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. 6 -- Par 4, 495 yards
A classic golf hole, the sixth transitions from wide open and receptive to narrow and very demanding. Players will need a long tee shot into the prevailing headwind and from there will be presented with a green set on a low plateau pinched in by tall dunes and two parallel “coffin bunkers” that flank and protect the length of the green on each side. This green has the thinnest waist of any on the course, and so could produce some embarrassing back-and-forth recovery efforts, especially for players who miss their approach high right and face a downhill, short-sided recovery.
Earlier holes
No. 1 -- Par 5/4, 598/496 yards
Golfweek's complete preview
