Luck of the afternoon draw: US Open pairings on Day 1 favored the Top 10 finishers
Wow. The stats don’t lie. It turns out that 7 of the Top 8, and 13 of the Top 15 finishers at the U.S. Open got the favorable afternoon draw on Day 1, which was rain postponed. Only Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson played in the unfavorable weather.
Lucas Glover and Rickey Barnes were able to “pad” a lead by playing in the favorable draw on Day 2. If you check out the scores on Day 2, they were the lowest.
Eventually, over a career, the luck of the draw hopefully evens out.
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