Chambers Bay was a bit of a controversial pick as the first course in the Pacific Northwest to host the U.S. Open, but the 2015 event has paid huge dividends for the course and the region.
The USGA's selection of Chambers Bay Golf Course near Tacoma, Wash., is a startling deviation from a "normal" Open host. But Chambers Bay's appeal is clear, Brandon Tucker writes. It will be HDTV eye candy at every turn, wide open with abundant spectator viewing spots. They may even be able to get a record crowd through the turnstiles.
Since its opening in 1999, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has pledged its support of amateur golf. Hosting the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship and 2020 U.S. Amateur will further that commitment.
Two Seattle-area golf courses, two excellent choices, and they couldn't be more different. But Chambers Bay and Salish Cliffs should be the first two on your list.
As U.S. Open week at Chambers Bay got underway, the USGA held an Architect's Forum with Executive Director Mike Davis and course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. Here are some highlights from the discussion.
Chambers Bays hopes to please everyday golfers and attract future major championships with its new greens, and Royal New Kent, a once-revered Mike Strantz design in Virginia, reopens with a new commitment to excellence.
There was a time when practically every U.S. Open venue was an exclusive, private club. These days, "America's Open" has never been more open. Here are the six host courses open to the public, with tips on the best ways to secure a tee time.
The opening of Chambers Bay in 2007 and the announcement that it would host the 2015 U.S. Open put the Seattle area on the golf tourism map. There's no better place to enjoy the beauty of the Pacific Northwest's mountains and evergreen forests than from an elevated tee box or green. With that in mind, Jason Scott Deegan offers up a top 10 list of the best public golf courses within an hour's drive of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Turning a quarry into a golf course is no small feat for architects. From Chambers Bay to Granite Links, here are some of the most successful efforts in public golf.
Major championship golf venues in the United States are more accessible than ever. No, Augusta National isn't going public, but you can play many recent and upcoming U.S. Open and PGA Championship host courses - as long as you know how to get a tee time, and can afford it. Brandon Tucker offers a bucket list of big-time courses for which you don't need a membership to play.
The Irish Open doesn't get the same respect as a Scottish Open, let alone a U.S. Open. But ponder this question for a moment: Would you rather play the public courses that have hosted a U.S. Open or an Irish Open?
Chambers Bay golf course in Tacoma represents one of the most ambitious golf projects in years. Opened in 2007, it has also become one of the most hyped, thanks to the nearly immediate announcement that it would host the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship and 2015 U.S. Open.
The Golf Channel Am Tour's 2016 Major Championships schedule boasts gems like TPC Sawgrass, Pinehurst, Kiawah, Chambers Bay, PGA West, Blackwolf Run, Innisbrook and more.
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