He has won it only twice true, but last year he was right there, losing by a shot (he couldn't make up that one shot over the last seven holes) and in 2005 at Pinheurst he finshed two back I think. So he's close. Given that it's Torrey Pines where he has enjoyed fantastic success on the regular Tour, I think he has an excellent chance if he's healthy.
That's true. Related to this, I'm not real sure that I like having a major championship at a course that hosts a PGA Tour event. I get that the US Open wants to move away from some of the country clubs that typically host, but I don't know...
I don’t disagree that he has a great chance, but the change the grass in the rough for the Open.
It’s now kokua grass, which has a denser stock and is more tightly grouped, to give you an idea of how tough that grass is, Tiger could only hit his 5 wood 150 yards out of it, that’s his normal 9 irons length.
Tiger needs to keep his tee shot in the short grass this week to win, he can do that normally with his 3 wood off the tee, but that would mean Tiger having a mid iron or so on his approach shot into greens that are fast as hell.
Like I said, I think he’s going to do well, I’m just unsure of how he’s going to do it considering what he’s up against.