Fans who have been keeping an eye on the course at Winged Foot Golf Club have no doubt found themselves awed by the slickness of the greens and the depths of the rough and bunkers.
It turns out the difficulty of the course intimidated the USGA a bit ahead of the U.S. Open, too.
"We kept looking at ways [to] make the golf course a little bit easier because this is such a great test," USGA CEO Mike Davis told ESPN's Nick Pietruszkiewicz Wednesday. "It puts the premium on everything."
Golf DigestThe greens at Winged Foot are wicked.