US Open is in a Rain Delay, So I'm in the Media Center
by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 18, 2009 10:55 AM EDT
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PrintLet me just tell you - it is raining cats and dogs out here. There's a good reason that they suspended play despite the fact that the conditions are supposedly not dangerous. The place is soaked.
The drive in this morning was pretty nasty. I came over from Brooklyn onto Long Island. The drive was no worse than you might expect for the normal New York City morning. But, I drove through more puddles today than perhaps any other drive in my life. And I've driven through tropical storms!
I'll set the scene for you. I'm sitting next to Geoff Shackelford on my left. On my right is the golfchannel.com crew. In front of me by two rows is the Golf Digest & Golf World team. Dan Jenkins is there and wearing a TCU hat. I am way more excited to see him than most golfers.
I wore the Loudmouth Golf pants into the media center. Shackelford says to me, "You mean I have to sit next to that all week?!"
Lucky for him, I only have two pairs of Loudmouth pants.
A rain delay at the US Open is the perfect time to screw around and do nothing - except write about screwing around and doing nothing, or talking to colleagues. This is still a bit of a foreign concept for me, and it has been six years since I was last at a US Open. At the time six years ago, Olympia Fields was seeing Tom Watson light it up for one last time.
With the rain today, I would be shocked to see a player go under par today - much less for the week.
Here's a little video to whet the ole appetite.
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The answer to Shackelford is “yes you do – you’ll get these pants and LIKE it, mister…and yes..the bowl of soup I got with them was delicious.”
psst – Jeff Brehaut is -1 through 11 – don’t get too far ahead of yourself or you might get offered a job at xxx Golf Channel. :-0
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Haha, I like what Brehaut is doing so far. Birdied 17 to get into red figures. I’m curious what happens to him on 5-7.
Email me any comments or questions at ryan@thegolfnewsnet.com.
by Ryan Ballengee on Jun 18, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions
Me too – 4 guys at -1. My guess is that they get to play golf, whil the Woods, Harrington, Cabrera group has to deal with the negative karma around them with the Dan Hicks, Judy Rankin, et al crew calling the action. “OOoo – Tiger’s taking his rain shirt off before every shot, then putting it back on – that must be exhausting.” (quiet Judy) After a while, Dan Hicks got in on the action, possibly because of the rampant stupidity around him. Cabrera topped a ball on…the 2nd hole ?…and they were trying to figure out if he did it on purpose. Oh my lord.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Alright, RB.
I fully expect to see you on the course, squeegee in hand, inside of an hour.
"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." - Winston Churchill
What ? Not modelling the Loudmouth pants ? Let’s get with it !!
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I have to say...
…that I’m envious. The Oakmont Houndstooth pants are sweet.
"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose." - Winston Churchill
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