The course, in University, Place, Wash., has come under fire from players for a putting surface that's of poor quality, with green speeds changing from hole to hole and unexpected bumps on some.

For his subject, Traynor chose the 10th hole at Chambers Bay, a par-4 whose tee box offers sweeping views of Puget Sound, Fox Island and, on a clear day, the Olympic Mountains beyond.

The Sports Xchange Course Source: Chambers Bay, Wawona IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., five miles south of Tacoma and 45 minutes south of Seattle. THE LAYOUT… ...

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — At 5:13 a.m. Pacific time Thursday, the sun will rise along Puget Sound and the first golfers will begin to make their way to Chambers Bay Golf Course, an eight-year ...

Different indeed, a challenge unlike any other in the long history of the U.S. Open. Chambers Bay is a quirky 7.5-mile track, a links course featuring huge elevation changes and just one tree ...

3. But it's a links course unlike any other links course. "Unlike any links golf we play, we don't have elevation changes like this," said Woods. "You are going to get some funky bounces out there.

June 17 (Reuters) - Groupings for the first two rounds of this week's U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington (first time listed is for Thursday's opening round, times are all ...