06 12 08 Brad Faxon

The dogs again on the amazing all right all right the one US open just about a -- way out of Torre probably -- can get the answer the question just asked me of the year that I got Raleigh area and I still morning's practice alone remembrance I Gloria. -- earlier in the east coast -- brad. Who as the defending champion at the US open. You know 37 at that's ridiculous you know a couple of I didn't out of him I settled will be. -- smoke cigarettes wait for tiger. Now -- New Orleans now I do now I do pay better than new democratic rhetoric you. If if if if if life don't start with a -- I will come down there who haven't you backs to discuss the vagaries and the doubt perhaps an -- a much of the migrant a lot of it as he goes out -- first competitive round in two months coming off a knee injury. -- affect a little bit a lot not.

But I think it's that it's -- an interesting dynamic as if you remember last time it skipped nine weeks between native -- what his father passed -- it appears the game back but it went but he missed the cut by a bunch. He also had a long time. Between his last surgery when he came back to play at Torre put it in 2003 when he he. Was accused by Phil Mickelson and not having good equipment. And he came back and -- everybody you know you've been on both sides of the center I think he's going to be. Incredibly comfortable. You know he could have played the memorial turley decided to stay open mean they're making such a big deal about this opinion it was a meniscus surgery -- a before. I think he's going to be ready is just it's it's decent but I also think the first few holes today going to be huge part of.

What what's your feeling on Phil Mickelson going home -- watching Paul Pierce go through the same dynamic you go home. You visit friends the hang out of the party could mean what do you do B and home in in your own bed is that an advantage for Phil.

I think it's huge attitude that it we were actually out there for spring break in March and went to his house he.

Make a tool for that brad. Fort Lauderdale clauses built -- a -- do you like garlic teacher contests and -- and a dear belongs. It's pretty good out. It but he's going to be fired at certain that it felt good teacher at this point. -- because you love it.

Sleeping in his own via the -- the home course advantage of that hill.

Most definitely going to help he grew up there it's going to have a ton of people -- if you remember in 2003. In the last round with tiger and Phil played together. It was -- guy you guys talked to a club because remember that far back. I was in that group that. There were more people root for so that -- that the work for tiger can guarantee that just from different it Diego if you stick Adam Scott and -- number three player in the world. This 42000 tickets early people that you watch any other groups -- It's it's going to be unbelievable I I think filled cut the huge advantage being at home. But it's the first round of the US open it's not like it's route or there's going to be a long week for these guys I think -- be hard for them not to be playing against each other this threat.

But if it's not as if tiger is a feeling not at home at -- into the -- one they're four times has he not including. A back in February I think you'd like nineteen under par so he's not uncomfortable on this golf course.

You he loved this golf you have in the you know most of the time I don't know the most people probably don't goes -- the US open played some courses. That we don't regularly play -- the PGA tour and in the US GA the United States golf they run of this event not the PGA tour. So things are set up a little bit different you know the way they cut the rough lines. Fairly -- the height of the rough is to put the pin placements would be a little bit of speed of the greens hard the greens. It's all different you know maybe be -- in when you drive it they do a few things be good Jeter that a little but the player -- little -- When it comes down the play and I think Tigers could be so comfortable out there haven't haven't won. I think he's won five Buick invitational he looks so what hole there. I think he's he's very muted since the courses 7600 yards to the level. You know they they have some that they're called the marine level you know the marine layer where it's really wet. Heavy that quickly played early this morning he said the difference between the morning and afternoon tee time that late. You know the first hole recently played early in the morning at 730 that the driver three or four -- the afternoon guys -- written nine irons and wedges so the big difference.

An emergency level and and I know the you know the minutia of how you guys gave June 2 you know the conditions around you. What's that -- like 10% off your shot because you're at sea level.

Well I think it's the level the -- the big differences especially when. In the temperatures and it if it's wet -- the -- really you know what stopped the ball from. From all of it it feels -- it doesn't carry much which you can also get a beautiful eighty degree day there is that awkward. So that the which you played during the -- at -- and Brett said you know he he ordered more cashmere sweaters it was cold.

