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Originally Posted by ajbrown
Good thread to read.
My take away from the outcome is sympathy for Dustin Johnson. It was hard to watch someone LOSE by three putting from 12(ish) feet.
He will recover as he is a great player, but it has to hurt, when he is alone in retrospection.
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Yea, I never like to see a tournament where someone loses it as opposed to someone winning. I really feel for Dustin Johnson. I was happy to see Jordan Speith win, but I would rather have seen him make eagle on the last hole or win in a Monday playoff.
It was the equivalent of Phil putting on his dunce cap and handing the title to Geoff Ogilvy at Winged Foot in 2006.
Than being said, it was one of the most entertaining, exciting and dramatic finishes of any US Open that I've seen in years. At least six different people had a chance at some point. McIlroy, Oosthuizen, Grace, Johnson, Scott and Speith and had a chance until the final few holes.
Even Brandt Snedeker and Cameron Smith were in the mix with outside chances.
I was sorry to see Jason Day shoot himself out of it so early. What a story that would have been. Every time he appeared on the screen, all I could do was wonder if he was going to keel over. What an amazing story.
In spite of my misgivings about the golf course, this was exactly what a US Open should be. This is exactly why I love watching this tournament every year.
Much better than the snooze fest provider by Martin Kaymer last year. Nothing against Martin, he's a great player and a well deserved champion, it's just that when one guy runs away with a tournament and there is very little doubt about the winner going into the final round, it is not all that entertaining to watch. Unless it is someone making history like Tiger did in 2000 at Pebble Beach.
I love seeing history being made and that's one of the things that made Jordan's victory so special yesterday. He is now one of six men in history to have won both The Masters and US Open in the same year. He now has a chance for the elusive Grand Slam which would truly mark his place in the history of golf.