Seems former Tour player Brad Faxon was throwing out something he “supposedly” heard regarding pairings for this week’s U.S. Open.
Faxon threw out there that the USGA, allegedly, phoned Bryson DeChambeau’s people (aka agents) to run something up the flagpole — mainly, pairing Bryson with Brooks Koepka for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Now “allegedly” Bryson’s people (aka agents) said “absolutely not.”
We believe this is manufactured horse manure from Faxon.
The USGA traditionally pairs the defending champion, in this case Bryson, with the U.S. Amateur champion, in this case Tyler Strafaci. The third wheel is flexible but typically a major champion and in this case, it’s Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. Koepka is not a current major champion.
Also, it’s highly doubtful that the USGA would want to subject Strafaci to the exorbitant amount of attention that would come from throwing Koepka into the mix with Bryson for the first two days at Torrey Pines.
Thus Koepka is playing with Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa, making it three PGA champs in one group and that’s the sort of thing the USGA does.
So we’re calling out Brad Faxon.
Straight to the Dog House, Faxon, we don’t believe you for one nano-second.
Note: At his Tuesday press conference, Bryson confirmed what we believe — to his knowledge, that call never happened!
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baxter cepeda
That wouldn’t be fair to anyone.
We all know that awkward reunion is already scheduled for the Ryder cup team room. Oh to be a fly in that room.
But then again we know these two are just doing this nonsense for attention, which brooks call good for the game. If def wouldn’t be good for these two knuckleheads actual games.
Tom Edrington
Both denied that either side had been contacted by the USGA.
baxter cepeda
Didn’t you write about another questionable story from Faxon recently? Or am I Faxoning that? (Aka making it up)
Tom Edrington
Probably; But Faxon didn’t hear anything directly from the USGA or either camp and first rule is you better get something from the horse’s mouth or at least the horse’s rider; Both Brooks and Bryson said in their pressers that they were not aware of such a call from the USGA.
baxter cepeda
To be fair Faxons no journalist.
But I’ll still take him making things up as a talking head over Jaime; the ol dog still struggles presenting basic information —especially at the majors. I know we in trouble when Diaz—whom no doubt is a good writer— is holding his notepad in front of the camera. Ironically the veteran golf writer looks like a high school or college kid giving a presentation unprepared.
He stumbles to read his own basic words, such as what Tom Brady said to Phil. How hard is it to remember that? Todd Lewis always looks anxious as he is fumbling his simple reports.
Faxon may make things up here and there but At least he does his broadcasting with professional confidence…which is nice.
Tom Edrington
Bryson and Brooks both busted Faxon’s “scoop” — before I would think about putting something like that out there, I’d have to check with one of my USGA “insiders” I used to have one back in the day…..