Long story short:
Justin Thomas scored a 9 under 63 yesterday at the U S Open, breaking Miller's 44 year old record of "shots under par for a single round in the U S Open".
Being interviewed about the feat, Miller said such things as, "Taking nothing away from nine under par. Nine under is incredible with U.S. Open pressure," Miller told Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner. "But it isn't a U.S. Open course that I'm familiar with the way it was set up."
"It looks like a PGA Tour event course setup. I'm not sure where the days of the 24- to 29-yard-wide fairways that we played every time went. It's interesting to see where the USGA has gone with the U.S. Open, being a little more friendly than in years' past."
"Erin Hills isn't exactly Oakmont."
"The course wasn't designed to be soft, and if it was going to be soft, it should have been 26- or 27-yard-wide fairways," Miller said. "It was never that way in the U.S. Open. It was always about really tight fairways and having to be a great driver. This went totally against the tradition of the U.S. Open."
"A 63 for a par 72 is a heck of a score," Miller said. "Even if it was the Milwaukee Open."
Just shut up already.
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Justin Thomas scored a 9 under 63 yesterday at the U S Open, breaking Miller's 44 year old record of "shots under par for a single round in the U S Open".
Being interviewed about the feat, Miller said such things as, "Taking nothing away from nine under par. Nine under is incredible with U.S. Open pressure," Miller told Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner. "But it isn't a U.S. Open course that I'm familiar with the way it was set up."
"It looks like a PGA Tour event course setup. I'm not sure where the days of the 24- to 29-yard-wide fairways that we played every time went. It's interesting to see where the USGA has gone with the U.S. Open, being a little more friendly than in years' past."
"Erin Hills isn't exactly Oakmont."
"The course wasn't designed to be soft, and if it was going to be soft, it should have been 26- or 27-yard-wide fairways," Miller said. "It was never that way in the U.S. Open. It was always about really tight fairways and having to be a great driver. This went totally against the tradition of the U.S. Open."
"A 63 for a par 72 is a heck of a score," Miller said. "Even if it was the Milwaukee Open."
Just shut up already.
http://www.golf.com/tour-news/2017/...tm_campaign=forecast&utm_content=2017061709PM