Talk of the Tour: Looking Out for No. 2
Meanwhile, four hours up the road, I was negotiating those same winds at Pinehurst No. 2, the site of the 2014 US Open and US Women's Open.
Following an extraordinary restoration project by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Pinehurst No. 2, will welcome the world's best to a very traditional—and non-traditional—US Open venue. Contestants will find none of the usual deep rough. Instead, the fairways bleed off into sandy scrapes dotted with wiregrass. These waste areas will tempt golfers to attempt dramatic recovery shots into Donald Ross's famed “turtle back” greens, and the results should be entertaining for all.
Of course, Pinehurst No. 2 will have plenty of length, but as Harbour Town showed last weekend, a good breeze, firm greens and innovative design is still the best test of skills and mental toughness. And like Harbour Town, Pinehurst should produce an exciting and entertaining championship, even as it breaks the Open mold.
Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore (photo credit: John Gessner)
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