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USGA gets creative with their groupings at Shinnecock Hills

The USGA always has some fun putting their groups together for the national championship.

The U.S. Open is often a logistical marvel. The national championship has the largest field in golf playing the “toughest test in golf” and often has to dodge spotty mid-June weather. It can become a nightmare to get 156 players through 36 holes by Friday night. This week at Shinnecock Hills, however, it appears the USGA is in for smooth sailing.

The weather forecast is near perfect for all four tournament days. There’s a slight 10 percent chance of rain but that’s as significant as it gets. With the usual advantage of working with some of the longest days of the year, we should stay on schedule barring no course setup or wind catastrophes.

The field size still requires that they send them off split tees and in groups of three for the first two days. This is not the Masters, where a 10th tee start is anathema and they’d sooner cancel the entire tournament than have the field going off two tees. The 156-man field at the U.S. Open matches the size of the The Open and PGA Championship and at this point, they have figured out how to meet the logistical challenge of such a size playing five-hour rounds. Given the difficulty of this major, and potential for wind, rounds could push six hours but even with such an egregious pace of play, the benign weather forecast should provide some cushion at this 118th edition.

The USGA always gets a little cheeky with their tee times for the first two rounds. They put threesomes together with some obvious and maybe more subtle themes. There are threesomes from the same country, the same alma-mater, winners of the same event, similar-sounding names, and even body types (not great!). There was once a “hefty guys” group at Pinehurst. They put Gregory Havret, Thomas Levet, and Brian Gay together once because all three names rhymed. I believe this year’s attempt at that bit of fun with names is the Brian Stuard, Stewart Hagestad, and Lucas Herbert group.

We also have three former U.S. amateur winners, three Spaniards, three Texas Longhorns, three Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, a “best to never win a major” group, and a Beef & Berger duo, among others. A few other themes:

Some themed @usopengolf groups: US Am champs: Bryson, Kuchar, Fitzpatrick Masters: Reed, ZJ, Charl 3 of 4 ain't bad: Phil, Rory, Spieth Ball go far: Finau, List, Woodland Vamos: Sergio, Rahm, RCB .@GTGolf: Ollie, Castro, Werenski #SEC: Dufner, Snedeker, Thornberry

— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) June 7, 2018

The point is, the USGA is always trying to get creative with every group, even if it comes back to bite them with some controversy as it did with that “hefty guys” group. if you look hard enough, you can probably find some obvious or tangential link in a majority of the groupings.

Here’s your tee sheet for the first two days at Shinnecock Hills. I’ve bolded some of the marquee groups, including one with a large feline named three-time U.S. Open champion.

THURSDAY

Off No. 1 tee:

6:45 a.m.: Harold Varner III, Matthieu Pavon, Scott Piercy

6:56 a.m.: Michael Putnam, Scott Gregory, Will Zalatoris

7:07 a.m.: Brendan Steele, Chesson Hadley, a-Harry Ellis

7:18 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Dylan Frittelli, a-Doug Ghim

7:29 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Jimmy Walker, Justin Rose

7:40 a.m.: Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka

7:51 a.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Danny Willett, Ian Poulter

8:02 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, Andrew Johnston, Daniel Berger

8:13 a.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Matt Kuchar

8:24 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Shubhankar Sharma, Patrick Rodgers

8:35 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Tom Lewis, a-Jacob Bergeron

8:46 a.m.: a-Kristoffer Reitan, a-Luis Gagne, Cole Miller

8:57 a.m.: Mickey DeMorat, a-Tyler Strafaci, Calum Hill

12:30 p.m.: Sam Burns, Brian Gay, Dean Burmester

12:41 p.m.: Wenchong Liang, a-Chun An Yu, Ryan Evans

12:52 p.m.: Russell Henley, Aaron Wise, Peter Uihlein

1:03 p.m.: Tony Finau, Luke List, Gary Woodland

1:14 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Rafa Cabrera-Bello

1:25 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Alexander Noren

1:36 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kyle Stanley, Pat Perez

1:47 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods

1:58 p.m.: Haotong Li, Si Woo Kim, Kiradech Aphibarnrat

2:09 p.m.: Jason Dufner, a-Braden Thornberry, Brandt Snedeker

2:20 p.m.: a-Ryan Lumsden, James Morrison, Rikuya Hoshino

2:31 p.m.: Cameron Wilson, a-Will Grimmer, a-Philip Barbaree

2:42 p.m.: a-Rhett Rasmussen, Michael Hebert, Michael Block

Off No. 10 tee:

6:45 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Sebastian Munoz, Matthew Southgate

