THE COURSE
2015 will see Chambers Bay host the 115th US Open from
June 18th to the 21st and it will be the first time that the
event has been staged on the course,having only been
open since 2007. The course designed by Robert Trent
Jones Jnr, is a municipal golf course located on Pugent
Sound and is very reminiscent of a British links style course,
It will be the first US Open tournament to be staged in the
state of Washington
The US Open is known to be a difficult tournament in
which to score low. Courses are generally set-up to be long
and encourage accurate driving, with a high cut of rough
around the fairways. However, that may change this year,
with the fairways said to be very wide at Chambers Bay.
The greens are very quick and smooth, often with plenty of
tough peaks and troughs to contend with.
However, the players who have taken the time to play at
Chambers Bay, may have heeded the advice of Mike Davis.
The USGA executive director has come out and said there
is no way a player, who simply turns up, plays two practice
rounds and has their caddie walk it, using the yardage book,
can expect to win the tournament. Interesting comments
indeed but with the schedule the way it is, it’s going to be
impossible for some players to get to Chambers Bay before
the week of the US Open.
The 7,874 yard course itself, has already caused some
controversy, with players such as Ian Poulter speaking
out regarding concerns that they have. The first piece
of information to come out, was that some of the tee
positions could be on slopes, which would be breaking
tradition for a big golf tournament such as this. Many
players have been trialled the course in an attempt to get
a feel for conditions before the US Open starts and reports
are, they have found it to be ridiculously tough. That being
said, the trademark of the US Open is that it’s difficult to
score low, so there should be nothing new there.
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