To paint the picture....let's take a look at the scorecard below.
So here's the deal. I make the turn with the wind in my sails. A very respectable -5. From the fairway hit a beautiful 8 iron from 145, balls takes a few hops and right in the hole.
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Birdie 11 and 12 to go -9 through 12 holes. Here's where the fun begins. I stand on the 13th tee thinking pull the ball 10 yards left of the pin because we've never made par from 5 ventures in the right bunker. I take my swing and engage meter 4 stops before center......ENTER GOLF GODS.
GG: I think it's time to work a little magic on this imbecile that thinks he's going to tame the beast called Oakmont.
(Meter engaged but pauses 4 short of center as intended then jumps rapidly and engages 5 late of center. The protagonist finds himself in the pit of hell and will face a decision)
js7: Thanks guys but I'm going to bang this one up on the green and take my chances with a par putt from 20 feet. I'm not afraid to take my medicine.
(14 yards to pin js7 dings a flop full 29 from 14 yds in the 30 40 sand. Ball goes absolutely nowhere. js7 tries again with same exact shot and same exact results. js7 decides that this may be like pitching from mulch on Kiawah #7 and opts for a full swing shot to 30 on the meter from the same 14 yards he was 2 shots ago. Again the shot is dinged but this time it bobbles up in the rough just out of the trap.)
js7: NOOOOOOOOOO. GD MFN PSO!!!!!
(js7 is blind from rage and hacks the ball 30 feet past pin to make the green in 5, 4 over regulation. js7 hits firm putt that catches lip and spins to 4.5 feet.)
GG: Let's shake this boy up a little more with a good old fashioned meter freeze.
(js7 missed badly, 3 putts and walks off the green with a quintuple bogey, his first since his days as a hack)
Had to share. Wow what a ride. With a chance to shoot the first ever 59 on Oakmont in US Open conditions, the gods played havoc with me. Par on the hole which I tried to play safe off the tee results in a +5. Par on the hole and the 2 birdies I made following results in 59. Don't know if there's a bug with that bunker on 13, Had been there before but shot always came right out. Morale of the story, avoid the right trap on Oakmont #13 at all costs.