u.s. open 2011 congressional

QMI AGENCY Sources: Graphic News; Reuters Putting with The U.S. Open will return to Bethesda, Maryland' s Congressional Country Club for the third time when this year’s edition takes place Thursday to Sunday 2 5 3 4 9 8 6 7 10 11 18 16 17 15 12 14 13 1 Trees on the left and bunkers on the right make an accurate tee shot crucial to set up a long uphill approach to any elevated and well-bunkered green. This medium-length par three features an uphill tee shot to a dangerous, two-tiered green which is protected at the front by deep bunkers. This hole has a sharp right dogleg and presents an excellent birdie opportunity, despite a green which slopes severely from back left to front right. This hole has a deep ravine in front of the green that will probably force even the longest hitters to lay up and attack with a wedge. From an elevated tee, care needs to be taken with club selection to avoid a large pond in front of a back-to-front sloping green. The narrow green is relatively flat but is guarded on the right by a pond. This dogleg- left hole requires a mid-iron approach shot into a green guarded by bunkers at each front corner. This par three plays slightly uphill into a heart-shaped green with three distinct sections. The well-bunkered, elevated green is one of the toughest on the course and slopes sharply from back to front. A severe dropo in the fairway with bunkers on both sides will prompt many players to lay up o the tee, leaving them a long approach a well-bunkered and elevated green. Care needs to be taken o the tee to avoid overshooting the steep hillside at the end of the fairway. This hole requires a tee shot down the right side to take advantage of a downhill right-to-left slope in the fairway. Par 4, 402 yards Par 4, 470 yards Par 4, 173 yards Par 3, 218 yards Par 3, 193 yards Par 5, 579 yards Par 4, 437 yards Par 4, 523 yards Par 4, 467 yards Par 4, 494 yards Par 4, 471 yards Par 4, 354 yards Par 5, 636 yards Par 4, 413 yards Par 4, 490 yards Par 3, 233 yards Par 5, 555 yards Par 4, 466 yards prestige The elevated and angled green, which slopes back left to front right, is protected by three bunkers at the front. The fairway has been shifted to the left to create a sharper dogleg right, while the green slopes severely from back to front. This relatively short dogleg- left is made challenging by a narrow, bending fairway where accuracy o the tee is a requisite. The green is protected by three bunkers but is fairly flat, oering an early opportunity for birdie This tough uphill hole, requires a high, soft tee shot to the green. This hole has been converted to a risk/reward par five which should be reachable in two by most players in the field. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 18 11 12 15

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QMI AGENCYSources: Graphic News; Reuters

Putting with

The U.S. Open will return to Bethesda, Maryland's Congressional Country Clubfor the third time when this year’s edition takes place Thursday to Sunday

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Trees onthe left andbunkers on the rightmake an accurate tee shotcrucial to set up a long uphillapproach to any elevated and well-bunkered green.

Thismedium-lengthpar three features anuphill tee shot to a dangerous,two-tiered green which is protectedat the front by deep bunkers.

Thishole has asharp right dogleg andpresents an excellent birdieopportunity, despite a green whichslopes severely from back left to front right.

Thishole has adeep ravine in frontof the green that willprobably force even the longesthitters to lay up and attack with a wedge.

Froman elevatedtee, care needs to betaken with club selection toavoid a large pond in front of aback-to-front sloping green.

Thenarrow green

is relatively flat but isguarded on the right by a pond.

This

dogleg-left holerequires amid-iron approachshot into a green guardedby bunkers at each front corner.This

par threeplays slightlyuphill into aheart-shaped greenwith three distinct sections.

Thewell-bunkered,elevated green is one ofthe toughest on the course andslopes sharply from back to front.

A severe

dropo in thefairway with bunkerson both sides will promptmany players to lay up o thetee, leaving them a long approach awell-bunkered and elevated green.

Careneeds to betaken o the teeto avoid overshootingthe steep hillside at theend of the fairway.

This holerequires a tee shotdown the right side totake advantage of a downhillright-to-left slope in the fairway.

Par 4,402 yards

Par 4, 470 yards

Par 4,173 yards

Par 3,218 yards

Par 3, 193 yards

Par 5,

579 yards

Par 4,

437 yards Par 4,523 yards

Par 4,467 yards