U.S. Open

The 113th competition starts in less than two days. I'm pretty excited, but it has virtually nothing to do with the competitors. The course is what is so attractive to me. Wicker baskets instead of flags. Less than 7000 yards, with one par 4 reachable off the tee for most. Deepest rough some players say they haven't seen in years. Players considering putting 7 or 9 woods in their bags.

Merion. Gotta love it. Nicklaus was asked which hole was the best on the course, and he replied, "all of them".

Al, the last time I looked this was CHESS.com, not GOLF.com

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i saw the rain the course has taken today, that must be heartbreaking for all the greenskeepers after they will have been looking forward to it all for so long. nature can be a bitch

Next week we have a new course for the US Open. Not just new, but it may play quite differently. It's a links course, and I'm wondering if it will play similarly.

I just hope the USGA sets it up correctly.

Where is this course you speak of ?

Chambers Bay in Washington (the first course ever built to host a major, btw).

It's just a different type of course for a US Open. It might play more like an Open Championship. A US Open is known for tree lined fairways, and graduated rough. Not much wind to deal with.

This course has one tree.

It's an adjustment pros make, but, with such a wide open area, as with The Open, wind will affect shots. Or not. The best scores in Open Championships are when weather isn't a factor.

If there is no rain, or wind, players will go low.