US Open Golf - The Open Course Is at Its Best
Right in the middle of June, a cold sense of dread used to descend on the afternoon before the opening day at the United States Open. All out of preparation time and looking down the narrow fairways of another penal golf course layout, many of the 156 golfers were beaten right then, the day before they showed up on the tee looking as if they were in line for the root canal chair.
But that was then. The 108th United States Open, which begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, arrives with a different, almost hopeful, vibe, a sense of anticipation that something special rides on the freshening breeze that blew away the coastal fog and poured sunshine across the golf course for the first time all week. (more…)