# US Open thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 14, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122 "2012-06-14T12:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/21 "2012-06-18T17:00:16Z")
[We have a thread on the US Open already.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655211) ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/22 "2012-06-18T20:19:29Z")
Copied from the other attempted U.S. Open thread: > [@denquixote](#): > > When Lee Westwood lost his ball in a tree on Sunday he was given a ride back to the tee in a cart and then driven back in a cart to the location of his third shot. Is this a special dispensation to save time? It seems like a rule violation. > > Also when the officials put Furyk and McDowell on notice for slow play, it seemed as if they played even slower. Anyone know how that works? The [regulations for the U.S. Open](https://champs.usga.org/regulations.asp?id=1) (click on the “Championship Regulations” link on that page) say that the tournament committee may authorize carts in certain conditions, but does not say what they are. It also has the “Casey Martin rule,” where somebody meeting the AADA definition of a walking disability may apply for permission to use a cart. USGA Rules of Golf rule 6-7 says that the tournament organizers may set “pace of play” guidelines; the first breach is a 2-stroke penalty, and the second is a disqualification. Apparently, Furyk and McDowell had received two warnings; after a third warning, they would be subject to a “shot clock.” ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/23 "2012-06-18T21:10:01Z")
Simpson, eh? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/24 "2012-06-18T21:15:34Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > The [regulations for the U.S. Open](https://champs.usga.org/regulations.asp?id=1) (click on the “Championship Regulations” link on that page) say that the tournament committee may authorize carts in certain conditions, but does not say what they are. I have seen carts used on a course where there was a long distance between one green and the next tee. This was at the TPC Sugarloaf course in Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/25 "2012-06-18T23:00:52Z")
They often take the players and caddies on carts to start a playoff. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122/26 "2012-06-19T11:09:57Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Simpson, eh? Excellent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-thread/625122.md?page=1)