Gary Player calls U.S. Open course 'the worst golf course I might've ever seen' - For The Win

The world’s best golfers started complaining about Chambers Bay months in advance, and many of them have openly ripped the site of the 2015 U.S. Open this week. The baked greens and rock-hard fairways are out of control, and despite leading the tournament after two rounds, Jordan Spieth called No. 18 “the dumbest hole I’ve ever played in my life.”

That criticism is mild compared to what 1965 U.S. Open champion Gary Player had to say.

“The worst golf course I might’ve ever seen in the 63 years as a professional golfer… The USGA, who I admire and have chosen great golf courses in this great United States of America â€" they’re preaching speed of play. Enjoyment. User-friendly. This golf course here, if you’re a 10-handicap, you couldn’t break 100 if you had the best day of your life. They’ve got pros putting from 20 feet and hitting the ball 20 foot to the right, a man misses the green by a yard and he’s 50 yards down in the valley. I mean I don’t understand it.”

Bubba Watson (who failed to make the cut) offered a perfect example of how ridiculous the greens can be in a practice round.

Player also noted that as a public course, Chambers Bay is hardly accessible for an average golfer.

Via Yahoo!:

“It’s 7,900 yards long. The world is in dire straits with water. Can you imagine the costs to maintain this? And it’s a public course, but they’ll probably charge the public $200 to play it. I’d like to challenge anyone with a 16 handicap to do better than 40 over par. It’s basically unplayable.”

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