In the 18 days leading up to the June 18 start of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, FOX Sports.com and Golfweek will preview the Chambers Bay course -- one hole at a time.
Today’s hole: No. 5 -- Par 4, 488 yards
This tee looks like a launching pad with Puget Sound as a backdrop. A narrowed-down landing area starts at 300 yards out, where deep sands converge from both sides. The tee shot here plays into a prevailing left wind, and shots not struck perfectly could bounce around like a ping-pong ball upon landing. This dogbone-shaped green is one of the smallest putting surfaces on the course, and is fronted by a steep little pot bunker that makes center/left hole locations hard to access and hold.
Earlier holes
No. 1 -- Par 5/4, 598/496 yards
Golfweek's complete preview
