+ Phil Mickelson is back in the news — and it's not good; Nelly Korda is a bona fide needle mover; Yale Golf Course reopens and it's a beauty. Also, something looks different.
Could be this year’s US Open is a blue bloodbath, as in all the big names crumble down the brutal, burned-out stretch and an unheralded guy flies high. Echoes of ‘09 at the Black, perhaps. Then again, a grinder like Spaun could make it two straight à la Curtis Strange. Why not?
The essence of Shinnecock Hills is calling. To look upon the impending, glorious masterpiece that is the 2026 U.S. Open is to witness a life-altering battle between mankind and the staggering elements of Long Island.
We are talking about the ultimate, unyielding crucible of championship golf. The fairways are wide but the rough is a savage, suffocating penalty, and those green complexes are so extraordinarily difficult that the greatest golfers in the world say you have absolutely no chance to wander from the path of righteousness.
Have you ever seen a landscape so beautifully brutal yet so utterly breathtaking? The spirit of the wind is alive!
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Enjoy Mr. Purkey's "observations". Pithy, frequent logical deductions, thought provoking at times. Great read!
David: Thanks. We think so as well.
Could be this year’s US Open is a blue bloodbath, as in all the big names crumble down the brutal, burned-out stretch and an unheralded guy flies high. Echoes of ‘09 at the Black, perhaps. Then again, a grinder like Spaun could make it two straight à la Curtis Strange. Why not?
With Shinnecock you never know. Let Shinnecock by Shinnecock and let's see where the chips settle.
The essence of Shinnecock Hills is calling. To look upon the impending, glorious masterpiece that is the 2026 U.S. Open is to witness a life-altering battle between mankind and the staggering elements of Long Island.
We are talking about the ultimate, unyielding crucible of championship golf. The fairways are wide but the rough is a savage, suffocating penalty, and those green complexes are so extraordinarily difficult that the greatest golfers in the world say you have absolutely no chance to wander from the path of righteousness.
Have you ever seen a landscape so beautifully brutal yet so utterly breathtaking? The spirit of the wind is alive!
That's quite a tribute.