“My pants were soaked up to my knees."

This doesn't come as a surprise considering all of the late rains that Northern California has received, but still it's worth noting this item from Doug Ferguson's weekly column:

NBC Sports executive producer Tommy Roy was at Pebble Beach over the weekend and had a frightening scouting report. He said the rough was as tough as he has ever seen. “My pants were soaked up to my knees,” Roy said. The question is how much it gets cut before the U.S. Open in two weeks, although it’s clear that the grass will be dense no more what height. ...