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8/6/2019 U.S. Open 2011 Congressional
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QMI AGENCYSources: Graphic News; Reuters
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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
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
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The elevated and angled green, whichslopes back left to front right, isprotected by three bunkers at the front.
The fairway has been shifted to the leftto create a sharper dogleg right, while thegreen slopes severely from back to front.
Thisrelativelyshort dogleg-left is madechallenging by anarrow, bendingfairway where accuracyo the tee is a requisite.
The green is protected by threebunkers but is fairly flat, oering
an early opportunity for birdie
This tough uphill hole,requires a high, soft tee
shot to the green.
Thishole hasbeen converted toa risk/reward par fivewhich should be reachable intwo by most players in the field.
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