US Open: playoff or sudden death?

[bevo barry]

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[Fried JJ Pickles]

As a casual golf fan, I agree.

This needed to be settled on Sunday.

 

[RyanUTAustin]

18 holes is nice.
Gives me a stream to watch on a Monday that otherwise would be snailing along.
I like today's golf montage.

 

[bevocbs]

I disagree. I love the 18 hole playoff. And even though i couldn't watch all of it, the round today was fantastic. To see the drama unfold, the ups and downs of the round - can't imagine a better playoff.

 

[Napoleon]

Today was a holiday in Argentina, so if I had cared to, I could have sat in front of my computer for 5 hours watching the playoff. I love the 18 hole finish.

 

[History Horn]

18 hole playoff and its not even close.

First of all, its a tradition. Second, this is the toughest test in golf. Why shouldn't the tie-breaker for the title be grueling and tough.

The US Open is the best event in golf IMO and the 18 hole playoff on the next day is just a part of what makes it so special.

Hook 'em

 

[Benjamin]

Add another vote for the 18 hole playoff.

 

[jmann09]

well of course after the most engaging playoff ever is over everyone is going to say the 18 holes are better. i guarantee that if this had been a 4 or 5 stroke blowout by tiger (which is what it looked like around the turn) many people would be singing a different tune.

fact is most of these are not so thrilling. if we're talking tradition, i'd much rather see a champion crowned on father's day sunday.

it's hard to complain though after the show they put on today

 

[Jeffrey]

another fan here of the 18 hole playoff, blowout or not. using 1 hole to decide the winner after a grueling 72 hole tournament is lame, imo.

 

[bevocbs]

I loved the 18 hole playoff after Mark Brooks got drilled by Goosen. That certainly wasn't dramatic golf (and the golfer I was cheering for was less likely to win than he would have been on Sunday), but I still loved the 18 hole playoff.

 

[madscientist]

not only am i a fan of the 18 hole playoff, but i would have preferred that they play 18 more on tuesday after finishing tied on monday.

basically, after 90 holes, the first sudden death hole really ended up favoring tiger due to rocco's natural ball flight. he has trouble hitting a fade. might as well have put them on a long par 5 that tiger can reach in 2 but rocco can't.

 

[Huckleberry]

With all due respect, f the fans.

The USGA is running a tournament to determine the champion of the United States Open Championship tournament. It is always better to play more to determine a winner. It lessens the impact that luck has on the outcome. With the 18-hole playoff you know for sure that the winner truly earned it.

It's basically a sliding scale where 18 holes is best for the players and truly determining a champion while sudden death is best for TV and instant gratification fans (and there's nothing inherently wrong with that). So the 4-hole playoff seems like a compromise.

Either way, I'm a fan of the 18-hole playoff.

 

[jmann09]

i'm not advocating sudden death. the possibility of deciding it on one measly hole after 4 days of grinding just doesn't seem right. i'm all for the 4-hole playoff. i think it's a really good compromise

"F the fans" is a little harsh. i understand that the game of golf is the centerpiece of the matter, but the san diego crowd last weekend was a big part of what made the tournament so great.