A hole-by-hole look at the back nine of the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club:
Hole No. 10
218 yards, par 3
Half the field will have to deal with this frightening tee shot to open the tournament — a long iron or hybrid is needed to carry over water.
Hole No. 11
494 yards, par 4
On this converted par 5, fairway has been shifted right, tempting players to cut it close to get a flatter lie and better angle to green.
Hole No. 12
471 yards, par 4
Measures 56 yards longer than in 1997 Open. Tougher when pin is on the right side of the green, which slopes left.
Hole No. 13
193 yards, par 3
Players will hit mid-irons to this uphill, non-threatening hole. Second largest green on the course (trailing No. 6).
Hole No. 14
467 yards, par 4
First of two straight similar holes — elevated tee to a downhill fairway, then an uphill approach, with only flagstick visible.
Hole No. 15
490 yards, par 4
Fifty-one yards have been added since the 1997 Open. Ken Venturi bogeyed this hole three times on way to 1964 Open title.
Hole No. 16
579 yards, par 5
Hole will be set up short enough to allow players to reach green in two, but greenside slopes are now shaved and penal.
Hole No. 17
437 yards, par 4
Difficulty lies in the severely sloped and smallest green at Congressional. Most players won’t hit driver off tee.
Hole No. 18
523 yards, par 4
Longest par 4 finishing hole in majors history has a peninsula green. “You have to find the fairway,” Ernie Els said.
Graphics by Leon Saffelle and Lauren Bellamy
