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Johnson Wagner breaks down Oakmont’s monster No. 8, a long par-3 with plenty of teeth to hurt even the best golfers. #GolfChannel #Golf #USOpen
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Oakmont’s long par-3 8th gives Johnson Wagner some trouble | Live From the U.S. Open | Golf Channel
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YOU CAN SEE ’07 AT 300. FINAL ROUND, CABRERA MADE A 2 IN THAT FATEFUL FINAL ROUND, WENT ON TO WIN. JOHNSON WAGNER IS DOWN THERE, FULL TRANSPARENCY, THE CREW IS HARD AT WORK, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY’RE ON THE 8th GREEFRN SO WAGS WON’T BE ABLE TO HIT THAT SHOT, BUT YOU CAN TELL US WHAT YOU’VE SEEN SO FAR THIS WEEK. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE HOLE, AND HOW DO YOU THINK IT’LL PLAY THIS WEEK? >> WELL, WELL, RICH, I’M JUST TERRIBLY UPSET TO NOT HIT THIS DRIVER. I’M STANDING BACK HERE AT 245. THEY’RE GONE, ANDREW? NO, THEY’RE PRETTY FAR OVER THE RIGHT. THAT’S IN MY MISS ZONE BUT — >> COME ON. >> HITTING DRIVER — >> COME ON. COME ON, WAGS. THERE’S STILL — THERE’S STILL WATER IN THE RIGHT BUNKER. I CAN’T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE — THE DRIVER IS NOT THE MOIST CONTROLLED CLUB IN MY BAG, LET’S JUST SAY THAT, BUT PLAYERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS HOLE BEING REALLY — BEING REALLY DIFFICULT, COLLIN MORIKAWA SAID HE’D LOVE TO WALK OFF WITH FOUR PARS. YEAH, I’D LIKE TO WHACK OFF EVERY HOLE WITH FOUR PARS IN THIS TOURNAMENT BUT THIS IS DEMANDING AND KIND OF ONE OF THOSE HALF-PAR HOLES, A 3 1/2. ACTUALLY, OKAY. THEY’RE GONE. WE’RE GOING TO HIT IT. WE’RE GOING TO DO IT. DO I GOT TIME FOR YOU, RICH? >> LET’S GO. WAGS. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ODDS ARE YOU HIT THE GREEN? GIVE US SOME ODDS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> AH, I MEAN, I WOULD — I’M NOT GOOD WITH ODDS. I’D SAY I GOT A 10% CHANCE TO HIT THE GREEN. >> THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. >> WHAT MAKES IT HARD TOO IS THAT, THE LANDING AIR WERE IS KIND OF BLIND, SO YOU CAN’T QUITE SEE WHERE YOU WANT TO LAND THIS SHOT. YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE THE FRONT EDGE OF THE GREEN, 240 YARDS TO COVER THE BUNKER. 274 TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE GREEN. OH. THAT IS MILES LEFT. LOOKED LIKE I GOT IT UP AND AWAY. I WISH THE MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND DIDN’T MAKE THAT SWING. >> HEY, WAGS, PEOPLE LOVE THE SHORT PAR 3s, YOU KNOW, THEY CALL THEM CHARMING, EVERYBODY GOES RAGING ON ABOUT THEM AND THERE’S A CERTAIN CHARM TO IT, FOR SURE. SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A PAR 3 OF THIS LENGTH? I MEAN, DO YOU THINK IT’S — DO YOU THINK IT’S JUST TOO OGREISH OR WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS IT A GOOD CHALLENGE? >> IT’S A GOOD CHALLENGE, BRANDEL, AND I HAVE TO SAY IT’S FAIR. THERE’S PROBABLY A 30-YARD-WIDE AREA OF FAIRWAY TO RUN THE BALL UP. I THINK ONE OF THE COOL THINGS THAT GIL HANSE DID, HE EXTENDED THE FRONT BUNKER OUT TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT PINCHING IT IN JUST A HAIR SO I THINK IT’S A GOOD CHALLENGE. WE HAVE HAD WIND IN AND OFF THE RIGHT ALL WEEK LONG. THAT’S WHERE IT’S SUPPOSED TO STAY, SO I THINK A LOT OF GUYS ARE HITTING 3 WOODS. I HEARD OF ONE 3 IRON GETTING ON THE GREEN, BUT IT’S A 3 WOOD, IT’S A DRIVER FOR MOST PLAYERS IN THE FIELD, AND THERE’S OPTIONS, HEY, IT WAS AT WINGED FOOT, BEN HOGAN LAID UP ON THE 3rd HOLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT’S THE WAY HE PLAYED THAT HOLE SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS LONG ONE. PERSONALLY I’D PREFER A SAND WEDGE LIKE NUMBER 7 AT PEBBLE BEACH, BUT I THINK THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE LONG PAR 3 AS WELL AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN A BEAST. IT’S BEEN THE LONGEST PAR 3 IN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY SO I’M FINE WITH IT. >> SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP BEN HOGAN, IN 1953 THOUGH HOLE WAS 253 YARDS LONG AND THE AVERAGE DRIVING DISTANCE ON THE PGA TOUR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 250 YARDS. SO IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A BEAST. >> BY THE WAY IT WAS BILLY CASPER JUST TO CORRECT IT THAT LAID UAT WINGED FOOT. CURIOUS, THAT HAS BEEN JOKINGLY CALLED THE DRIVABLE PAR 3. THE FIRST HOLE, CURIOUS, DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT SEE SOMEONE DRIVE THE 1st, YOU KNOW, LENGTHY PAR 4 ALBEIT DOWNHILL. >> THEY WERE — THEY WERE — I WATCHED THEM TONIGHT MOW IT DOWNGRAIN. THE WIND HAS BEEN DOWN AND OFF THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. IF SWUNG LIKE BRYSON COULD CARRY THE BALL 300, 360 YARDS AND CATCHES A HOT BOUNCE ON A DOWNSLOPE, YES, THERE’S AN OUTSIDE CHANCE. I DON’T THINK WE’LL SEE THAT, BUT, YES, I WOULD SAY THERE’S AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS IN THE FIELD IF THEY CATCH IT JUST RIGHT AND DOWN THAT RIGHT SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY ROLL IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE GREEN. >> WAGS — >> GO AHEAD. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK, WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN? WE’LL MAKE THAT PROGNOSTICATION IN A MINUTE. WHO DO YOU LIKE. >> I MEAN, I KNOW THIS IS BORING AS CAN BE BUT I SEE THIS BEING SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER’S MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. >> OKAY, OKAY. WHO DO YOU THINK WILL BEST CHALLENGE — WHO’S MOST LIKELY TO CHALLENGE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER? >> I THINK IT’S BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU. I HAD A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION WITH HIM ON THE RANGE. HE IS COMFORTABLE, HE IS CONFIDENT, I KNOW YOU’VE DOT A LOT OF DOUBTS ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO PLAY OUT OF THE ROUGH, BRANDEL, BUT I DO THINK HE WILL BE A FAC