June 9th – 15th | San Diego, California

The United States Open is in my humble opinion the greatest Major/Championship in golf. It’s not only our country’s national golf championship but any golfer with a handicap index of 1.4 or better can qualify, thus making it a true ‘Open’. The Masters may have its rich tradition, but I’ll take national pride every time.

The South Course at Torrey Pines is only the second municipal golf course to hold our country’s most grueling golf championship. At 7,643 yards from the tips, Torrey Pines will be the longest U.S. Open track in history. William P. Bell’s original design has stood the test of time and recent renovations by U.S. Open course guru Rees Jones have made the course gloriously diabolical. With wider fairways than any recent US Open and the USGA’s new graduated rough policy you may think this is going to be a shootout similar to Tiger’s 19 under par win at the Buick Invitational in January. Hardly… From the back tees on #13 it will take a 260 yard carry over a ravine just to find the fairway. Throw in 500 yard par 4s (ouch) and 600+ yard par 5s along with greens running 13-14 on the Stimp Meter (try putting on your kitchen floor for reference) and it’s going to be a most demanding test.

So sit back and enjoy the carnage.