LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Oakmont final day thoughts? Thread: Oakmont final day thoughts? View Single Post #8 06-19-2007, 09:25 AM Seanmx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 178 Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket I don't get it. If the best players in the world are averaging 77 or whatever on a golf course . . . something is afoul. What's the big deal about them making a birdie. The USGA is selfabsorbed. Tweeking these old courses to "protect" them and par is like putting a mustashe on the mona lisa. It's not golf. The guys at the Masters are doing the same thing. Bobby Jones wouldn't recognize his golf course. From what I have read I don't think the USGA had to do much to Oakmont other than cut the rough and slow down the greens!!! Seanmx View Public Profile Send a private message to Seanmx Find all posts by Seanmx