6:56 a.m.: Trey Mullinax, a-Matt Parziale, Jason Scrivener

7:07 a.m.: David Bransdon, Eric Axley, Tyler Duncan

7:18 a.m.: a-Garrett Rank, Mackenzie Hughes, Aaron Baddeley

7:29 a.m.: Alexander Levy, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay

7:40 a.m.: Paul Casey, Satoshi Kodaira, Branden Grace

7:51 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Patrick Reed

8:02 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson

8:13 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Marc Leishman, Rickie Fowler

8:24 a.m.: Charles Howell III, Bill Haas, Charley Hoffman

8:35 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Russell Knox, Matthew Wallace

8:46 a.m.: a-Shintaro Ban, Sung Joon Park, Timothy Wilkinson

8:57 a.m.: Dylan Meyer, Sulman Raza, Chris Naegel

12:30 p.m.: Matthew Jones, Ryan Fox, Shota Akiyoshi

12:41 p.m.: Paul Waring, a-Theo Humphrey, Ted Potter Jr.

12:52 p.m.: Richy Werenski, Roberto Castro, Ollie Schniederjans

1:03 p.m.: a-Noah Goodwin, Richie Ramsay, Kenny Perry

1:14 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Emiliano Grillo

1:25 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell

1:36 p.m.: Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk

1:47 p.m.: Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer

1:58 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, Ross Fisher, Adam Hadwin

2:09 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Chez Reavie, Byeong Hun An

2:20 p.m.: Lucas Herbert, Brian Stuard, a-Stewart Hagestad

2:31 p.m.: a-Franklin Huang, Sebastian Vazquez, Michael Miller

2:42 p.m.: Christopher Babcock, a-Timothy Wiseman, David Gazzolo

FRIDAY

Off No. 1:

6:45 a.m.: Matthew Jones, Ryan Fox, Shota Akiyoshi

6:56 a.m.: Paul Waring, a-Theo Humphrey, Ted Potter Jr.

7:07 a.m.: Richy Werenski, Roberto Castro, Ollie Schniederjans

7:18 a.m.: a-Noah Goodwin, Richie Ramsay, Kenny Perry

7:29 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Emiliano Grillo

7:40 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell

7:51 a.m.: Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk

8:02 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer

8:13 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Ross Fisher, Adam Hadwin

8:24 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Chez Reavie, Byeong Hun An

8:35 a.m.: Lucas Herbert, Brian Stuard, a-Stewart Hagestad

8:46 a.m.: a-Franklin Huang, Sebastian Vazquez, Michael Miller

8:57 a.m.: Christopher Babcock, a-Timothy Wiseman, David Gazzolo

12:30 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Sebastian Munoz, Matthew Southgate

12:41 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, a-Matt Parziale, Jason Scrivener

12:52 p.m.: David Bransdon, Eric Axley, Tyler Duncan

1:03 p.m.: a-Garrett Rank, Mackenzie Hughes, Aaron Baddeley

1:14 p.m.: Alexander Levy, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay

1:25 p.m.: Paul Casey, Satoshi Kodaira, Branden Grace

1:36 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Patrick Reed

1:47 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson

1:58 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Marc Leishman, Rickie Fowler

2:09 p.m.: Charles Howell III, Bill Haas, Charley Hoffman

2:20 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Russell Knox, Matthew Wallace

2:31 p.m.: a-Shintaro Ban, Sung Joon Park, Timothy Wilkinson

2:42 p.m.: Dylan Meyer, Sulman Raza, Chris Naegel

Off No. 10 tee:

6:45 a.m.: Sam Burns, Brian Gay, Dean Burmester

6:56 a.m.: Wenchong Liang, a-Chun An Yu, Ryan Evans

7:07 a.m.: Russell Henley, Aaron Wise, Peter Uihlein

7:18 a.m.: Tony Finau, Luke List, Gary Woodland

7:29 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Rafa Cabrera-Bello

7:40 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Alexander Noren

7:51 a.m.: Cameron Smith, Kyle Stanley, Pat Perez

8:02 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods

8:13 a.m.: Haotong Li, Si Woo Kim, Kiradech Aphibarnrat

8:24 a.m.: Jason Dufner, a-Braden Thornberry, Brandt Snedeker

8:35 a.m.: a-Ryan Lumsden, James Morrison, Rikuya Hoshino

8:46 a.m.: Cameron Wilson, a-Will Grimmer, a-Philip Barbaree

8:57 a.m.: a-Rhett Rasmussen, Michael Hebert, Michael Block

12:30 p.m.: Harold Varner III, Matthieu Pavon, Scott Piercy

12:41 p.m.: Michael Putnam, Scott Gregory, Will Zalatoris

12:52 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Chesson Hadley, a-Harry Ellis

