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Five points about Chambers Bay golf course, venue for the US Open

Yahoo Sports | June 17, 2015

Related Topics: US Open (tennis), Chambers Bay, Robert Trent Jones, Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Beau Hossler of the US hits a shot as J.B. Holmes looks on during a practice round prior to the start of the 115th US Open Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington State on June 16, 2015 (AFP Photo/Ross Kinnaird)

Tacoma (United States) (AFP) - Five outstanding points about Chambers Bay golf course, Tacoma, the venue of the 115th US Open starting on Thursday:-

- The par-70 course has two holes - 1 and 18 - that can change daily from par-4s to par-5s. But for the US Open if one is a par-4 then the other is a par-5, maintaining the overall par at 70

- The course was only opened eight years ago on the site of a disused sand and gravel quarry.

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