Construction wrapped up in 1913, six years after the opening of Ross's now-more-famous Pinehurst No. 2 course, which next summer will host both the men's and women's U.S. Opens.

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Sun dapples the fairways, and wind rustles the trees in each of the 15 courses it has captured so far, including Congressional, Bethpage Black, Olympic Club, Pinehurst No. 8, the Old Course at St.

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The U.S. Open returns this year to Merion, and then will go to Pinehurst No. 2 (2014), Chambers Bay (2015), Oakmont (2016), Erin Hills (2017), Shinnecock Hills (2018), Pebble Beach (2019) and then Winged Foot.

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That's the reason that Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, which will host the 2014 U.S. Open, has stopped overseeding entirely: It wants its Bermuda fairways as strong and healthy as possible for the big event.

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Whereas Pinehurst No. 2 converted to grass greens from sand greens in the early 1930s, Overhills didn't upgrade until the 1950s, by which time the syndicate had long since disbanded and the estate had passed in its entirety to the heirs of Percy Rockefeller.

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Jett said he "does not believe" a similar situation will happen this year, but added that Pinehurst's No.2 course (out of eight) is not a typical US Open layout.

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