UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – As expected, the USGA has once again flipped the par for the opening and closing holes at Chambers Bay, but that decision likely had less to do with player pushback than it did a predetermined blueprint.
The closing hole will be a par 5 (595 yards), like it was on Thursday, after many players, including co-leader Jordan Spieth, blasted the hole as a par 4 on Friday.
“I think 18 as a par 4 doesn't make much sense. Of course, at the moment, when I didn't hit the right shots it's going to make less sense,” said Spieth, who made a double bogey-6 on Friday at the 18th hole.