Still binge watching many of the past tournaments. Especially like the ones before I got interested in golf course architecture. A few observations
1994 US Amateur - Tiger was really wild, forgot how many amazing recovery shots he it. I remember thinking Kuehne choked it away, but other than a few holes on the back he played really solidly. And how Tiger's tee shot on 17 didn't go in the water I'll never know. Brent Musberger was insufferable as host, kept complaining how long the match was taking and cutting into a horse race, when he wasn't asking Steve Melnik about the Florida Gators. And is Tiger to blame for the slow play era?
1995 Amateur - damn does Newport look cool. Great to see a 43 yr old take 19 yr old Tiger to the final hole.
2005 Walker Cup. First time I remember seeing an American course so open and with native grass everywhere. I had only played tree choker midwestern course to that point. Knew nothing about gca but could tell Chicago Golf was special. JB (still John) Holmes was ungodly slow. I think it even ticked off his playing partner.
2009 Walker Cup at Merion - camera work didn't do the course justice. But much much better for the 2013 US Open