Monday Scramble: Echoes of a noisy U.S. Open

Jordan Spieth moves a step closer to the Grand Slam, Dustin Johnson squanders another major opportunity, Chambers Bay makes its major debut, Tiger Woods reaches a new low and more in this week’s bleary-eyed edition of the Monday Scramble.

Only Jordan Spieth could have saved this U.S. Open. He was the perfect winner for an imperfect event.

All of the pre-tournament angst about Chambers Bay turned out to be justified, as the 8-year-old links-style course proved to be the most controversial Open venue in history. If players weren’t kvetching about the quality of the greens, then they took exception to the USGA’s goofy tee boxes or the unfair hole locations cut on crowns. It created a hostile…