Cool at all yeah. Talked about it diversity yeah how do you think you would play the par 4515. Fifteen yard six --

Yeah no kidding you get a break at all because it's a little bit out Ellen in should blow -- win. But you know normally played about a 560 yard par five runs but at the really hard dogleg left he etiquette of big goal like in there. But you know it Lopes the wrong way it's just it's it.

It's unfair right.

It is really -- the narrow opening into the green that's the kind of thing that they news. Just they feel a little bit uncomfortable 550 yard par in.

Yeah -- at the par fives and and that's when you are on the surface doesn't seem to make any sense but the par fives are 612614 and 573. And and I guess the feeling is that's unfair to the long hitters and is that because they want to be able to knock it on on two and even they can't do it.

Well I think the US GA likes to have -- back within a reachable par five to hike or to right but. You know they've they changed number thirteen it added T 55 yards further back than normally in the carried into the fairway -- this 255 yards.

So what do you miss wedge what do you there August Augusta I guess we consumed Justin Timberlake didn't make. I don't Matt Matt law our you know.

Did Romo did -- before and one of the Romo did and then one of the of the guys that -- timlin definitely an idea and then -- 150 years something and then this amateur contest winner who's -- handicapped show the hundred in Portland team you know still thinks he can break a hundred there. --

Got -- in a chance how would you play that he can't carry 250 but I like ten to. The level.

All the trends are five yards short. Exactly 255 minutes straight. But currently leads me a part in the long hitters will reach those two par fives in. To its war will say well I say. 612 X fourteen. That means what drive I promise you if the unit and then a second shot 270.

Yet and I will guarantee you public that was viewed that connect group that number one group today it was woods Mickelson and Adam Scott. Lot of that about 55 degrees and you know -- cold out there one of those guys in each group will reach both of those polled in the park.

to what -- think that that your boy is already whining Mickelson is extremely critical of number thirteen suggesting the location is terrible. Because it forces here's this quote all the players to lay up and approached the green and three shots rather than two -- that 614. Let's say 81.

Guys it's a 320 covered in thirty yard drive which they can with an acceptable. They'll be -- that.

That's a 290 yard second --

They may not that it plate I think there early out today I think they're playing and 8 o'clock.

Eleven variety of well.

they make such -- after the -- they could. -- they get there they could.

Do you do you put a lot of stock in the period that you gotta be even tempered to camping was emotional guys get the US open -- it at the US open because it is so frustrating by design.

I think the hardest hardest part of it that I've ever played in it in the any US open I -- the hardest thing to keep your. Era yourself together because you -- hit great shots that would go into in the rough pitched out you can get a shot that -- by the flag it would hopefully.

Good putt and off the green caught up about -- always pick Retief Goosen because he's got no polls. In these in these situations it helps them nobles.

It really what you're you know there's about five. Greens Rees Jones renovated this golf course about 67 years ago getting ready for the US open first time at a public course. And you know our city course and he made a few of these greens that back up any in. At a perched up in the air it over the green -- the she gave the banks of the ball will go down the Indians now these are holed. Situated 567 iron into 61 big bounce and you know. You're in a playable lie -- I think that'll be dropped from over extremely bad tocchet. It's going to be unbelievable what what happened today but. But then again if it stays wet. It's going to make baked the course better and -- always make people. Think the wrong way you know if it could play it longer right people think it's like typical but the greens are holding. Or will be.

Would you it was about to point out that now the summers -- of the -- grass has taken over the fairways and you're not going to get a lot of roll through -- and ran out of all of -- but to intimacy ESPN yet today but Andy -- does his annual exercise in who can we eliminate from the field and receivers yet. The any S and it's it's it's it's a -- out of all old style -- graphic is a bunch of cards in front of him on his desk. And he says here we're going to do -- the field down to the only guys to have an opportunity to win this tournament and -- like ten cards you hold the first up it's as Europeans and the and he trots out a stat that says the last European to win the US open was Tony Jacqueline in 1970 something or another. That it that he has another car the holds up to yeah unless you won a major before. You're not winning the US open as your first major over 46 you have no chance you're over 46 and he throws out you like you know thirty -- names and that -- get to the real specific stuff like greens in regulation. And fairways in regulation and if you're not in the top hundred but he throws you out you agree with all those so far.

