Chambers Bay a Decade Later: How Fescue Re-Greening Saved a Modern Classic

When the 2015 U.S. Open concluded at Chambers Bay amidst controversy over bumpy poa annua greens, critics prematurely wrote off the monumental public reclamation project. But a courageous decision by Pierce County and course superintendent Eric Johnson to replace the putting surfaces with pure poa-resistant fescue has orchestrated one of the greatest agronomic revivals in modern golf history.