15 Things That Only Happen At The U.S. Open By Sam Weinman June 03, 2015 Share story Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Shop This Look Powered By:Wayfair.com We may make 💰 from these links. Some guy you've never heard of is leading at some point on Thursday. Some guy you've only vaguely heard of has a chance to win on Sunday. At some point, someone will swing and miss. And there'll be a lot of looking around for a ball everyone saw land. Someone will miss a putt you didn't think a professional golfer was capable of missing. We get to throw around the phrase "good bogey." Complaining is brought to an art form. And looks of utter exasperation are the norm. There will be all sorts of hidden jokes to decipher in the pairings. The prospect of an anticlimactic 18-hole Monday playoff is mortifying. A golfer can shoot 80 and still be safely inside the cut line. Someone will be on the leader board and then vanish from contention in the span of seconds. Rough length is discussed ad nauseum. Most of the highlights revolve around mid-range par putts. We get excited by people just qualifying. Some guy you've never heard of is leading at some point on Thursday. Some guy you've only vaguely heard of has a chance to win on Sunday. At some point, someone will swing and miss. And there'll be a lot of looking around for a ball everyone saw land. Someone will miss a putt you didn't think a professional golfer was capable of missing. We get to throw around the phrase "good bogey." Complaining is brought to an art form. And looks of utter exasperation are the norm. There will be all sorts of hidden jokes to decipher in the pairings. The prospect of an anticlimactic 18-hole Monday playoff is mortifying. A golfer can shoot 80 and still be safely inside the cut line. Someone will be on the leader board and then vanish from contention in the span of seconds. Rough length is discussed ad nauseum. Most of the highlights revolve around mid-range par putts. Share story Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Next Up 17 Things That Only Happen At The Open 17 Photos 13 Things That Only Happen At the Ryder Cup 13 Photos 15 Things You Might Not Remember Happened in 2016 15 Photos 15 Reasons Why The U.S. Open Is Golf's Best Major Championship 15 Photos 13 Things That Are Easier Than Qualifying For The U.S. Open 13 Photos 9 Things That Will Make Phil Mickelson Fascinating To Watch At The U.S. Open 9 Photos 17 Reasons Why The U.S. Open And The Hunger Games Are Pretty Much The Same Thing 17 Photos We Recommend 17 Things That Only Happen At The Open 17 Photos 2016 U.S. Open viewer's guide: TV schedule, streaming information and more 15 things you forgot happened in golf in 2021 U.S. Open 2018: The one thing the USGA promised wouldn't happen again happened again 13 Things That Only Happen At the Ryder Cup 13 Photos Too Much Information?
