There is glee among those of us that believe that gold is not the exclusive domain of the favored big names. We like to see a bit of variety on the winning roster and we welcome the surprise packages that manage to capture the imagination of the tournament. It seems that the US Open is determined to bring surprises of its won. The bookmakers must quake in their boots at what they have seen so far in the mix for the play. For example most of the great names that ought to be shining are struggling under the weight of pressure and the prestige of the event.
There were problems for Tiger Woods that had nothing to do with his rather colorful persona life. Mickelson was also struggling to make the greens and regulation plays were being squandered by a nervous looking team of favorites. At this rate they will need to improve their game considerably or they might find themselves on the plane back home in short times. Some people have said that it is the greatness of the US Open that is causing problems but I personally do not buy into this sort of thing. Tiger Woods has played and won enough US Open titles to know what to do in a situation where the pressure keeps rising. In fact the people that are struggling are the very same characters that should know better.
There is no way that they can blame the weather because it has been simply glorious in the past few days. As the weather got better the play got worse. This is a perverse situation that we find ourselves in at the US Open and something will have to be done fast or else we face the ultimate humiliation of having to admit defeat in the face of a formidable opponent that is the great golf course. If the favorites fail at the early hurdles then it will be a big blow for the event and the organizers because the public has so much emotional attachment to the game and event.

There was bound to be a fly in the ointment to spoil what was an otherwise fabulous night when the players gave their all and delivered a memorable day in which records were made. This fly in the ointment was serious enough to get the attention of the journalists that were covering the National Basketball Association NBA Championships. It seems that the supports of the LA Lakers got caught up in the excitement of the game and started to throw different items as well as performing acts of vandalism. All this was reported by the Daily Mail to the shame of the team and the disrepute of the sport in general. It seemed more like a scene from a bad neighborhood rather than one of the premier events in the NBA Basketball Finals.
There were teams of police flocking the place and trying to bring order to what appeared to be a situation out of control. The same drama happened last year and there have to be legitimate questioned asked about the types of contingency plans that were put in place to ensure that this sort of thing never happened again. It is such a shame that it had to come down to this when the play was going so well. There will have to be a drastic improvement in the way that they manage the games or else violence will become a fixture and families will fear to attend the NBA Basketball Finals. This is a position that is unacceptable to the many people that love the sport. Twenty initial arrests were made but that figure is likely to increase significantly as the investigations continue into what was an unprecedented show of indiscipline on the part of the supporters.
The ultimate challenge will be to manage the different elements of the play without compromising the security of the spectators. The game was enjoyable but the drama was less than acceptable. People ought to be able to enjoy a game at the NBA Basketball Finals without having the old Bill knocking at their door.