Jun
11
2009

U.S. Open Preview Interview with Alan Shipnuck

Posted by Double Eagle in Pro Golf

onairI don’t often cover pro golf, but sometimes I just can’t resist, especially because I love the majors so much.  Today I was fortunate to have an opportunity to sit down and have a telephone chat with Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated senior writer, about the upcoming 2009 U.S. Open tournament, ready to kick off next week at Bethpage Black on Long Island.

The U.S. Open was last there in 2002, where Tiger Woods won by three strokes over Phil Mickelson and was the only player to finish the tournament under par.

We discussed a variety of topics, including:

  • The course
  • Tiger
  • Phil
  • Is there an older player that can make a splash like Rocco did last year?
  • Young guns, specifically Rory McIlroy
  • A possibly surprising dark horse pick

Click the little player below to listen to the interview.  Or, if you’d like to download it and listen on the player of your choice, you can access the file here.

 

Thanks to Court for helping me clean up the audio some!

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