NY Times · Jun 6, 2015
On Golf: Discordant Notes on the Need to Practice on a U.S. Open Course
Photo A view of the 10th hole of the Chambers Bay Golf Course, which will host the United States Open. Credit Ted S. Warren/Associated Press Robert Trent Jones Jr., the architect of the public links-style course hosting this month’s United States Open, likens the circus descending on Chambers Bay GolfCourse in less than two weeks to a symphony.
In his analogy, Jones is the composer. The conductor is Mike Davis, the United States Golf Association executive director, in charge of the tournament setup. “And the players are the musicians,” Jones said. “So we want everybody to be in tune so we’ll have some beautiful golf music.”