# US Open (Golf) Thread, and is anyone going. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975 "2011-06-10T14:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/41 "2011-06-20T01:43:56Z")
Interesting to see just two Americans (Garrigus & Chappell) in the top 10. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/42 "2011-06-20T02:29:08Z")
Slow thread. I guess there’s not much scope to fellate either Tiger or Phil. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/43 "2011-06-20T06:57:22Z")
I was just thankful that someone was so far ahead that I didn’t have to fret too much about the possibility of playoff holes. I work at a newspaper, and there are few things that vex me more than sporting events that fail to finish in a timely fashion. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/44 "2011-06-20T13:19:07Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Interesting to see just two Americans (Garrigus & Chappell) in the top 10. Yeah-the state of American play has gotten so bad that I heard the phrase “top American” for the first time ever yesterday afternoon. Think about that for a few moments. Almost all of the hotshot young kids are from other countries (tho the top amateur-yes, American-had an excellent tourney and came within 2 strokes of Jack’s amateur record at the Open-on Friday he birdied 6 out of 10 holes). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/45 "2011-06-20T15:26:08Z")
In NBC’s opening segment, they did a piece that included an edited Pledge of Allegiance. Words Edited: “Under God”. NBC got attacked in social media including twitter and facebook for the edit, so 3 hrs into the telecast they issued an apology: > [@](#): > > “We began our coverage of this final round just about three hours ago and when we did it was our intent to begin the coverage of this U.S. Open Championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being held in our nation’s capital for the third time… Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance that was in that feature was edited out. It was not done to upset anyone and we’d like to apologize to those of you who were offended by it.” Only problem, the apology never mentioned the words “Under God”. This has got to be one of the most in-sincerest apologies ever on record. ---
**Author:** ![notquitekarpov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@notquitekarpov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notquitekarpov)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975/46 "2011-06-20T16:44:55Z")
Let’s keep politics out of this golf thread. In a different forum I saw comment about Rory being a Catholic and yet celebrating by waving a Northern Irish flag. Some people just look to have a fight about things… Well done, Rory! Let’s hope he stays nice and grounded - seems to have a good support network around him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-thread-and-is-anyone-going/584975.md?page=2)