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The famed Pinehurst No. 2 course should have a greener, more aesthetic look than the brown, scruffy appearance in 2014.

Besides course study and golf science ahead of a tournament such as the U.S. Open, pin placements are decided by traffic, the round and weather conditions.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will be everywhere the players look at this year's U.S. Open. Chances are, if they're in it, they really don't want to be.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will be everywhere the players look at this year’s U.S. Open. Chances are, if they’re in it, they really don’t want to be. The word of the week at Los Angeles Country Club: barranca. Lined with sand and dotted with native grasses and ball-entangling plants, the barranca at LACC winds […]

LOS ANGELES -- It will be everywhere the players look at this years U.S. Open. Chances are, if theyre in it, they really dont want to be.

It will be everywhere the players look at this year's U.S. Open. Lined with sand and dotted with native grasses and ball-entangling plants, the barranca at LACC winds through most of the first nine holes and part of the back nine, as well. Much like the seawall cliffs at Pebble Beach or the church pew bunker at Oakmont, it’s the barranca that stands out as the most feared and talked-about feature for the U.S. Open’s first return to LA since 1948.