It's the national championship of golf in the United States.
But you can call it the U.S. Open.
The event's 119th version will be played, once again, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, which hosted in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000 and 2010. Twentieth-century winners Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Tom Kite won't be factors outside of ceremony time.
But the 2000 winner, Tiger Woods, is among the favorites—sentimental and otherwise—after resurrecting his career from back-injury limbo. Several of the world's top players are seeking their first major victory, too.
Graeme McDowell won at Pebble in 2010 and, in doing so, ended a 40-year European drought at the tournament.