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Gribble
06-13-2007, 04:38 PM
The course is supposed to be extremely difficult, with winning scores expected to be around 5-10 over par... I'm going with the sleeper pick of Zach Johnson.
Philliez01
06-13-2007, 04:47 PM
Can Johnson be a sleeper?

With the new course (I'll butcher the spelling) and the difficult sand bunker, the 500+ yard 5 hole is going to be a difficult challenge. Past results says pick Tiger and nothing will go wrong.

I'll take Padraig Harrington.
BuckNaked
06-13-2007, 04:50 PM
Payne Stewart . . . is that in bad taste?
Gribble
06-13-2007, 04:54 PM
Payne Stewart . . . is that in bad taste?

There is actually a Payne-Stewart intersection in the city I live in... And I live in New Mexico. I wonder why...
Gribble
06-13-2007, 04:54 PM
There's supposed to be a 238 yard par 3. That's ridiculous.
Damix
06-13-2007, 05:00 PM
I'll take Tiger, its the safe thing to do.

Singh I think might be a major contender this weekend though
alexschnarr
06-13-2007, 05:30 PM
i heard it was a 280 yard par 3, but i could be wrong
sdpads24
06-13-2007, 05:36 PM
I don't know if you can call him a sleeper but David Toms. If he keeps it in the fairway and gets the putter working I think he can contend. Last time they held the Us Open at Oakmont, the players that played the best were great putters and players with great ball striking ability, So as long as the course is, If you can stay out of trouble you should be able to contend.
locseti
06-13-2007, 05:39 PM
Im going with Oakmont in an embarrasment.
KILLERSANTA
06-13-2007, 05:43 PM
Woods...........
UKfan
06-13-2007, 05:55 PM
Monty Ftw!!!
sdpads24
06-13-2007, 06:10 PM
Monty Ftw!!!

It seems that Monty is always in the mix in the final day, maybe this will be the week he gets his first well deserved major. He almost won it 94' when the Open was last in Oakmont.
Paul
06-13-2007, 07:37 PM
There's supposed to be a 238 yard par 3. That's ridiculous.

IT is 288 yds I believe. Which is absrud
ny10804
06-13-2007, 07:43 PM
I'll go with the dark horse: Tiger.

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Paul
06-13-2007, 07:50 PM
I'll go with the dark horse: Tiger.

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Oh okay, I see what you did there. Slid in a little racial thing there didn't you, got ya.
tEk
06-13-2007, 08:11 PM
alma mater. GO TIGER!

p.s. Phil . . . choke on a dick!
CherryGarcia510
06-13-2007, 09:09 PM
Trevor Immelmann
ny10804
06-13-2007, 09:12 PM
Oh okay, I see what you did there. Slid in a little racial thing there didn't you, got ya.

My bad: I'll go with the one who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. Often a dark horse is selected as a compromise when other, more prominent candidates' factions cannot come to an agreement. This metaphoric expression originally alluded to an unknown horse winning a race and was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831): Tiger.
jballa838
06-13-2007, 09:29 PM
I hope Retief Goosen gets it,
princefielder28
06-13-2007, 09:32 PM
I hope Retief Goosen gets it,

Thats my pick. Retief doesn't wow people by the way he plays but he doesn't make many mistakes either and on a course as difficult as Oakmont the amount of mistakes that players will be able to get away with is low.
Giantsfan1080
06-13-2007, 10:32 PM
I'm going Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, or Retief Goosen. Furyk and Goosen can keep the ball straight and putt very well so which is what you'll need to do on this course.
sweetness34
06-13-2007, 10:34 PM
Lefty will take home the Cup! Go Phil! (plus I want to see his wife again) :D
someone447
06-14-2007, 09:32 AM
My bad: I'll go with the one who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. Often a dark horse is selected as a compromise when other, more prominent candidates' factions cannot come to an agreement. This metaphoric expression originally alluded to an unknown horse winning a race and was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli (The Young Duke, 1831): Tiger.

He was being sarcastic.
Tiger
MaxV
06-14-2007, 09:38 AM
I'll root for Phil, but I don't think he'll win.

Something tells me one of the no-names will win it.
Scar
06-14-2007, 09:57 AM
Ty Webb ftw
Gribble
06-14-2007, 10:39 AM
Thats my pick. Retief doesn't wow people by the way he plays but he doesn't make many mistakes either and on a course as difficult as Oakmont the amount of mistakes that players will be able to get away with is low.

Which is exactly why Mickleson is gonna do terrible.
sdpads24
06-16-2007, 02:00 PM
It's kind of fun watching all these pro's struggle on a golf course like this. It shows us that they are human. The cut line was at +10!!!!