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  "description": "This hole, which played as a par 5 in every previous U.S. Open at Olympic, begins a six-hole stretch that may well be the most difficult start in major-championship history. The tee shot requires a left-to-right ball flight, and there is ample room on the downhill approach shot to bounce the ball onto the green. Because the area around the green is closely mown, any shot that misses either long or to the right of the green will run away quickly. Thick brush to the immediate left of the green is to be avoided at all costs."
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  "number": 2,
  "par": 4,
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  "description": "This is one of the longest 428-yard holes competitors will ever play. Because the fairway narrows at about 270 yards, many players will opt for a 3-wood from the teeing ground. Players will be faced with an uphill approach shot to one of Olympic’s more severely sloped greens from back to front. Players who miss long will have an extremely difficult time making par."
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  "number": 3,
  "par": 3,
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  "description": "This hole plays significantly downhill, but the players will have a difficult time gauging the prevailing left-to-right wind because they can’t feel it on the tee. Because of that, and the relatively small target that the green presents, this hole is expected to play as the most difficult par 3 for the week. The 229-yard teeing ground will also be utilized during the championship."
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  "number": 4,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 438,
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  "description": "This hole calls for a right-to-left shot from the teeing ground, because in classic Olympic fashion, the fairway cants from left to right as the hole doglegs from right to left. The fairway narrows at about 265 yards, which will lead many players to hit a long iron from the teeing ground. The uphill approach shot is likely to be from a hanging lie for righthanded players, and plays to one of the most difficult greens on the course, with a severe slope from back left to front right. The green surround drops off and is closely mown behind and to the right."
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  "number": 5,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 498,
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  "description": "This hole plays the opposite of No. 4, with a fairway that slopes from right to left, while doglegging significantly from left to right. Large trees guard the right side of the drive zone. A player who hits a right-to-left tee shot will have little chance of keeping it in the fairway. The approach shot plays downhill and typically downwind to a fairly straightforward green."
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  "number": 6,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 489,
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  "description": "This hole will play some 50 yards longer than it did in the 1998 U.S. Open. A drive of 295 yards is now required to carry the fairway bunker at the turn of this slight dogleg left, which will lead many players to opt for a 3-wood from the teeing ground. Where many players hit a wedge into this green in 1998, expect to see far more mid-iron approach shots."
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  "number": 7,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 288,
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  "description": "This driveable hole provides the first “breather” on the golf course, although there will be no intermediate 3½-to-4-inch greenside rough, just a 5-to-6-inch primary cut to increase the penalty for inaccuracy. Players who opt for an iron from the teeing ground will typically have a 70-to-90-yard approach to the two-tiered green. Expect to see the hole play at about 265 yards at some point. Birdies and eagles are possible, but one missed shot could lead to bogey."
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  "number": 8,
  "par": 3,
  "distance": 200,
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  "description": "This brand-new hole will play about 60 yards longer than the previous No. 8, and the hillside to the player’s right forms a natural viewing amphitheater. The green slopes from right to left, and is set at an angle, with the back left being the most distant hole location. Large cypress trees come into play on tee shots missed to the left."
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  "number": 9,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 449,
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  "description": "Though not as dramatic as No. 5, this hole features the same characteristic: a right-to-left sloping fairway with a left-to-right angle. Many players will choose a 3-wood from the teeing ground. Any approach shot that misses the green will likely run away from the hole, because of the closely mown area that surrounds the putting surface."
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  "number": 10,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 424,
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  "description": "The angle on this left-to-right turning hole has been sharpened by moving the fairway several yards to the player’s right, making it more likely that a tee shot could run through the fairway. A left-to-right shot from the tee will greatly assist in keeping the ball in the fairway. Most players will be hitting short-iron approaches into a green that slopes from front to back."
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  "number": 11,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 430,
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  "description": "The fairway on this hole was shifted several yards to the player’s left to create more of a left-to-right dogleg. Most players will be able to hit driver from this teeing ground, though the righthanded player could be presented with a hanging lie for his approach shot. The green has two tiers and generally slopes from back to front."
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  "number": 12,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 451,
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  "description": "This hole will play 35 yards longer than in 1998. The drive is now hit out of a rather narrow chute and a slightly pushed or pulled shot could hit one of the Monterey pine or cypress trees. The fairway has been shifted slightly to the player’s left. The approach shot, which could be from a hanging lie for a righthanded player, is to a green surrounded by a closely mown area."
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  "number": 13,
  "par": 3,
  "distance": 199,
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  "description": "Bunkers front the putting surface on this hole, which will require a mid-iron shot for most of the field. The key change from previous Opens is that the rough to the left of the green has been converted to a closely mown area, thus any shot missed to the left of the green could reach the dry lateral water hazard, from which many players will be able to play their ball."
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  "number": 14,
  "par": 4,
  "distance": 419,
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  "description": "The fairway on this dogleg-left hole has been shifted to the left, which brings the trees bordering the left side more into play. The shot of choice from the teeing ground is probably a 3-wood turning from right to left. Players who hit driver can take advantage of the downhill sloping fairway, which would leave a wedge shot into the green, while those who miss the fairway to the left may still have an opportunity to reach the green with a punch shot from under the trees."
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  "number": 15,
  "par": 3,
  "distance": 154,
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  "description": "As on No. 7, those who miss this green in the rough will find no intermediate cut, just 5-to-6-inch primary rough. Still, most of the field will be hitting a 9-iron or pitching wedge into the green, which presents an unusual par-3 birdie opportunity at this point in a U.S. Open."
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  "number": 16,
  "par": 5,
  "distance": 670,
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  "description": "This hole is the longest in U.S. Open history, though it is also likely to be played forward for a round or two. Despite its length, some in the field will choose to hit 3-wood from the teeing ground, as the hole is a sharp dogleg left and the fairway begins to narrow past 300 yards. The hole continues to angle sharply from right to left for its entire length, and shots that miss the green long or to the left will bounce farther away, thanks to a closely mown area."
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  "number": 17,
  "par": 5,
  "distance": 522,
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  "description": "For the first time in a U.S. Open, this hole will play as a par 5, instead of the traditional par 4. The fairway in the driving zone slopes more severely from left to right than any on the course, and the teeing ground has been moved some 20 yards to the player’s left, making the angle of the tee shot much more challenging. Despite the fact that the hole plays uphill and typically into the wind, every player who finds the fairway with their tee shot will have the option of going for this green in two. However, the green slopes severely from left to right and back to front, and approach shots that miss long or to the right will likely run away in the closely mown area some 20 to 25 yards under the trees. There will be some eagles made here, but also some bogey 6s."
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  "par": 4,
  "distance": 344,
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  "description": "The finishing hole requires precision on both the tee shot and the approach shot. The fairway is narrow through the driving zone, and club selection for the semi-blind tee shot will range from 3-woods to long irons. Players will be able to see only the top half of the flagstick for their uphill approach shot to a small green that slopes from back to front and is surrounded by 5-to-6-inch rough."
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