Next year at the U.S. Open, expect the winning score to be 8-over-par.
I’m completely serious.
After Rory McIlroy’s complete and utter domination of the Congressional Country Club, the tournament’s organizers are going to make some big changes.
The U.S. Open prides itself on being the toughest test in the game of golf. In 2007, when Argentina’s Ángel Cabrera claimed the title, he finished at 5-over. The course that year was Oakmont, and it was so tough that many of the golfers in the field were complaining about the difficulty.
But that’s the way it should be. We as golf fans want to see the greatest golfers in the world humbled at the feet of the toughest courses in the United States.
Instead, this year we watched as McIlroy tore the course apart, finishing at -16 under and smashing the old record for most strokes under par at the end of 72 holes.
This will not stand. The USGA will not let it stand.
So next year, when the 2012 U.S. Open gets under way at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, I fully anticipate to see some of the highest scores ever seen in the tournament.
But as for today, congratulations, Rory McIlroy. Can’t wait to see how you do next year.
