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Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open on Monday in Pinehurst, N.C. In three previous U.S. Opens at Pinehurst No. 2, only four players finished the championship under par.
PINEHURST, N .C . Pebble Beach has the Pacific Ocean. Oakmont is the brute with its church pew bunkers. Pinehurst No. 2 has the cereal bowls turned upside down.
The greens at Pinehurst No. 2 are the signature of this Donald Ross course that hosts the 124th U.S. Open starting on Thursday. They go by any variety of names — upside-down cereal bowls, inverted saucers, turtlebacks or domes.
Whatever they’re called, they are universally regarded as daunting, particularly for a U.S. Open already known as the toughest test in golf.
“You hit it on the green, the hole is not done,” defending champion Wyndham Clark said.
He played when he arrived on Monday and was amazed and how firm and fast they already were, calling them “borderline” in terms of fairness. And this was still three days out from the opening tee shot on Thursday.
Perhaps that’s why in three previous U.S. Opens at Pinehurst No. 2, a total of four players finished the championship under par. One was Payne Stewart, thanks to that famous 15-foot par putt on the final hole to beat Phil Mickelson in 1999 at 1-under par.
Martin Kaymer took advantage of the rain-softened conditions and brilliant golf to win in 2014 at 9 under, with Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton eight shots behind and the only other players in red numbers for the week.
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