UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — These might be some of the longest rounds in the U.S. Open, and it won't all be down to slow play.
Chambers Bay is a long hike even without clubs.
USGA executive director Mike Davis set the time par at 4 hours, 45 minutes, which is not close to what anyone is expecting a threesome to get around in for 18 holes. Time par is merely used as a gauge to determine if a group that falls out of position (such as an entire hole behind) should be warned for slow play.