How are pin placements decided for U.S. Open? It’s science beyond putting greens.
LOS ANGELES — Location, location, location. There’s both an art and science to picking ideal hole locations for the four days of the U.S. Open, and those discussions begin years before the event. “It’s a 72-hole puzzle,” said Scott Langley, a former PGA Tour pro who is now senior director of player relations for the United States Golf Association. Langley is part of the setup team that decides ...
LOS ANGELES — Location, location, location.
There’s both an art and science to picking ideal hole locations for the four days of the U.S. Open, and those discussions begin years before the event.
“It’s a 72-hole puzzle,” said Scott Langley, a former PGA Tour pro who is now senior director of player relations for the United States Golf Association.
Langley is part of the setup team that decides on the precise Los Angeles Country Club hole locations each day, then at daybreak moves from hole to hole, setting those pins. The team needs to move quickly because the first wave of players are right on its heels.
The USGA allowed a Los Angeles Times reporter
