# US OPEN thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 12, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690 "2008-06-12T14:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/121 "2008-06-16T18:55:16Z")
HOle 13: Both birdie. Tiger +1, Mediate +2. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/122 "2008-06-16T18:56:44Z")
Has the US Open video feed on the US Open Golf website gone down? Is it being carried on any cable or satellite channels? Could I go down to my local sports bar and watch it? My video feed looks like it died or maybe it is overwhelmed. Is anyone else having this problem? ---
**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/123 "2008-06-16T18:59:37Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Has the US Open video feed on the US Open Golf website gone down? Is it being carried on any cable or satellite channels? Could I go down to my local sports bar and watch it? My video feed looks like it died or maybe it is overwhelmed. Is anyone else having this problem? [/QUOTE] I’ve been seeing the same thing, but if you give it a minute or two it usually catches up on its own. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/124 "2008-06-16T18:59:41Z")
CBS Sportsline [goofs, says Rocco is the winner](http://www.sportsline.com/golf/leaderboard). Either that, or they’ve got a very good crystal ball. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/125 "2008-06-16T19:04:53Z")
Putters are shaped funny because you want the club to have a large second moment of inertia, and for the center of gravity of the head to be in line with the shaft. This keeps the head from twisting during the backstroke and swing, which would cause the head to impact at an angle not perpendicular to the shot line. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/126 "2008-06-16T19:05:23Z")
Hole 14: Mediate birdies, Tiger pars. Tiger +1, Mediate +1 ---
**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/127 "2008-06-16T19:07:00Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Putters are shaped funny because you want the club to have a large second moment of inertia, and for the center of gravity of the head to be in line with the shaft. This keeps the head from twisting during the backstroke and swing, which would cause the head to impact at an angle not perpendicular to the shot line. [/QUOTE] Also, putters are the clubs people are most superstitious and desperate about. The heads come in every manner of shape, size, and weight in an attempt to make it easier to hit the ball straight and a predictable distance. Rocco Mediate’s putter looks like some kind of Klingon weapon… ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/128 "2008-06-16T19:09:20Z")
[QUOTE=Figaro] I’ve been seeing the same thing, but if you give it a minute or two it usually catches up on its own. [/QUOTE] Rats, mine’s been down for a half an hour. I reconnected and still nothing is happening. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/129 "2008-06-16T19:09:45Z")
What happens if they’re tied after 18? ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/130 "2008-06-16T19:11:49Z")
GO ROCCO!!! [sub] I hate Tiger so much…[/sub] (And they play sudden death if they are still tied after 18.) . ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/131 "2008-06-16T19:12:04Z")
From ESPN: “If the players are tied after 18 holes, the playoff would be decided in sudden death using holes 7, 8 and 18 in rotation.” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/132 "2008-06-16T19:12:13Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] What happens if they’re tied after 18? [/QUOTE] Sudden death playoff. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/133 "2008-06-16T19:15:03Z")
Holy crap, what a shot! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/134 "2008-06-16T19:19:47Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] Holy crap, what a shot! [/QUOTE] Who, how, and where, for those of us unable to watch? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/135 "2008-06-16T19:22:38Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] I think I saw Rocco wince. [/QUOTE] Heh, don’t tell Milbury. I wonder what percentage of yesterday’s viewership has an opportunity to tune in on a work day. While I appreciate the updates here, ain’t no substitute for watching it live. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/136 "2008-06-16T19:23:24Z")
Hole 15: Mediate birdies, Tiger pars. Mediate E, Tiger +1 The shot was the second shot of the 15th hole. Tiger’s first shot went all the way to a bunker on the 8th hole, then landed his second shot a couple of feet away from the hole on the green. Then he misses a short putt. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/137 "2008-06-16T19:25:43Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] Sorry, but no way. Unless Rocco pulls a Villanova, Tiger could win this one using nothing longer than a 5 iron. Just about every time Tiger got in trouble was due to wild drives. But he could follow his (British) Open success, and just play irons hitting fairways and greens. [/QUOTE] Your opinions as expressed here are so ridiculous it’s almost comical. They just played 72 holes and finished with the same score. What in the world indicates Tiger was destined to finish the guy off “using nothing longer than a 5 iron”? And, as we see, Tiger will have to come up with something special to win. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/138 "2008-06-16T19:26:29Z")
[QUOTE=Oy!] Hole 15: Mediate birdies, Tiger pars. Mediate E, Tiger +1 [/QUOTE] I told you Rocco would do it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/139 "2008-06-16T19:27:05Z")
Whatever happens, Rocco will have nothing to be embarrassed about when he goes home tonight. He’s held his own against the best in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690/140 "2008-06-16T19:31:30Z")
[QUOTE=Oy!] Whatever happens, Rocco will have nothing to be embarrassed about when he goes home tonight. He’s held his own against the best in the world. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but with a gamey leg! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/452690.md?page=8)