5 things to know about the 122nd U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay

Brown, lumpy and hard greens are a lasting image from the 2015 U.S. Open, the biggest event in Chambers Bay’s 15-year history thus far. Yet what golfers will face this week is nothing like 7 years ago. The greens are no longer fescue, instead a native poa annua. The intent of changing the greens in 2019 was to let the poa annua take over in an environment where it thrives. The Pacific Northwest is fertile ground for the grass, and many golf courses in the region eventually morph into having poa annua greens.

Chambers Bay was trying to buck the trend with all fescue greens, but the problems at the U.S. Open amplified the need to make changes. Three of the 18 green complexes were changed in 2017, and the remainder in 2019.

Last year, the United States Golf Association hosted its Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay, and the course shined, but most importantly, the greens were playable. It was a huge step in Chambers Bay getting the U.S. Women’s Amateur bid, and this week will be another audition to see whether the course could host a U.S. Women’s Open or another U.S. Open.

Chambers Bay yardages

Hole 1: 501 yards (Par 5)
Hole 2: 375 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 147 yards (Par 3)
Hole 4: 494 yards (Par 5)
Hole 5: 423 yards (Par 4)
Hole 6: 346 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 418 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 523 yards (Par 5)
Hole 9: 174 yards (Par 3)
OUT: 3,401 yards (Par 37)
Hole 10: 381 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 412 yards (Par 4)
Hole 12: 281 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 509 yards (Par 5)
Hole 14: 407 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 127 yards (Par 3)
Hole 16: 359 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 138 yards (Par 3)
Hole 18: 526 yards (Par 5)
IN: 3,140 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 6,541 yards (Par 73)