Ben V Neil - Pinehurst

Unfortunately that won’t happen. They’ll still fire wedges at their spots. The difference will be when guys (cough, cough Rory) can’t hit their spots, the ball could spin 20 yards off the green. But you’re not going to see much of any type of ground game like I think we would like.

Yes.

I’d probably argue this is true about a place as iconic as The Old Course as well. You can probably picture the double green for 7 and 11, and 17 and 18, but might struggle to describe other double greens. Also…

Maybe the US Open isn’t for you :man_shrugging:

Nope, there’s already been several people with similar opinions on the course. You like what you like, I just happen to really like this course. Here’s what I told @OffTheDole:

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I forced the US Open shoes. Shouldn’t have done it, but I did and I’ve got to wear that.

Socks are staying.

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Neil is eerily calm now. Fatherhood has taken the edge off. At points he was so stoic I wasn’t even sure if he cared or not.

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It’s simple. You can’t win anything in clown shoes. Love the course and felt everything Ben went through. It’s so brutal out there.

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Tough scenes for Ben in that video. His golf was also bad. Neil was impressive though. Drove the daylights out of it. Pinehurst seems like one of the ultimate growers not showers. The more I watch videos of the course the more I’m interested in it. Was sort of it the camp of thinking it was overrated previously but I understand why people really enjoy it.

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Came here to post the exact same thing.

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Braved the white squall and lived to tell the tale.

That’s just called “exhaustion.” :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I know Spieth, JT, Cam Young, etc. draw a lot of attention but I enjoyed this as much as any NLU content I’ve watched. Nothing really flashy or pretentious about it - just guys playing golf on a great course. Good stuff!

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Anyone else struggling with some NLU YouTube videos only playing in 1080P? Had the issue with this video and RM West Tourist Sauce but no other videos. Certainly didn’t stop me from enjoying both :grinning: just was wondering

The socks are fine. Combined with those shoes was an interesting statement.

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Shout out @Kbergen28 for this masterpiece

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Benjamin’s stilo has definitely evolved over the years. Those of you ridiculing his shoes should instead be issuing him praise.

He’s shown ions of growth and fashion maturity since this:

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For me #2 100% lived up to the hype. My dream trip would be to go up as a single and just play my freaking face off.

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Can’t wait to see this course every 5-6 years for the next century
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Easy for you to say! Didn’t you go even or under par at the Donnybrook?

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I did a double-take with the early golf ball closeup from Neil. Thought for a second the kid was named Peter Griffin Schuster.

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Atta boy. Stay strong.

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Shoes were fine. Can’t beat a classic. Felt for Ben though just not his day

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