Fast greens could turn US Open into ‘great war of attrition’- Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is braced for a “war of attrition” as Pinehurst hosts the 124th US Open Championship.

Woods was third behind Payne Stewart at the North Carolina venue in 1999 and runner-up to Michael Campbell in 2005, but did not compete in 2014 due to a back injury.

Germany’s Martin Kaymer was the runaway winner a decade ago in the first US Open since restoration work by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore meant there was none of the typical heavy rough and narrow fairways, leaving sandy ‘native areas’ and ‘turtleback’ greens as the course’s defence.

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