U.S. Open: Justin Thomas ‘spicy’ tackle 81-yard gap at LACC

The 123rd U.S. Open on the Los Angeles Nation Membership marks the primary time in 76 years that the championship options 5 par-3s.

A few of these iconic par-3s measure so long as 300 yards.

But, the little fifteenth is likely one of the shortest holes in main championship historical past.

For Saturday’s third spherical, the fifteenth formally claimed the report because the shortest gap in fashionable U.S. Open historical past at 81 yards.

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Justin Thomas, who did not make it to the weekend, chimed in on Twitter concerning the fifteenth.

“15 is attention-grabbing… guys taking part in early have an opportunity to carry that part I believe,” Thomas tweeted. “However this afternoon from 82 yards (dominantly downwind) I don’t see a ball holding at it. Watch for a lot of guys to one-hop it over the again.”

“I believe the play is to hit an enormous reduce spinner off that center slope. With how briskly the greens will play, it has an opportunity to get down inside 5-10 toes. Shall be a spicy one for certain!”

The solar has shined all through the third spherical for the primary time all week, which means the course will play firmer and sooner on Saturday than within the earlier two days.

The greens will probably be onerous to hit, and for the reason that USGA positioned the pin within the entrance portion of the panhandle-shaped inexperienced on 15, the sector has little room for error.

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Halfway via the third spherical, the fifteenth has yielded two birdies and just one bogey. However the course will proceed to dry out because the afternoon wears on, which means the leaders could have some issue with the little par-3 as soon as they get there.

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