OAKMONT, Pa — The 125th U.S. Open dey happen sharp, and na serious matter. Only three players dey under par out of the 156-man field, and if you hear say golf no get drama, well una dey lie. This na big match wey everybody dey yan about as we enter the weekend. Na so we go break am down: who go win am, how the weather go fit spoil gist, and which players don mess up their chances.
Two days don pass for Oakmont Country Club, and e sweet and bitter at the same time. Mark Schlabach don talk say, “History show say Sunday winner go likely come from the top five on the leaderboard.” But how about those wey dey fight back so far? We still dey watch as 13 players still get their second rounds to finish this morning. (Talk about dragging your feet enter weekend, eh?)
Wetin we sabi for now? J.J. Spaun don impress the crowd with his 4-under 66 on Thursday, and Sam Burns dey follow him closely with 65 on Friday. But for the big guns like Scheffler wey dey blame the rain for their wahala, dem no fit find their groove. Scheffler even end up with 71, and na serious wahala for him when dem ask am about his chances: “I no think say I dey out of the tournament.” (To show dem say you no wan surrender, right?)
No forget say the weather no dey help matter either, as rain don add extra drama to golf for Oakmont. Thunderstorms dey expected and the rough go dey hotter! Everyone wey make the cut dey pray say dem go no land inside rough via “wet conditions” for better scoring. (Why dem no fit just keep am dry like our palm wine?)
Sam Burns don shine too. E dey struggle with his major, but he finally dey show. If he fit keep this kind form, nobody go fit ignore am this Sunday. E been talk, “Golf no dey easy for major, but na im make you fit win.” (Truth wey you no fit argue against.)
Viktor Hovland dey carry the sleeper tag. Na only him and two other players dey under par. E don show serious signs say im fit turn am around, but his putter dey vex am. We dey observe how him for manage to tweak am sharp sharp before e fade. (Nobody go wan turn birdie to par, abeg.)
Brooks Koepka dey try bring back his major game after e don dey chill for a while. E fit do am if he fit master his short game. Na time go tell if this No. 1 go land his groove back, we sabi say he don dey adapt quick if e wan shine again. Since he don win this tournament twice, na him we go dey watch closely!
Soon as this major don enter di second half, we no fit wait to see how everything go turn out. With big names like McIlroy and DeChambeau dey struggle, e go sweet to watch who fit make di big comeback. E go dey oyinbo if spaun fit hold him ground, but at the end of di day, na only di golf gods sabi which player go carry di trophy home.
