WHAT A STRANGE U.S. OPEN. And I'm not talking about Curtis.
This one, the 115th, had some firsts. The first U.S. Open in the Pacific Northwest. The first U.S. Open broadcast by FOX Sports. The first U.S. Open (that I know of) that had holes (1 and 18) that changed par according to the whims of the USGA's course-setup guru, Mike Davis.
It might not have been the first U.S. Open to look and play like a British Open (think Shinnecock Hills), but it seemed as if it was.