U.S. Open
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The List Issue: 10 Best Sites Not To Have Hosted An Open
- 1. The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C.
- Remember how its closing holes made golfers weep in the 1991 Ryder Cup?
- 2. National GL of America, Southampton, N.Y.
- Has what pros hate: howling winds and blind shots.
- 3. Plainfield (N.J.) CC
- Great Donald Ross test. They've cleaned out most of the trees and reclaimed lots of bunkers.
- 4. Bryan Park GC (Champions) Greensboro, N.C.
- Frisky Rees Jones-designed public layout that leapfrogs coves of Lake Townsend on both nines.
- 5. Crosswater, Sunriver, Ore.
- Big and brawny with lots of water hazards.
- 6. World Woods GC (Pine Barrens), Brooksville, Fla.
- Closest thing to Pine Valley (which should host an U.S. Open but won't).
- 7. Kinloch GC, Manakin-Sabot, Va.
- More alternate-shot holes than even National Golf Links.
- 8. The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.
- Vintage Pete Dye with rocks instead of railroad ties.
- 9. Dallas National GC.
- There is a course in Dallas worthy of an Open.
- 10. Erin Hills GC, Erin, Wis.
- Not a better layout for spectator viewing in the country.
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