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Davis decides to play 18th as a par 5 Sunday

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte confirmed with USGA executive director Mike Davis that the final hole at Chambers Bay will play as a par 5 for Sunday’s final round.

Numerous sources within the USGA have said Davis planned to play the closing hole as a par 4 and the first hole as a par 5 for the final round, after swapping par on the holes each day this week.

According to Rosaforte, Davis made the decision to play the closing hole as a par 5 on Saturday when the forecast called for winds out of the west for the final round.