Johnson Wagner was not immune to the struggles at Pinehurst No. 2’s tricky 13th hole, which wreaked havoc for players like Tony Finau and Ludvig Åberg during Saturday’s Round 3 of the U.S. Open. #GolfChannel #USOpen #JohnsonWagner
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Johnson Wagner falls to Pinehurst’s 13th like Finau, Åberg | Live From the U.S. Open | Golf Channel
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Paige as you said and we were talking about earlier on this hole today there was no other option lay up put it in play and take dead aim and be aggressive and we saw a lot of players have success on this hole we also saw the Carnage there were four triple bogeys if you were long left it was a brutal putt my field producer Andrew Bradley I made him hit it he degreened it from the back edge of the green I’m right here I’m one pace left I’m simply going to drop this ball and let’s watch where this thing ends up it’s going to take a while because it’s moving kind of slow Bryson D shambo’s shot was incredible you that you could hear the crowd trying to Goat him into going for the green and two but he didn’t take the bait and he you could tell he wanted to because he did not make a very good swing with that iron look how far off that ball went that’s about where Tony fenale was where he puted from and then oberg and uh and fal’s bunker shots ran off in this area right here which is going to leave a much tougher angle coming up you’ve got to kind of take this bunker on you can see just how steep this slope is and all this grain going back down towards the low part of the Fairway I didn’t see Tony fen’s ball in a divot but it certainly could have been because there are plenty of divots in this area there’s been a very popular spot I’m going to try to putt this one as a person who struggles mightily into the Grain on Bermuda grass I get why Tony pulled the putter it is a long way to go though and when he hit that first putt he didn’t want want to have to hit this shot again he he certainly wasn’t expecting to have to hit it with a wedge the next time uh but into the grain uphill really has to give this a wrap to go ahead and get it up there go and that’s exactly what Tony was trying to avoid I don’t think there’s any way that’s stain all right I’ve been debating this all night it was the second shot I really don’t want to hit my 60 degree because I have a feeling I know what’s gonna happen and as I’m fumbling over these clubs in my earpiece I’m just kind of overcome with it right here but I’m going to hit it I’m going to hit it with a 60° maybe it’s going to depend on this first practice swing and this is a good lesson at home for anybody here’s my putt that just came back to the same spot take a deep breath put your glove on make a really committed practice swing and if you dig a little bit on that practice swing it’s okay to switch to the 56 it’s got more bounce it’s going to be easier I just don’t know that I can execute this shot the way it needs to be with I don’t think I can hit the 56 close that was good that was a good practice s oh well I probably found the bunker anyway probably ended up in a worse spot than Tony but that’s why guys are laying back if the pin’s back and for some reason the USGA puts this hole up I like it right here you’ve got a lot of green to work with and over the back of the green on that left side isn’t bad but to this front right hole location you had to take the pin on with the second like Paige said and you needed to lay it up in the Fairway Johnson you like Bryson D Shambo to close tomorrow and what kind of golf course setup do you think we’ll get well they’ve been Fair I’ve been watching it out here on the 14th green they’ve been watering it uh for a while now the surrounds and the green I think the USGA has done an incredible job this week I know there’s some brown spots out here but it’s nothing like 2014 so I I think we’re going to see fast greens receptive greens and what this place does in this pin today it’s exacting we’re going to see an exacting golf course but it’s not going to be over the line and Bryson yes to close tomorrow with that three- shot lead uh I do I do he’s playing with a ton of confidence he driving the ball well he hits it a long way yes I think he’s going to close what that winning score is I was projecting 5 under par all week I think I’m going to be wrong on that and it’s going to be lower
