'WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THE 15TH SO IT PLAYS JUST 80 YARDS'

Jeff Hall, Tournament Director at the USGA, reveals all about the set-up flexibility and the surprising challenges which lie in wait...

Each US Open venue brings its own personality to the party.

You think about a windswept Shinnecock Hills which needs to be open, or Winged Foot's single file fairways. LA Country Club is a wider golf course than many of our tests, but it is very strategic with where you need to be in the fairway for certain hole locations.

One of the beauties of going to coastal California in June is that we are usually in control of the water.