A Sea Change At Chambers Bay, Where U.S. Open Meets U.K. Aesthetics

Chambers Bay opened with a style and architecture the Seattle area hadn't seen, and its debut was followed by nearly eight years of reshaping and molding to prepare the infant track for the "toughest test in golf." Two things 

After playing the course in April, Ryan Palmer said Chambers Bay "is not a championship golf course" in an interview with USA Today. Listening to the players speak about the course, there are several big reasons the course 

The leaderboard at the U.S. Open became secondary Friday afternoon at Chambers Bay, where Jason Day collapsed and did not move for an extended period of time on his final hole of the round. On Friday, though, the course has warmed up, and the sun is beating down on players and fans. The conditions were already very He laid prostrate, not moving an inch as his fellow golfers, Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth, and caddies rushed to him. What had been one 

"It's a nice little challenge they're throwing at us," Mickelson said. Shouldn't the golf course be enough? The greatest mystery about this U.S. Open was Chambers Bay, an 8-year-old golf course built on a sand-and-gravel pit. Now there's a surprise

Advantage: Jordan Spieth, as the USGA sets up the 18th hole at Chambers Bay as a par-5 in Sunday's finale at Chambers Bay. Jordan Spieth is not a fan of the 18th hole at Chambers Bay #usopen https://t.co/DzdutntVrn course setup, this is a perfect example where a player has voiced his discontent with a particular hole and how it's been set up and I think the USGA has responded, amidst all of the scrutiny and criticism that golf course and the setup has endured