His second out of the last four tournaments he's won.
He is our U.S. Open champion.
That's also his second major.
He won a U.S. Open in 2023. had a really hot start, 64, 69, 70, and a 73 for a total of four under, which debatable.
He, a lot of people, a lot of the, you know, boots on the ground analysts are saying that he had a very easy weekend or sorry, very first two days where he went out early on Thursday and then went late on Friday.
And those were quote, quote, the easiest conditions that any golfer had played.
But not to overshadow.
He actually played extremely well.
Shinnecock is very hard.
We're not discounting his play.
People do not like him at all.
What?
That's the first I've ever heard of that.
No. Yeah.
He, uh, Obviously, there's a lot of drama going on with him, kind of bleeding over from Oakmont, and he's all up in the news.
Everyone's asking him every single question.
Well, not every question.
They're asking the same question over and over and over, and he's given the same generic answer.
But he...
Still played well, so we have to talk about it.
He has won, like I said, two tournaments in the last four.
And so a few weeks ago for the PGA Championship, we talked about Aaron Rye was the first major winner who progressively got better for each round.
Started at 70 and went down from there.
His second out of the last four tournaments he's won.
He is our U.S. Open champion.
That's also his second major.
He won a U.S. Open in 2023. had a really hot start, 64, 69, 70, and a 73 for a total of four under, which debatable.
He, a lot of people, a lot of the, you know, boots on the ground analysts are saying that he had a very easy weekend or sorry, very first two days where he went out early on Thursday and then went late on Friday.
And those were quote, quote, the easiest conditions that any golfer had played.
But not to overshadow.
He actually played extremely well.
Shinnecock is very hard.
We're not discounting his play.
People do not like him at all.
What?
That's the first I've ever heard of that.
No. Yeah.
He, uh, Obviously, there's a lot of drama going on with him, kind of bleeding over from Oakmont, and he's all up in the news.
Everyone's asking him every single question.
Well, not every question.
They're asking the same question over and over and over, and he's given the same generic answer.
But he...
Still played well, so we have to talk about it.
He has won, like I said, two tournaments in the last four.
And so a few weeks ago for the PGA Championship, we talked about Aaron Rye was the first major winner who progressively got better for each round.
Started at 70 and went down from there.
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