The U.S. Open, of course, is a very difficult tournament, as it’s meant to be. The golfers at Pebble Beach this weekend would agree -- the leader, Graeme McDowell, enters Round 3 with only a 3-under score, and the cut line stood at 5-over.
2010 U.S. Open: 14th Hole At Pebble Beach ‘Borders On Unfair”
Each U.S. Open tournament features an especially difficult hole. In 2010, it’s the 14th at Pebble Beach. Ryan Ballengee from SB Nation’s golf blog, Waggle Room, explains why:
Missed shots that are too aggressive on the left will either be bunkered or in the chipping area. In the chipping area, the player has no option to loft the chip shot for fear of hitting the tree. A misjudged shot will lead to a player falling off the green back in front of the bunker. With the pin hidden by the bunker, it is next to impossible to chip back at the pin. The lone option is to chip to the top right tier and hope to two-putt.
So what of the notion that the 14th is unfair?
My position is that every US Open has a hole like this - the one that can border on unfair. This year, it is a par 5.
Mr. Ballengee is reporting live from Pebble Beach. Follow along with him over at Waggle Room.
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