U.S. Open hopeful labels Oakmont greens 'Mickey Mouse'

U.S. Open hopeful Michael Kim faced a mixed response from golf fans after he labelled Oakmont's greens 'Mickey Mouse'. 

Kim is one of the best follows on social media and he always keeps his X followers up to date with his thoughts before, during and after events. 

Of particular interest are his diaries throughout the majors and this week he is set to make his third start in a U.S. Open.

Kim missed the cut at the 2023 U.S. Open in LA and finished in the top 20 at Merion when Justin Rose won in 2013. 

Kim grabbed his spot in the 156-man field this year thanks to a resurgence on the PGA Tour last season. 

He posted his overall thoughts on the course on Tuesday where he made his feelings clear on what he thinks of the greens. 

If weather allows, the USGA is set to get them running at 14 or higher on the stimpmeter. 

"The greens here feel a bit Mickey Mouse," Kim wrote. "The slopes, the weird sections and overall slopes are just way more than we're used to."

Kim explained he believed the greens at Augusta National - home of The Masters - 'feel pretty benign' compared to Oakmont. 

"The winner will be putting on a ball striking clinic," he concluded. "There will be zero scrapping it around to get a score here."

Needless to say, Kim's comment about the greens was highlighted by golf fans. 

"Mickey Mouse is an interesting choice of words," one wrote.

Another added: "More severe than you're used to so it's automatically 'Mickey Mouse'?"

This person wrote: "A professional golfer using the term 'Mickey Mouse' to describe a major championship course is simply phenomenal."

Kim also pointed out users of a controversial green-reading technique may also struggle.  

"Idk how guys doing Aimpoint express will do it here because certain putts are going to break so much," he added. 

"Not enough fingers for some of these longer downhill sliders."

We'll have to wait and see how Kim fares in rounds one and two at Oakmont. 

He is among the afternoon wave on day one and is playing alongside France's Matthieu Pavon and Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas. 

USGA responds to Justin Thomas Oakmont challenge

There has been plenty of discussion this week about what amateur golfers with varying handicap indexes would shoot at Oakmont if they were to play the course in the same conditions as the professionals. 

Two-time major winner Justin Thomas suggested the USGA let a five, 10 and 18 handicap take to Oakmont 24 hours after the major concludes on Sunday. 

Golf stats man Lou Stagner has suggested a 10 index would likely shoot at least 107. 

Perhaps there is something on the horizon: