Thursday
Jun082017
2017 U.S. Open Pairings Released...
After an awkward false start with Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless only revealing one time despite promotion that promised otherwise (Alex Myers documents the agony here), The Herd invited Paul Azinger on to talk groupings.Gone are the days of any themes to the groups other than stars versus qualifiers. At least as far as I can tell. Bummer!
Here is the full round one list at USOpen.com.
These caught my eye:
1
7:29 AM
Stewart Hagestad (a)
Chez Reavie
Gene Sauers
10
8:35 AM*
Martin Kaymer
Jordan Spieth
Dustin Johnson
10
1:14 PM*
Brad Dalke (a)
Wesley Bryan
Brendan Steele
1
2:09 PM
Jason Day
Justin Rose
Rory McIlroy
1
2:20 PM
Steve Stricker
Stewart Cink
Phil Mickelson
Reader Comments (15)
7:51 Best players not to have one a major
8:02 All UK Ryder Cup
8:15 Past Masters champs
835: two sets of U.S. Open Winners
1:03 All "twitchy" (and slow)
1:36 Past Masters Champs
2:20 All "old guy" team
Pretty sure there's more but that was first glance.
The "all were in the hunt at Oakmont" group.
Going deep with that one Scott but I like it!
According to author Mark Shaw:
At the U.S. Senoir Open, "the a-hole pairing" was an annual event, coupling three players whom no one else wanted to play with. They were accompanied, appropriately, by an "a-hole rules official," a gentleman whom no group wanted with them.