L. Oosthuizen +7956
C. Schwartzel +7956
L. Westwood +9037
P. Casey +7708
B. Horschel +9565
JB. Holmes +8950
K. Chappell +8161
M. Leishman +8872
Z. Johnson +8812
J. Furyk +10627
R. Knox +11691
J. Dufner +10889
W. Simpson +11691
S. Lowry +10888
Byeong Hun An +12752
J. Walker +15933
Danny Lee +12166
E. Grillo +11800
C. Hoffman +13817
K. Kisner +14880
J. Thomas +15933
G. McDowell +15933
H. English +15933
C. Wood +16998
B. Haas +16998
C. Kirk +18061
B. Steele +19124
R. Moore +19124
K. Na +19124
B. DeChambeau +19124
R. Cabrera Bello +13615
D. Lingmerth +18163
R. Goosen +15933
L. Donald +16998
K. Bradley +16343
W. McGirt +14522
S. Kjeldsen +17072
J. Donaldson +23371
A. Lahiri +22705
B. Wiesberger +22705
P. Kizzire +26559
K. Streelman +26559
A. Noren +31870
S. Kaufman +23371
J. Kokrak +26559
A. Sullivan +31870
S. Piercy +31870
A. Johnston +29524
P. Rodgers +29941
KT. Kim +31806
R. Streb +31870
J. Rahm +22960
L. Glover +18162
E. Els +26559
James Hahn +26559
T. Aiken +27254
K. Aphibarnrat +34525
T. Hoge +37179
D. Toms +24919
R. Wattel +42488
A. Cabrera +29213
G. Ogilvy +31870
J. Van Zyl +37179
C. Smith +37179
T. Wilkinson +42488
P. Hanson +37179
M. Kieffer +47799
S. Levin +36339
G. Bourdy +31797
J. Herman +31797
A. Wise +53106
S. Kang +53106
M. Manassero +53106
H. Tanihara +45430
T. Finau +13139
The Field +5317
'No doubt, McIlroy’s long game was fine; he was first in strokes gained off the tee, seventh in driving distance, and 15th in accuracy.
"I'm hitting the driver great," he said after his final round of the Memorial. "I think it more comes from confidence than anything else that I can stand on the tee box and aim right down the middle of the fairway and swing as hard as I can really."
But it was his short game — specifically his putting, which had been such a sore spot when he changed putting grips — that had to imbue confidence in the 27-year-old as he headed into this week’s U.S. Open. He came in third in strokes gained putting after ending the left-hand-low experiment and switching back to a conventional approach.
"Off the tee I was really good this week, and I feel like my putting improved quite a lot," said McIlroy, who was 122nd in the all-important SG
utting category entering the week. "I feel like, if you look at the stats from my putting this week, it's actually been really good … Time to get ready for Oakmont."'
"I'm hitting the driver great," he said after his final round of the Memorial. "I think it more comes from confidence than anything else that I can stand on the tee box and aim right down the middle of the fairway and swing as hard as I can really."
"Off the tee I was really good this week, and I feel like my putting improved quite a lot," said McIlroy, who was 122nd in the all-important SG
utting category entering the week. "I feel like, if you look at the stats from my putting this week, it's actually been really good … Time to get ready for Oakmont."'
'No doubt, McIlroy’s long game was fine; he was first in strokes gained off the tee, seventh in driving distance, and 15th in accuracy. "I'm hitting the driver great," he said after his final round of the Memorial. "I think it more comes from confidence than anything else that I can stand on the tee box and aim right down the middle of the fairway and swing as hard as I can really."
But it was his short game — specifically his putting, which had been such a sore spot when he changed putting grips — that had to imbue confidence in the 27-year-old as he headed into this week’s U.S. Open. He came in third in strokes gained putting after ending the left-hand-low experiment and switching back to a conventional approach.
"Off the tee I was really good this week, and I feel like my putting improved quite a lot," said McIlroy, who was 122nd in the all-important SG
"Weak Field" declarations aside, The Huge Win in Ireland, at the Tourney that he wanted so much to win and the amazing way he closed out that Tourney to seal that victory = he wouldn't be one I'd Fade in Tourney Matchup Plays past an entertainment value play, taking JDay to outplay him.
7001 Jason Day (Tourn) -120
7002 Rory McIlroy (Tourn) +100
From GolfDigest, article linked at bottom:
"Rory is the ultimate momentum player. He's been close, he's been grinding, and it just clicked. He went from zero to 100 mph in the span of a couple of swings in Ireland. He can tame Oakmont with his ball striking. He got usurped first by Spieth, then Day, and he doesn't want to be forgotten. He'll bring it with a different kind of intensity." - Shipnuck
"I'm sure Spieth will be a popular choice, but I can't forget how erratic he's been off the tee, even when he won at Colonial. That's why I've got to go with Day. He's a dominant driver—long, high and pretty straight. He can wield that driving iron effectively too, so he won't even have to hit that many drivers. Spieth is a great putter, sure, but Day has been rocking the greens. He wins at four under par". -Anonymous Pro
"But Day had a shaky Masters, Jason was the biggest underachiever in golf a year ago, and today he's the heavyweight champion of the world. Now that he's No. 1, he's facing the last hurdle, which is dealing with all those expectations. His Masters performance was not encouraging." -Shipnuck
"Day is the man; he's No. 1 in the world for a reason. I believe he's the best of the three. His long game is close to Rory's, and his short game is better than Spieth's on some days." -Morfit
"Oakmont is the only course I've played where you are pressured on every shot. Hit the fairway or you're dead. Hit the green or you're dead. Hit the green in the wrong spot, you're dead. Miss the green and hit a poor chip, say, above the hole, and you're dead. Until you get inside gimme range, dead is in play". -Gary Van Sickle, senior writer, Sports Illustrated
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/tour-confidential-storylines-picks-2016-us-open-oakmont
