No ball in the water US Open

[mike_beene]

Is Pinehurst the best chance for the US Open to be played with no balls entering a water hazard the entire tournament? Did anyone hit it in the pond on 16 in the prior Opens? I assume Oakmont has some of the ditches marked as hazards during Open play and that balls entered those ditches ?

[Matthew Rose]

How about Olympic?

[Matthew Petersen]

How about Olympic?

I want to say one of the par 3s on the back had a small water hazard in play left of the green that a few players may have found, at least this last time around.

[mike_beene]

I don't know how I forgot Olympic although someone probably hit it in the creek down at the bottom of the course.However,it is possible no one did. I wonder if the USGA keeps this kind of stat?

[Matthew Rose]

Shinnecock just has that one odd pond on #6; has anyone rinsed one there?

Winged Foot might be another.

[Ronald Montesano]

The pond on Shinny 6 is more likely to swallow orbs than the Pinehurst Pond on 16.

[Patrick_Mucci]

Shinnecock just has that one odd pond on #6; has anyone rinsed one there?

Winged Foot might be another.

The creek behind # 6 and the creek on # 15 at WFW catch their share of balls

[Howard Riefs]

How about Olympic?

I want to say one of the par 3s on the back had a small water hazard in play left of the green that a few players may have found, at least this last time around.

13th hole. I know that at least one player found it in 2012. Can't remember who, though.

[Bill Shamleffer]

Is the small pond on the par-3 8th at Bethpage Black the only water hzard in play for the US Open?

[mike_beene]

I guess the pond at Shinnecock could get a stray approach from the rough but not sure it has happened. You would really have to miss your tee shot at Pinehurst. There may be no way to find out this stat but I am curious.

[Michael Felton]

Is the small pond on the par-3 8th at Bethpage Black the only water hzard in play for the US Open?

I believe so yes, but it's also quite likely to get a few, especially with a front pin.

[Mike Wagner]

Brae Burn
Myopia

Both appear to have no water.

Future:

Chambers Bay

[Garland Bayley]

Chambers Bay has water. I just can't imagine anyone hitting a shot bad enough to find the water. Perhaps a ricochet off of a rail could reach the water?

Since the water is OB, I guess there will be not penalty strokes for any shots offline enough to reach the water, as the penalty will be assessed for OB.

[Bryan Icenhower]

Myopia

Both appear to have no water.

The 9th has a pond (the name of the hole is even Pond) in front of the green that is in play.

[Mike Wagner]

Myopia

Both appear to have no water.

The 9th has a pond (the name of the hole is even Pond) in front of the green that is in play.

Indeed.

Garland, I posted under the assumption Puget Sound was out of bounds.

[Matthew Rose]

I know the Bethpage hole definitely catches a few balls; I remember seeing it happen. A few of them hit that tree first.

Didn't know #6 at Winged Foot had a creek behind it. I knew 15 had a small one. Pretty much all the significant water there is on the East course.

[Kyle Casella]

Brae Burn
Myopia

Both appear to have no water.

Future:

Chambers Bay

Plenty of water on Brae BURN. Creek on 1, creek 6, pond and creek on 7, creek on 13/14, creek on 18.

[Mike Wagner]

Brae Burn
Myopia

Both appear to have no water.

Future:

Chambers Bay

Plenty of water on Brae BURN. Creek on 1, creek 6, pond and creek on 7, creek on 13/14, creek on 18.

I stand corrected - should have zoomed in closer on google earth.  So...will Chamber's be the first US Open with absolutely no water hazards?

[Matthew Rose]

Riviera.... unless you count the barrancas.

On the other side of the coin.... which US Open had the most water in play? I'm thinking Atlanta AC, Medinah, or maybe Hazeltine or Bellerive or some other RTJ.

[Michael Felton]

Riviera.... unless you count the barrancas.

On the other side of the coin.... which US Open had the most water in play? I'm thinking Atlanta AC, Medinah, or maybe Hazeltine or Bellerive or some other RTJ.

Pebble Beach if the ocean counts has quite a lot.

[mike_beene]

Matthew, for most water in play, I wonder how Champions Cypress Creek would stack up? I am not sure how many water holes it has, but it must be in play 6 or  more times.