The U.S. Open greens at Winged Foot continue to be an absolute nightmare for players

The rough at U.S. Opens always gets all the attention, and rightfully so.

But the greens at this year’s Open at Winged Foot? They are SOOOO tough.

There are undulating hills, sometimes multiple ones on one hole. The ground is hard as a rock, punishing a miss by sending a ball far away. Extreme creativity ends up being rewarded, but it’s enough to make your mind melt.

Let’s start with a shot from Friday that punished Bubba Watson (who actually ended up having a pretty good second round with a 1-under).  Some serious creativity … but down it went backwards. Yikes.

And then there’s that epic Zach Johnson putt from Thursday:

This putt from Cole Hammer was impressive — right into a hill:

Look at where Dustin Johnson had to put this ball out of the sand:

There was this miss from Abraham Ancer. Welp.

Good luck the rest of the way.