After quickly proving that golf was the proper purpose of a well-worn industrial site, Chambers Bay soon earned the ultimate endorsement of its new identity: a date with the U.S. Open.
Chambers Bay AT A GLANCE
• Location: University Place, Wash. |
A site that as recently as 2002 held nothing but colorless mounds of sand and gravel (right) now features a spectacular links course that will be displayed to the world through the 2015 U.S. Open. |
General Manager Matt Allen has brought his Bandon Dunes experience to help Chambers Bay build on the inspiration it’s already drawn from the famed Oregon course. |
The Chambers Bay developers retained walls from the gravel mine (below) that now stand as unique “Stonehenge”-like structures along its 18th hole, adding more distinctive character to the course and a connection to one of the site’s previous lives. |
As many as 2,000 people now stroll through the Chambers Bay property each day—and with the course even more alluring than the trails, permanent signage (below) is needed to remind hikers that it’s “walking path only.” |
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