There Goes A Return Visit To Torrey Pines Anytime Soon

That for me is the buried lede in the 2017 Erin Hills and 2019 Pebble Beach U.S. Open announcements. You have to figure 2018 will be somewhere in New York, meaning Tiger and Phil will likely not play another Open in their hometown until at least they are 45 (Tiger) and 51 (Phil).

USGA NAMES ERIN HILLS SITE OF 2017 U.S. OPEN AND AWARDS 2018 U.S. AMATEUR, 2019 U.S. OPEN TO PEBBLE BEACH

Far Hills, N.J. (June 16) – The United States Golf Association has named Erin Hills, a daily-fee public golf course about 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee in the town of Erin, Wis., as the site of the 2017 U.S. Open. The USGA has also announced its intention to award the 2018 U.S. Amateur and 2019 U.S. Open Championships to Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links.

“We are thrilled to bring the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur to these two outstanding golf venues,” said Jim Hyler, USGA president. “Pebble Beach offers a spectacular setting and boasts a long tradition of major championship golf. Erin Hills, though just a few years old, has justifiably earned its reputation as one of the premier facilities in the nation.”

For Erin Hills, the 2017 U.S. Open will mark the third USGA championship in its short history. It was the site of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, and will serve as the site of the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship, to be contested Aug. 22-28.

Opened in 2006 and designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten, Erin Hills was constructed on 652 acres of rolling topography in Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine region. When it debuted, the course won praise for its minimalist design. However, some revisions were needed to prepare it to host a major championship. The facility recently underwent an extensive renovation by golf course specialist Landscapes Unlimited of Lincoln, Neb.

“Erin Hills boasts one of the greatest natural inland sites for a golf course that I have ever seen,” said Mike Davis, USGA senior director of Rules and Competitions. “It was designed and is managed in ways that are respectful of the environment – and it also happens to be an excellent test of golf.”