Geoff,

I was able to watch much of today's first round action of the U.S. Open in Oakmont via ESPN, NBC, and Comcast webcast, as, I am sure, many others did. Of course, the media has reported in depth all the difficulties of Oakmont's greens in great detail, and, I must say, I find it very interesting to see the pro's struggling on the greens of Oakmont. It also looks like the greens may quicken, and the USGA's pin locations will increase putting difficulties as the days go on.

After watching today's broadcasts, I was wondering if you had any putting statistics to share with us to show who is having the best putting success(s) at Oakmont?

Thanks!

TonyW

Dear TonyW,

Here is the stats page for putting at the US Open website.

Big names at the top of the putting heap:

PuttRank-Position-Name-Rnd1Ttl-PPGIR-Rnd2Ttl-PPGIR-2-dayAvg-2-dayAvg PPGIR

1 67 AXLEY, Eric 28 1.56 23 1.28 25.50 1.42
2 9 SNEDEKER, Brandt 26 1.44 29 1.61 27.50 1.53
2 35 OLAZABAL, Jose Maria 27 1.50 28 1.56 27.50 1.53
4 1 WATSON, Bubba 27 1.50 29 1.61 28.00 1.56
5 3 BADDELEY, Aaron 28 1.56 29 1.61 28.50 1.58
6 15 OGILVY, Geoff 30 1.67 1.53 1.60
7 3 FASTH, Niclas 27 1.50 1.73 1.61
8 20 BROWNE, Olin 29 1.61 29 1.61 29.00 1.61
9 7 HANSON, Peter 31 1.72 1.50 1.63
10 67 ISENHOUR, Tripp 29 1.61 30 1.67 29.50 1.64
10 117 SPEIRS, Adam 29 1.61 30 1.67 29.50 1.64
10 7 CASEY, Paul 33 1.83 26 1.44 29.50 1.64
10 83 CHOI, K J 33 1.83 26 1.44 29.50 1.64
10 3 AMES, Stephen 29 1.61 30 1.67 29.50 1.64
10 35 CLARK, Tim 28 1.56 31 1.72 29.50 1.64

Cheers!

Geoff Mangum
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Thanks for the link and the info you posted! I'll be sure to check it as the weekend unfolds to see how things go, and I'll be very interested in reading and listening to all the analysis of the various "gurus" for their opinions on everything as well as watching the pros tackle Oakmont. Some of those who missed the cut are already crying "not fair!"

Thanks!
TonyW