The 2020-2021 PGA Tour course officially started last week with el Safeway Open, anodyne prologue of what will be the real starting point of the circuit: the US Open (from 18:00 to Movistar + Golf). Winged Foot, a diabolical camp located in the North Bronx, New York, hosts the first major of a season which is the wet dream of every fan of this sport.
There will be five other greats (the Masters of the previous postponed by the pandemic and the four of a normal calendar), Ryder Cup and Olympics, if the virus doesn’t change everything again. Returning to the track, so far it has hosted five editions of the US Open, the last in 2006. Two data recovered from the specialized Ten Golf portal: the one held in 1974, in which the cut was at +13, is known as “The massacre of the foot. winged “e Of the 2,118 cards delivered together, only 74 (3.49%) were below par, which was 70 hits four times and 72 on another.
In the hands of the USGA, the American Federation who arranges the date and who is famous for her draconian field preparations, conditions can reach disastrous levels. It was already two years ago Shinnecock Hills, less than a hundred kilometers further south (“I thought it would be difficult, this is a joke,” said Ian Poulter).
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13:56 | Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson and Jason Day
18:21 | Eduard Rousaud, Adam Long and Mike Lorenzo-Vera
18:43 | Rafa Cabrera Bello, Ryan Palmar and Si Woo Kim
19:27 | Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Paul Casey
20:11 | Adrian Otaegui, Stephan Jaeger and Lee Hodges
Aware of this, Jon Rahm visited the field two weeks ago, before arriving in Atlanta to compete in the Tour Championship. Biscayan, who at least must be in the top 26 to have a chance to snatch number one from the intractable Dustin Johnson, say they have found “a great campaign”. “It’s very difficult and it’s very hard and very fast. I don’t know how I’m going to play it,” acknowledges Rahmbo, even in a sweet moment after battling the entire final stretch of the previous season for the throne of the world, which he held twice. , and by winning two tournaments, the Memorial and the BMW Championship, this already in the playoffs of the circuit.
Rousaud, a special rookie
With him will be Sergio García, in his 21st participation in this great (so far five top-10), the Canarian Rafa Cabrera Bello, the Basque Adrián Otaegui, who entered via the European Tour, and Eduard Rousaud, the second Spaniard to debut as an amateur after Rahm himself.
“I have my feet on the ground. I am very excited and will have fun and will try to learn. But I am not angry,” says the 20-year-old from Barcelona, who is fifth in the world fan rankings.. Two names are missing from the international roster: Koepka, winner in 2017 and 2018, and Scheffler, one of the best rookies of the year, positive for coronavirus. Tiger, McIlroy, Rose, Thomas, Morikawa or Matsuyama will be in the game.
