Low scores, high humidity early at Oakmont as Tiger & Baddeley set to duel at U.S. Open

OAKMONT, Pa. - There’s an unusually high amount of humidity at Oakmont this morning.

That’s not a metaphor or anything. Seriously, I think we’ve got storms coming this afternoon…and I don’t mean storms of birdies. We could be rained out, at least for an hour or two…Hopefully this doesn’t push things back to Monday - which would be a buzz kill for everyone.

Yesterday, I mentioned to the veteran tech guy sitting next to me in the media room, “Only one more day…". He said, “you idiot, you’ve jinxed us all!”

Think the media wants to be stuck here another day?

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There are some red numbers early in the field - this Sunday setup isn’t disgusting. Anthony Kim is 3-under after nine. Lee Westwood is 2-under after six.

Too little too late for Europe. The winner today is coming from the final pairing. Everyone else - Paul Casey, Justin Rose and Jim Furyk included may as well go home. This is a two-steed gallop.

Think I’m full of it? Well, I did say Mickelson wouldn’t make the cut. I was a day late on Tiger charging, but no one was picking him this week at all before yesterday.

I also said the par-3 16th would play tougher than the media’s wet dream 288-yard 8th. Yesterday, the 16th’s stroke average was higher and it will be today, too.

Woods or Baddeley will make a crucial bogey on that hole today…if the weather lets them get that far.