Rocco Mediate: My new favorite professional golfer

[CNECloneFan]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/go...ut-us-open-course-setup/ar-AAziUld?li=BBnba9I

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Rocco Mediate, an early co-leader in the first round of the 39th U.S. Senior Open, is a big fan of U.S. Golf Association championships as well as the USGA setups of its courses.

The subject of the organization's course setup at the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills continues to linger in the news...

...Mediate said the criticism hurled in the direction of the USGA, "made me want to throw up," and noted that USGA courses are supposed to be different from -- and harder than -- the test players face week in and week out.

"Truthfully, it's all been a bunch of b------- ... what I've heard, complete horse s---. I'll say it again if you want me to," Mediate said Thursday after shooting a two-under-par 68 on the East Course at The Broadmoor. "Here's the deal two weeks ago: If you don't like how it was set up, A, hit better shots; B, don't come. Don't come. Someone will take your place. It's real, real simple. Now you're getting me mad."

Hear hear!

 

[Pickman]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/go...ut-us-open-course-setup/ar-AAziUld?li=BBnba9I

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Rocco Mediate, an early co-leader in the first round of the 39th U.S. Senior Open, is a big fan of U.S. Golf Association championships as well as the USGA setups of its courses.

The subject of the organization's course setup at the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills continues to linger in the news...

...Mediate said the criticism hurled in the direction of the USGA, "made me want to throw up," and noted that USGA courses are supposed to be different from -- and harder than -- the test players face week in and week out.

"Truthfully, it's all been a bunch of b------- ... what I've heard, complete horse s---. I'll say it again if you want me to," Mediate said Thursday after shooting a two-under-par 68 on the East Course at The Broadmoor. "Here's the deal two weeks ago: If you don't like how it was set up, A, hit better shots; B, don't come. Don't come. Someone will take your place. It's real, real simple. Now you're getting me mad."

Here here!

*Hear, hear!

 

[clonedude]

Rocco vs. Zach Johnson. Rocco is correct, Zach is wrong, and a whiner.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Rocco vs. Zach Johnson. Rocco is correct, Zach is wrong, and a whiner.

Is Ernie Els wrong and a whiner?

 

[clonedude]

Is Ernie Els wrong and a whiner?

Were there a couple holes that were very borderline due to the winds, yes. But Zach still looked bad whining about it.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Were there a couple holes that were very borderline due to the winds, yes. But Zach still looked bad whining about it.

I’ll trust the opinion of the guys who actually played the course.

 

[Turn2]

Golfers are the saddest wimps in sports, and I hate soccer.

 

[CNECloneFan]

*Hear, hear!

oops!

 

[clonedude]

I’ll trust the opinion of the whining guys who actually played the course.

FIFY

 

[CyForPresident]

God damn right. It’s the toughest test in golf, not some 20 under par ********

 

[Cyclone.TV]

FIFY

I think you’d have the last opinion I’d take seriously.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

God damn right. It’s the toughest test in golf, not some 20 under par ********

And I don’t think anyone was arguing any different.

 

[CyCrazy]

And I don’t think anyone was arguing any different.

Claw machine raking it in pal?

Also all golfers are entitled dbags.

 

[clonedude]

I think you’d have the last opinion I’d take seriously.

Nice take.... you sound like a whiner too. Makes sense now.

 

[nfrine]

When Rocco shoots an 80 tomorrow, he will *****.

 

[clonedude]

When Rocco shoots an 80 tomorrow, he will *****.

Wanna bet that he doesn't whine about the course if he shoots 80 tomorrow? Zach whined after shooting a 72 by the way. Poor Zach... he didn't shoot a 65 so he was going to take his ball and go home.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Claw machine raking it in pal?

Also all golfers are entitled dbags.

Sounds like someone can’t afford golf.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Nice take.... you sound like a winner too. Makes sense now.

Thanks.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Zach is a d-bag. Rocco rules.

 

[mywayorcyway]

I agree that the US Open should be tough as nails, but I hate that it's an obsession with par. Scores in relation to par don't mean anything. The lowest score still wins, whether it's the John Deere Classic or the US Open at Oakmont.

These are the best golfers in the world. You can't build a golf course that is going to keep these guys under par for one week that is an actual golf course the other 10, 20 or 100 years it isn't hosting an Open. The only way do to it is to trick the hell out of the course by baking it like a cookie, slapping the pin on the edge of a teetering green and growing the rough to six inches. Does that really give you the best golfer, or does it give you the guy who caught the fewest bad breaks that week?

The winner of every US Open from 1979 until 2005 was at or better than par. The winner at Shinnecock could have been -5 and it still would have been a helluva test of golf.