How to U.S. Open-ize a golf course | The Country Club at Brookline
Dave Johnson, Head of Grounds at The Country Club, talks through the course’s setup for the 2022 U.S. Open with GOLF’s Darren Riehl. Want to know how pin placements come about? Aidan Sullivan, the crew lead at TCC, walks us through the process.
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I hope they use easy pin placements on Sunday so that the top players are going for birdies rather than trying to avoid bogeys. For too long the U.S. Open champion has backed into the win. If the winner is under par so be it. They've improved. Get over it.
I played Pebble on my 50th birthday which was a few weeks prior to the USOpen. The whole round, I was wishing I could have been born a year earlier or a year later. Or I suppose I could have just lied about my age.
Great stuff. Stewards working with God's Gifts.
Now give DJT back his tournament you stole, Woke PGA.
How to US OPENized a golf course.
1 Invest in tall fescues
2.Sneak up to the fairways at night after every round and curve out more divots
3 Make greens no bigger than granny's panties
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Daffy Duck over here
not a word about the fairways or rough, only half a job done
lower the mower 1/32 double cut, roll twice, then double cut then roll 3x ..25 on the stimph ball won't stop going uphill…letsgo 5mph wind takes ball off green uphill🍿🍿🍿😰😰😰🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
What I got out of this, is that the pros are playing on a completely different course than anyone else.
Watering US Open greens? They need to be like cement!
Everything's fascinating the closer you look. Great video.
Fantastic job.
Nothing worse than a BAHston accent though. And for that I give you a 3/10
25 plus years of course maintenance & I loved every minute.
So we are just going to gloss over how half the time they ruin the tournament?
Back nine Saturday and the last 8 groups are playing on concrete.
Its not hot this week, so it shouldn't be an issue.
Incredible
What a lousy golf course the damn thing is put on the hill like miniature golf how ideology can you get❓
I love how obsessive and proud the people maintaining these world class courses are. Landscapers on steroids
how do you drive that roller?
wiggle the pin. in each quadrant move the pin slightly. then people will have adjust their putts.
Great video
Love the behind the senses look at how you get the course ready for the tournament
When was the last time the rough was mowed ?
How long is it for the tournament?
How long do you normally keep it for the members?
Would love to see a behind the scenes when it’s time for oakmont. Those greens are diabolical and I would love to see them exceed what the tournament committee wants even for one day
No chance in hell that was 11ft of roll…
Remember you have to have huge crowds so players get to hit it so far off path the get good lies
This is awesome stuff!!
Can't hear shit over this guy's lishhpp…
These guys succeeded massively. Have followed gold for 20 years and this was the best major I have ever seen. The country club needs a open each decade. Brilliant golf course.
Why are the rollers situated where the operator is sideways?
I’ve always wondered that