Every year, I feel like banging my head against a brick wall when images of balls disappearing into thick rough are posted on social media, because I know what it’ll lead to.
It’s like groundhog day every US Open: chatter about how tough it’s going to be in the lead-up, videos of balls disappearing, journalists asking questions about the set-up, players saying the course is ‘on the edge’, the USGA reaffirming its desire to defend par, other players saying they’ve ‘lost the course’ and online debate about whether it’s what golf fans want to watch or not.
