Does Rory have the staying power to tame Merion?
His brief is not to protect the players or for that matter the final score. Instead it is to provide the players with the toughest playing examination possible, (as befits the status of the US Open) namely a course that best tests the players’ skills, nerves and temperament.
Once set up, he allows Mother Nature run its own course. Golf was never meant to be a perfect game played in a perfect world.
