Ramsay: It’s tougher but I didn’t blow it
RICHIE RAMSAY might have been unlucky with the wind – but reckons he can still take confidence from his US Open return for the first time in a decade.
Ramsay caught the wrong side of the draw in terms of playing Erin Hills when the breeze was stronger on Thursday afternoon and yesterday morning.
Such small margins can make a big difference on a stage as testing as this.
But Ramsay is still proud of the two one-over par rounds that left him teetering around the cut line.
He said: “It’s not as severe as catching the wrong side of the draw at The Open. It’s not like last year at Troon!
“But I thought the course was playing harder today, a club more in the wind and playing a shot harder.
“I only missed one fairway but I didn’t really hole anything. I had a bad three putt on 17 after hitting a good shot in and just missed a chance on the last. The greens are noticeably quicker too. Not quite like a different course but it felt more like a US Open today.
“This time it felt like if you miss it on the wrong side you’re going to struggle to get up and down.
“Nick Flanagan hit a great shot to 25 feet and couldn’t putt towards the hole because the slope would have taken it away too fast.
“But overall I thought I played well. One over is a good pretty good score if you look at some of the pin positions out there today. I did myself justice.”
Aussie Marc Leishman agreed the course is starting to feel like a severe test.
Leishman, whose level 72 kept him on four under, said: “It’s definitely the most comfortable I’ve felt on a US Open course.
“But there is a lot of trouble out there so you’ve got to keep your foot on the pedal.”