The U.S. Open has returned to Torrey Pines in San Diego for a second time.
The South Course, which opened in 1957, is also the annual home of the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open, played in February.
The layout can be stretched to 7,802 yards off the back tees but this week, Torrey Pines will be set up at 7,652 yards and will play to a par of 71. The course has a course rating of 79 and a slope rating of 151.
In 2021, the U.S. Golf Association reports that it received 9,069 entries, the eighth-highest total in U.S. Open history. The field of 156 golfers will be cut to the top 60 and ties after 36 holes.
In 2008, Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate faced off in an 18-hole playoff on Monday that went extra holes. The USGA’s format now is a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately after Sunday’s final round. If there is still a tie, then it goes to sudden death.
The purse will be $12.5 million, the highest among golf’s major championships. The winner gets $2.25 million this year.
Check out some images from the 2021 U.S. Open.
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A detailed view of a tee box marker on the third hole during a practice round…
A detailed view of a tee box marker on the third hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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Justin Thomas (right) walks to his ball on the fourth hole during a practice round of…
Justin Thomas (right) walks to his ball on the fourth hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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Xander Schauffele walks to the third green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf…
Xander Schauffele walks to the third green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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Tees at the 10th tee box during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament…
Tees at the 10th tee box during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau hugs his mother Jan at the 11th tee during a practice round of the…
Bryson DeChambeau hugs his mother Jan at the 11th tee during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Phil Mickelson hits from a sand trap on the 12th green during a practice round of…
Phil Mickelson hits from a sand trap on the 12th green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Phil Mickelson chips onto the 11th green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf…
Phil Mickelson chips onto the 11th green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Phil Mickelson’s cup rests on the on the 11th green during a practice round of the…
Phil Mickelson’s cup rests on the on the 11th green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Golf coach Chris Como listens to Phil Mickelson on the 2nd green during a practice round…
Golf coach Chris Como listens to Phil Mickelson on the 2nd green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Phil Mickelson (left) watches as Bryson DeChambeau (right) hits a shot on the 12th green during…
Phil Mickelson (left) watches as Bryson DeChambeau (right) hits a shot on the 12th green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Max Homa plays a shot onto the fourth green during a practice round of the U.S.…
Max Homa plays a shot onto the fourth green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 14, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Justin Thomas (right) and Jordan Spieth (left) putt on…
Jun 14, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Justin Thomas (right) and Jordan Spieth (left) putt on the fourth green during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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A detailed view of the flag on the fifth hole during a practice round of the…
A detailed view of the flag on the fifth hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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A red-tailed Hawk soars above the 13th fairway during a practice round of the U.S. Open…
A red-tailed Hawk soars above the 13th fairway during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 14, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; A detailed view of golf balls on the practice…
Jun 14, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; A detailed view of golf balls on the practice range during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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A general view of a US Open sign and the merchandise tent at Torrey Pines during…
A general view of a US Open sign and the merchandise tent at Torrey Pines during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
