I would say that Bethpage Black is one of the toughest US Open tests that there is. It is a punishing golf course and if there is any breeze at all and you shoot a round par you have done exceptionally well.
It is a course that tests every department of your game, and it will be hot and you will have to have all of your strength and concentration all week.
It is one of those weeks where the players enjoy the challenge, but they wouldn’t want to do it every week.
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Tiger (Woods) is a golfing genius. Since he has come back from his knee injury, his long game – apart from the first week – has been, by his standards, very scratchy. The same can be said about his driving, which has been all over the place.
And yet, he had a bit of time off, so he worked on something and it made a difference. His driving has improved and if he is driving well at the US Open, he is going to be the man to beat because the rest of his game is superb.
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I’ve always had very high hopes for Lee Westwood. He has been quiet on the greens, but I always think that he has got to have a sniff of a chance at a Major championship.
He deserves to have a good run at one. I think he has a good game for the US Open, he has got the patience and the concentration, it just comes down to how he putts.