2010 U.S. Open Second Round Thread
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**Setup details from the USGA and Mike Davis:
The following are details on the course setup for Round 2 of the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, from Mike Davis, USGA senior director of Rules and Competitions:
Weather Forecast for Friday (provided by Thor Guard Weather) – The general wind direction will be from the west today and stronger than yesterday. We have a system passing through late morning that should keep the clouds thicker and produce areas of drizzle/mist. Some sun is possible during the afternoon, but skies should be mostly cloudy for most of the day.
The wind may be variable early but by mid morning or 8 a.m. to 9 a.m it should be out of the west at about 5-10 mph.
Between 10 a.m. and noon, west to west-southwest winds are predicted ahead of a weak system passing through and this wind should be on the order of 8-12 mph and a bit stronger out on the exposed holes.
Between midday and 6 p.m., the wind will be west to west-northwest at about 10-15 mph.
The last two hours of play or so the wind will back off a bit and be more from the northwest (8-12 mph)
Green Speeds – Today’s speeds are very consistent with what they have been for the last five days – mid-13s in the early morning, which should settle out in the mid to high 12s by midday.
Rough – Given the dry weather and very little growth, we decided not to mow the rough yesterday (and may not for the remainder of the championship). The rough will stand more upright and will become more inconsistent, which we like. The closer-in rough will still be playable.
Water Management – Corrective hand-watering was applied to all greens last night. In addition, after firmness and moisture readings were taken, very light hand-watering was completed this morning to the ninth and 10th greens, as well as small portions of the third, fifth and 16th greens, in order to keep firmness conditions consistent from green to green.
Today will see less drying due to cloud cover. The putting greens, green approaches and fairways should be relatively firm, but not overly so.
Hole-by-Hole Information:
Hole 2 – tee markers moved forward to back of next teeing ground.
Hole 5 – 178 yards to a front right hole location; left side of tee used.
Hole 7 – 114 yards; back right portion of tee used to a back left hole location.
Hole 12 – 177 yards; the penultimate teeing ground was used (24 paces forward of tee sign) in combination with a hole location tucked right over the front bunker.
Hole 14 – tee markers moved up 13 paces, which may allow a few players to carry far right bunker off tee if headwind is not too strong.
Hole 17 – 210 yards
Hole 18 – tee markers moved up 20 yards with a back left hole location. Players may have the option to reach the green in two if westerly headwinds are not too strong. (Note: Yesterday this hole was setup as a three-shot hole with tee markers back and hole tucked behind bunker).
