The American Spectator

br> Conyers, Georgia /p> p> It’s amazing to me how everyone is second guessing what happened at the Open. I’ve loved and hated the game of golf for over 45 years. It is without question the hardest sport in the world to master. As a matter of fact, no one has or ever will. It is easy to sit on the sidelines and tell the players what they did wrong. It is another to stand in his shoes and “hit the shot.” I can guarantee you that each player in his own mind was confident in choosing the shot they wanted to pull off. But golf, being the ultimate humbler, would have none of it. As Bobby Jones once said, “Golf is a game of inches, the five inches between the ears.” How right he was and is. br> — D. Mullis br> Goose Creek, South Carolina /p> p> Great article by Quin Hillyer. However, I have to disagree with the notion that Jim Furyk callously disregarded his routine on the 18th hole at the U.S. Open. What happened to Jim Furyk happens to all competitive golfers at one time or another, whether the stakes are a $2 nassau or the U.S. Open. What happened is that he felt extreme pressure and self-doubt; when he got over the putt to stroke it, something must have told him something ain’t right. Pressure can make anybody “choke” and it was enough to make Furyk doubt himself. Hardly a callous disregard for his routine. br> — Michael Palmer /p> p> It was indeed painful to watch the 72nd hole meltdowns. I’m printing a copy of the article and mailing it to Phil; maybe he’ll read it and, even better, learn something from it. br> — Donald Ward br> Walnut, California