1:03 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Dylan Frittelli, a-Doug Ghim

1:14 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Jimmy Walker, Justin Rose

1:25 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka

1:36 p.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Danny Willett, Ian Poulter

1:47 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Andrew Johnston, Daniel Berger

1:58 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Matt Kuchar

2:09 p.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Shubhankar Sharma, Patrick Rodgers

2:20 p.m.: Lanto Griffin, Tom Lewis, a-Jacob Bergeron

2:31 p.m.: a-Kristoffer Reitan, a-Luis Gagne, Cole Miller

2:42 p.m.: Mickey DeMorat, a-Tyler Strafaci, Calum Hill

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ecoorganic · 4 years

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Golfer Loses Match at U.S. Amateur After Caddie’s Shocking Blunder

Segundo Oliva Pinto lost his match at the U.S. Amateur thanks to an incredible error by his caddie.

That’s an amateur mistake

A golfer competing in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur Championships in Oregon was eliminated on Thursday after losing his match on the final hole—not because of anything he did, though.

Segundo Oliva Pinto was tied with Tyler Strafaci heading into the final hole and put his third shot on the par-5 hole into a greenside bunker. Oliva Pinto could still get up and down to save par but instead automatically forfeited the hole due to the actions of his caddie.

The caddie stepped into the bunker and brushed the sand with his hand. That’s a violation of

USGA rule 12.2 (b), which states you must not “deliberately touch sand in the bunker with your hand, a club or rake or any other object to test the condition of the sand and learn information for your next stroke.” The same goes for the player’s caddie, who could relay the information to the player. In stroke play, it’s a two-stroke penalty. In match play, you automatically forfeit the hole. Since Oliva Pinto and Strafaci were tied, the blunder handed the victory to Strafaci.

“As soon as I get back there, the referee comes up and asks my caddie what happened, and I’m completely shocked," Oliva Pinto told the Golf Channel. “I’m just trying to get this shot near [the hole] and try and make an up-and-down and win the match. He touched the sand or something, and that’s a penalty.”

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine reports that Oliva Pinto’s caddie told the rules official, ”I didn’t touch the sand” and repeated the assertion on the way back to the clubhouse.

The caddie’s infraction was spotted by the caddie for Strafaci, his father, Frank Jr. The younger Strafaci said it was too bad the match had to be decided that way.

“It sucks that it came down to that because it was a phenomenal match,” he told the Golf Channel.

The Golf Channel identifies Oliva Pinto’s caddie as Brant Brewer, a local caddie at Bandon Dunes, the upscale golf resort with five world renowned courses where the tournament is being played. It’s shocking that a caddie at a prominent course like that, especially one apparently trusted enough to get such a high-profile assignment, wouldn’t know the rules.

I’ve only ever had two jobs: writing for Sports Illustrated and caddying at a country club. I carried golf bags in Connecticut from eighth grade until I graduated from college and started here, and I’ve actually been in a situation similar to what happened with Oliva Pinto. After a heavy rain storm, I bent down to touch the green and see how much water it had retained. My player’s opponents could have called me on it but they were just rich guys playing for a couple of bucks per hole, not in the final stages of one of the country’s top amateur competitions.

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Yellow Jacket Roundup: Straight to Voicemail

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Tech sits just one shot back of the leader (No. 2 Oklahoma) after one day of play in Puerto Rico. The Jackets got off to a hot start, finishing a total of six shots under par, thanks to solid showings farther down the lineup, despite a garish ten above par from Tyler Strafaci. Connor Howe, with a four under par, is currently atop the leaderboard.

This week: A couple more days in beautiful Puerto Rico for the Yellow Jackets, who look to win this tournament for the seventh time.

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Tech falls to Miami, 5-2 Tech downs Northwestern, 4-2

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ecoorganic · 4 years

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Golfer Loses Match at U.S. Amateur After Caddie’s Shocking Blunder

Segundo Oliva Pinto lost his match at the U.S. Amateur thanks to an incredible error by his caddie.

That’s an amateur mistake

A golfer competing in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur Championships in Oregon was eliminated on Thursday after losing his match on the final hole—not because of anything he did, though.

The caddie stepped into the bunker and brushed the sand with his hand. That’s a violation of

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine reports that Oliva Pinto’s caddie told the rules official, ”I didn’t touch the sand” and repeated the assertion on the way back to the clubhouse.

The caddie’s infraction was spotted by the caddie for Strafaci, his father, Frank Jr. The younger Strafaci said it was too bad the match had to be decided that way.

“It sucks that it came down to that because it was a phenomenal match,” he told the Golf Channel.

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