The Sporting Life

Complaint Department: A U.S. Open at Chamber Bay Recap

A roundup of a weekend of whining (and drama)

06/22/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Golf Claps

The U.S. Open: As Told Through Day Drinking

"Then the volunteer at the hospitality tent entrance uttered seven words that changed the whole day: 'You can take alcohol anywhere you want.'"

06/19/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

The Sporting Life

My Three Caddies: A U.S. Open Golf Preview

A duffer's day at Chambers Bay

06/17/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Explainer

Perfecting Chambers Bay for the U.S. Open

Here’s how a preeminent design firm reshaped one hole to prep for golf’s Super Bowl.

06/16/2015 By Matthew Halverson

The Sporting Life

The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay: An Ambition Unlike Any Other

When a team of architects and county officials announced in 2004 they were building a golf course worthy of the U.S. Open, it sounded like a joke: Golf’s most prestigious event, in Tacoma? But now the only ones laughing are the people who made it happen.

06/02/2014 By Matthew Halverson