Players set for 'comprehensive' Open test, says USGA chief

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - Whether the players love or hate Chambers Bay, they will face a "comprehensive test" in firm and fast conditions at this week's U.S. Open, says United States Golf Association chief Mike Davis.

The links-style layout, constructed on a site along Puget Sound on land formerly used as a rock quarry and also as a sand and gravel mine, was baked hard during an unusually dry and warm May, and sunny weather has been forecast for the next four days.

While the par-70 course has not met with universal approval, with the first and 18th holes set to switch between par-fours and par-fives depending on wind conditions, USGA executive director…