Dates: Thursday, June 17th through Sunday, June 20th
Site: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
Course Architects: Willie Davis (1891), Willie Dunn (1894),
C. Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor (1916-17),
William S. Flynn (1929-31)
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,996
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 393 yds 10 - Par 4 412 yds
2 - Par 3 226 yds 11 - Par 3 158 yds
3 - Par 4 478 yds 12 - Par 4 468 yds
4 - Par 4 435 yds 13 - Par 4 370 yds
5 - Par 5 537 yds 14 - Par 4 443 yds
6 - Par 4 474 yds 15 - Par 4 403 yds
7 - Par 3 189 yds 16 - Par 5 540 yds
8 - Par 4 398 yds 17 - Par 3 179 yds
9 - Par 4 443 yds 18 - Par 4 450 yds
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35 3,573 yds 35 3,423 yds
Course Set-Up: The fairways of bent and poa annua grasses will range in width
from roughly 26 to 30 yards. The deepest rough will be 4"; the
intermediate rough of six feet on each side of the hole will
be set to 1¼". Around the greens, the intermediate rough will
be three-foot wide strips. The rough area grasses are bluegrass
and rye. The greens will be set to run at 12½ feet on the
Stimpmeter as of Monday (June 14) and will be monitored the
rest of the week.
Annual: 104th
Defending Champion: Jim Furyk
Runner-Up: Stephen Leaney
Tournament Record: 272 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Lee Janzen, 1993 - Baltusrol;
Tiger Woods, 2000 - Pebble Beach;
Jim Furyk, 2003 - Olympia Fields)
54-Hole Record: 200 (Jim Furyk, 2003 - Olympia Fields)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, 2003 - Olympia Fields)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Johnny Miller, 1973 - Oakmont)
(Jack Nicklaus, 1980 - Baltusrol)
(Tom Weiskopf, 1980 - Baltusrol)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Neal Lancaster, 1995 - Shinnecock Hills)
(Neal Lancaster, 1996 - Oakland Hills)
Course Record: 66 (Ray Floyd, 1986)
Total Purse: $6,250,000
Shares: 1st Place - $1,125,000
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