I always enjoy the people who watch 4 golf tournaments a year chiming in to give their opinion on courses. Chambers doesn't play like that all of the time and it doesn't look like that all of the time.
This course will likely become bankrupt and close at some point because people don't have 6 hours to go play it for $300+ per round and not enjoy themselves because it's unplayable.
Should make for some interesting discussion I'm sure.
Anyone else just see Gary Player on the Golf Channel just ripping Chambers Bay apart?
I pretty much agree with everything he said.
He was talking about how much of a joke this golf course is. Sure, it's unique and looks pretty cool, but it's a municipal public course and it's impossible to play for anyone other than a touring pro.
He talked about how technology is ruining the game because this course had to be about 7,800 yds long, which increases playing time significantly, and also increases watering costs, maintenance costs, etc. This course will likely become bankrupt and close at some point because people don't have 6 hours to go play it for $300+ per round and not enjoy themselves because it's unplayable.
Should make for some interesting discussion I'm sure.
I can't imagine watching average golfers try to play Chambers Bay. It would probably take them 6 hours with at least one hour or more set aside to look for lost balls.
I don't know why we are playing the US Open on a links style course. We already have a major for that.
They've been doing it for quite awhile and the vast majority of new courses are going to be like that.
You guys realize that the course, specifically the grass, is meant to look the way (and the fact that you can't tell the difference between the greens/fairways). The specific grass requires less water and, as someone above mentioned, you'll probably start seeing more courses using it in the future. I think the one valid compliant coming from players are the green conditions (specifically varying speeds from the practice greens to course greens).
Being from the Pacific NorthWest, I do think its a bit of a disservice to the region having it on a course such as this, as the region produces beautiful, lush landscapes. You can see even on the ridges around the course, the beautiful evergreen trees the PNW is known for. But, oh well, I think the course is very challenging and exciting. It rewards good shots and punishes bad ones.
Why use a grass in the Pacific NW that requires less water? I'm assuming they use the same strain in courses in Texas and every course there looks 100% better. Why do you design a course to look like **** on purpose? You can make a course challenging and look like its not disease riddled at the same time. I honestly think this course had an oops this week and wasn't in tournament condition and now every one associated with it is trying to save face.
Not sure what you're asking - this grass is used in this specific type of course, by design. So when they decided, eight years ago, to build a links style course, they went with the fescue grass.
I guess I'm asking why A) they decided to use a grass that requires less water in a region of the country that is known for being wet, and B) if this is fescue why does it look like ****?
Yeah - I'm definitely on board from the fact that, as a Pacnorthwestern, I would have preferred to see a course that hosts the open be one that highlights the lush nature of the region, but the decision to make this a links course was made 8 years ago and we have to live with it.
As far as using this grass, it wouldn't be a links course without fast, hard bounces. this grass caters to it. You likely wouldn't build a links course the same grass as say, Augusta National.
You guys realize that the course, specifically the grass, is meant to look the way (and the fact that you can't tell the difference between the greens/fairways). The specific grass requires less water and, as someone above mentioned, you'll probably start seeing more courses using it in the future. I think the one valid compliant coming from players are the green conditions (specifically varying speeds from the practice greens to course greens).
Being from the Pacific NorthWest, I do think its a bit of a disservice to the region having it on a course such as this, as the region produces beautiful, lush landscapes. You can see even on the ridges around the course, the beautiful evergreen trees the PNW is known for. But, oh well, I think the course is very challenging and exciting. It rewards good shots and punishes bad ones.
I agree with you. The decision is the troubling part. You can make links courses look better than this. I like that's its difficult, the US Open always has been and is supposed to be. But it seems like on this course guys are just hoping for results. That I don't like, I prefer to see the best in the game have a chance to display their talents and have at least a chance to take a course apart.
Also - Joe Buck should not be allowed to broadcast golf ever again. Fox coverage, overall, is pretty lackluster.