Zach: “I would describe the whole golf course as manipulated."

Harsh words from Zach Johnson about the USGA setup of Merion through two rounds.

Randall Mell reports:

“It just enhances my disdain for the USGA and how it manipulates golf courses,” Johnson said.

And he also mentioned the element of luck, which amazingly was not even as prevalent as it might have been had the fairways been running fast.

“Not when luck is required,” Johnson said. “I think Merion is a great golf course, if you let Merion be, but that is not the agenda.”