US Open pairings..Chambers Bay

US Open pairings at Chambers Bay  http://www.usopen.com/en_US/scoring/groupings.html

Those who listen to me on TSN1050 or read me here will know I am very pro when it comes to the USGA's move to the northwestern part of the USA, especially their choice of this wonderful links property built on the side of a hill by Robert Trent Jones Jr called Chambers Bay

We are going to love watching and reporting on it, each hole tells it's own story, the elevation changes make it an athletic 7 mile walk, 500+ yard par 4's, a par 4 12th they will all drive and use the slopes to run the ball 360 degrees or more around the green before settling by the hole, the par 3 9th that can be played steeply downhill, or from another tee box slightly uphill..

It is a links style course with American style undulating greens. there is fescue grass everywhere, mounds and dunes with lost ball seaside rough but world class viewing

2 Canadians have qualified David Hearn and Brad Fritsch and I have posted the pairings. Some notables..

Rory and defending champion Martin Kaymer playing with 15 year old amateur Gunn Yang...

The ladies men.. Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson and Sergio.

The old guys  Furyk, Monty  and Jimenez..

US Open winners Ernie, Ogilvy and the Goose..

The long balls,  Bubba, Phil and Cabrera the longest of them all..

The J's..Jordan Justin and Jason..

and of course the Tiger group with Rickie and Louis Oosthuizen..

The guys who can be patient and stay out of trouble will succeed, the weather has a high pressure system in play all week, loads of sunshine, no rain and like all links the course is turning brown as a result.

It will be exciting and for those of you asking me to pick the top 3, I say all bets are of this week, I watched the 2010 US Amateur on this course so I know how completely different it is, it's links for sure, but all the links in Britain are on flat linking the sea to the mainland,,this one is on the side of the hill with severe elevation changes..

Par is a good score, even bogey but there are eagle opportunities as well..and there is only one tree on it, right behind the 15th green... a lonesome pine..

It all adds up to great viewing and remember they are 3 hours behind EST so 730am local is 1030am here.

Can't wait..

Bryan