Dull I would say first of all I think European could it would mister -- and Cabrera started European I don't know what. And I remember who it was but I I look I'm not the.

it's now known and and don't know. -- He's -- style man what are as the one coming at you wonder if you even make it he's just -- it's not in the best shape.

I right. Credit where Cabrera quit smoking you know they're not allowed to smoke in California outside of these public park but he -- in the tournament anyway let us. I get a expect I think -- the -- he would be. I get to sleeper pick -- Eric and Mike weir the last that would add to sleeper -- they both missed the cut.

Yeah still -- about to -- by the way but greens in regulation fairways in regulation those -- the guys right.

Yeah I mean those guys are going to have them the best -- what. Everybody no matter to tiger so you better get up and Adam. You know you're gonna get five or six greens every round that you gotta get up and down you know four out of 6003 out of five times to be competitive.

So you're picked if it's somebody not named tiger not named bill would be paddy Harrington.

I like patty I like adding Lott yeah I think Sergio Garcia is going to be there I I think this -- hit the ball so well you know especially a public the players chip chip. If he can keep himself from being too serious these --

They can you I don't discuss this a year ago what it was fun to be an -- story may be on the only one but the guy who puts these pairings together for the first two days.

But it ruled by himself for.

Yet this rhyme and reason -- he puts like you know three guys who played Ohio State or something like that an -- out of if you looked at any of these and and in can determine. What -- mistakenly put these three guys together but. Any sense out of Rory Sabatini Colin Montgomery David Toms together in most likely to have a fight break out between Roy and Colin.

Don't you feel bad for Davis equitable I can guarantee you're the only people all that will be rented David the in. But it would be interesting to look at these things that. You know the PGA tour. That the title sponsor is allowed to to make two marquee -- he could put bill off of one in the morning and I dropped the other side in the -- we spread the you know the stand out in it was a big job here these two creative. But number 123 in the world together. They they also put number 45 and six of the world together with. Ogilvy Els and Justin rose yeah so you know they thought that was critical that they didn't quite stated get that they put. Joyous Spirit -- stricker together there 810 and eleven in the other big group looked like six Garcia and think there's 7913 that. There were some adjusting pairings Trevor Immelman Zach Johnson and Mike weir -- the last masters champion Donovan Philip tiger but that was. I was interest.

What do you make of Bubba Watson and JB Holmes and -- literate the guys who were are going to go for the 600 yard greens and in at two.

Absolutely -- what to do the -- right right and I thought that those guys we have every basically. Part they -- you know.

Hey if you're involving you've got to -- your playing partner for the first two days out there who would you would you choose to be --

I would pick that. You know -- what the other -- we could talk what that I was into.

No boos that I definitely at the -- is small spur European slam.

He'd -- step slow but he's a good guy he's good that a pair of live. Davis -- which is that was straight to -- popular who has the British Open -- Cabrera. And Cabrera you know that David so David hasn't played you know that well lately so. In adjusting Baylor I would play what they've developed the play that place ready but I don't think he's in the field yeah.

You know I don't I put you and tiger and Paul Pierce together guys with the injuries -- back from injuries. You worried about this. Not tonight to give their best behavior that has been taken best behavior tonight and our tree texture it.

Eighty to eighty per game in million it is in Allen Don McGee. As on the Celtics huge favor here there will be no big disparity in calls they're all set it rolls they're going to win the next two. DOD don't the Lakers look like a flawed team to you don't they look at -- time. With only really one guy who's ready for this big mall -- is rooting for a game six at the garden --

get a ticket for regular but he couldn't pull through I'm working. All the dark out early and could help but you know like highlighted applicable. It's like one I liked it.

You're going to the -- to open it up well. They want to play an -- and our economy golf. Committed to play in the travelers chip chip next week maybe a wheelchair like Hartford ball traveled out long ago okay. Eloquently of the big eat yet charity classic the recap yup yup going to be there.

I either hill jurors not to read it. Real now meters and now amusement that that is going to -- mile view tiger -- yeah brad Hawkins you appreciate the US open style knock you down the road ready maximize Dennis and Callahan