U.S. Open 2008
Golf Championship
June 12-15, 2008
Place: La Jolla, California, USA
Par : 71
Yardage: 7,607
Tour(s): PGA Tour, European Tour
Format: Stroke play
Purse: $7,000,000
Past Winner: Angel Cabrera
TV Coverage: ESPN Starsport Truesport4
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Hot Topics From USOPEN.com
Woods To Play With Mickelson
The USGA released the top pairings Wednesday for the U.S. Open. In an unusual twist, Tiger Woods, coming off injury, will be paired with Phil Mickelson the first two rounds.
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Background
United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is staged by the United States Golf Association in mid-June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the third Sunday, which is Father's Day. It is one of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. From 2008, it will also be an official money event on the Asian Tour, with 50% of Asian Tour members' earnings counting towards the Order of Merit.
The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult with a premium placed on accurate driving. Normally, an Open course is longer than normal and will have a high cut of rough (termed "Open rough" by the American press and fans), hilly greens (such as at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2005, which was described by Johnny Miller of NBC as "like trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle"), and pinched fairways. Some courses that are attempting to get into the rotation for the U.S. Open will normally be rebuilt to have these features. Rees Jones is the most notable of the "Open Doctors" who take on these projects.
Credit Background: Wikipedia
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