Dates: Thursday, June 16th through Sunday, June 19th
Site: Pinehurst Resort (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina
Course Architects: Donald Ross (1901-1946), Rees Jones (1999)
Par: 70
Yardage: 7,214
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 401 yds 10 - Par 5 607 yds
2 - Par 4 469 yds 11 - Par 4 476 yds
3 - Par 4 336 yds 12 - Par 4 449 yds
4 - Par 5 565 yds 13 - Par 4 378 yds
5 - Par 4 472 yds 14 - Par 4 468 yds
6 - Par 3 220 yds 15 - Par 3 203 yds
7 - Par 4 404 yds 16 - Par 4 492 yds
8 - Par 4 467 yds 17 - Par 3 190 yds
9 - Par 3 175 yds 18 - Par 4 442 yds
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35 3,509 yds 35 3,705 yds
Course Set-Up: The fairways of Tifway II Bermudagrass will range in width from
roughly 20 to 28 yards. The deepest rough will be 3-4 inches;
the intermediate rough of six feet running the length of each
hole will be set to 1.5 inches. Around the greens, the
intermediate rough will be the same width. The rough area
grasses are also Tifway Bermudagrass. The greens will be set to
run at 11 feet on the Stimpmeter as of Monday (June 13) and
will be monitored the rest of the week.
Annual: 105th
Television: ESPN - Thursday/Friday -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (et) and 5-7 p.m. (et),
NBC - Thursday/Friday -- 3-5 p.m. (et),
- Saturday/Sunday -- 12:30-7 p.m. (et)
Defending Champion: Retief Goosen
Runner-Up: Phil Mickelson
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)
Course Record: 62 (Gibby Gilbert, Tom Watson, 1973; Hale Irwin, 1977)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Neal Lancaster, 1995 - Shinnecock Hills)
(Neal Lancaster, 1996 - Oakland Hills)
Total Purse: $6,250,000
Shares: 1st Place - $1,125,000; 2nd place - $675,000; 3rd place - $426,611
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