HOLE No. 1 l PAR 4 l 520 YARDS
Played as par 5 in four prior U.S. Opens here. Tee shot requires a left-to-right ball flight, which is the norm on the entire course. Anything in the bunkers or the rough might require a lay-up to escape trouble. Tee-shots that find the fairway still require medium to long irons in.
HOLE No. 2 l PAR 4 l 428 YARDS
Fairway narrows at about 270 yards, forcing most players to use 3-wood off the tee. An uphill approach to a green that slopes from back to front will penalize those who hit it too long.
HOLE No. 3 l PAR 3 l 247 YARDS
Plays significantly downhill and players must gauge a prevailing left-to-right wind that can’t be felt from the tee. A small green adds to what is the most difficult par 3 on the course.
HOLE No. 4 l PAR 4 l 438 YARDS
Ranked as the second-hardest hole during the 1998 U.S. Open. The fairway is shaped right-to-left and narrows at about 265 yards. Players might hit long irons off the tee and take on an approach shot to a green that slopes severely from back left to front right.
HOLE No. 5 l PAR 4 l 498 YARDS
A narrow fairway doglegs significantly from left to right. Large trees guard the right side of the driving area. The second shot will play shorter than its yardage to a downhill downwind green. Keeping the ball left of any hole location leaves an uphill putt.
HOLE No. 6 l PAR 4 l 489 YARDS
Hole will play 50 yards longer than it did in ’98. A 295-yard drive off the tee is needed to clear the only fairway bunker in the driving zone on the course. Tentative players will hit 3-wood, leaving themselves a mid-iron to a green with a false front.