The browned-out greens at Chambers Bay that became such an eyesore at the 2015 U.S. Open will soon be a thing of the past as the public course sets its sights on hosting another major.
According to an Associated Press report, the venue in University Place, Wash., will soon begin a transition from fine fescue greens to putting surfaces that are composed entirely of poa annua grass.
Poa annua greens are prevalent in the Pacific Northwest, including at nearby Sahalee, because of the climate, but Chambers Bay opted for fescue when it opened in 2007.