What: 103rd U.S. Open.
When: Practice rounds Monday-Wednesday; tournament Thursday-Sunday. If necessary, playoff Monday, June 16.
Where: Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course).
Course stats: Par 70, 7,190 yards.
Designer: William “Willie” Park Jr. in 1923.
Grass: Fairways are a bentgrass and poa annua mix. The rough areas are a bluegrass and rye mix.
First-place prize: $1,080,000.
TV: Thursday/Friday–10 a.m.-2 p.m. on ESPN; 2-4 p.m. on WMAQ-Ch. 5; 4-6 p.m. on ESPN. Saturday/Sunday–12:30-7 p.m. on WMAQ-Ch. 5. If an 18-hole playoff is necessary, ESPN will begin coverage from its 11 a.m. start, with WMAQ-Ch. 5 picking up play at 1 p.m.
2002 champ: Tiger Woods.
– List of Open winners, Page 12
Future Opens
2004: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
2005: Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C.
2006: Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
2007: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
2008: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South), La Jolla, Calif.
