Right here as a matter of fact. From the article:
“Dazed by dehydration and 100-degree heat (and accidentally poisoning himself with too many salt tablets), a semiconscious Venturi fired a sizzling 66-70 to win his only major championship.
As he sat down for his post-tournament interview with the press, the affable Venturi couldn’t help cracking a joke: “The last time I saw you guys, you were interviewing me at the [1960] Masters, then somebody yelled, ‘Palmer!’ and you all ran out of the room and left me with my Coke.”
But now 47 years later, we see a different Congressional altogether. At the 2009 AT&T National, the Blue Course was all but a pushover. Hunter Mahan closed with a 62 to nearly steal the tournament, losing by a stroke to Tiger Woods, who opened with a 64 and finished at 13-under. The 62 and 13-under scores would constitute, respectively, a major championship single-round record and a U.S. Open record relative-to-par. Heck, even obscure pro Bryce Molder opened with 64.
Those scores have no business in a U.S. Open, however. From the outset, let’s be clear: there is a reason why Oakmont, Winged Foot and Oakland Hills have hosted more then twice the number of major championships as Congressional. With the statistical outlier of Johnny Miller in 1973 aside, they don’t hand out low scores like they were Halloween candy. ”
We’ll be running everything Cybergolf, then syndicating here, at Golf Observer, and at PGA.com all week, as well as webcasting from Reston on Monday as I become, “The Man from Rio.”
