Pinehurst No. 2 has received widespread praise this week for the all-round challenge it has presented for players at the US Open. There is no respite on the Donald Ross masterpiece but unlike USGA championships of years gone by, it has, by and large, posed a very fair test.
Early in Sunday’s final round, however, it appeared to cross the subjective line into the silly, with many interesting spectators taking exception to a bad break that befell Rory McIlroy on the par-5 5th.
