Originally published February 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified February 8, 2008 at 3:46 PM

Chambers Bay will host U.S. Open

Chambers Bay, a municipal links course in Pierce County, will host the 2015 U.S. Open. The United States Golf Association also announced that Chambers Bay will also host the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship.

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MARK HARRISON / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Chambers Bay will be the first golf course in the Northwest to hold the U.S. Open.

Chambers Bay, a municipal links course in Pierce County, will host the 2015 U.S. Open.

The United States Golf Association also announced that Chambers Bay, located in University Place, will also host the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Chambers Bay, which opened last June, will be the third municipal course to play host to the U.S. Open, following Bethpage Black in New York (2002, 2009) and Torrey Pines in California later this year. Chambers Bay will be the first golf course in the Northwest to hold the U.S. Open.

"We are excited to take the U.S. Open Championship and the U.S. Amateur to such an awesome site," said Jim Hyler, chairman of the USGA Championship Committee. "This is the first time the U.S. Open has been to Washington and we are confident that the golf course will provide a challenging test for the best players in the world."

Chambers Bay, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Bruce Charleton, is the centerpiece of a 930-acre park purchased by Pierce County in 1992 that features scenic trails and coastline vistas where a sand and gravel quarry once stood.

"Our hard work has paid off as we have done everything possible to attract the attention of a prestigious championship," said Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg. "Even so, we never dreamed we'd be chosen by the USGA to host both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open championships. Especially not so close to the opening of the course. It is a true honor."

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