U. S. OPEN AT A GLANCE

Dates: Thursday through Sunday.

Site: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York.

The course: Shinnecock Hills has the oldest clubhouse in the United States. Twelve holes were open for play in 1891, with an additional six holes built in 1894. It hosted the second U. S. Open in 1896 at 4,423 yards. William Flynn redesigned the course in 1937, and the U. S. Open returned in 1986, 1995, 2004 and 2018. The course has added about 450 yards since the last U. S. Open, and some of the greens expanded during a restoration to bring back Flynn’s intended strategy.

Length: 7,445 yards. Par: 70 ( 35- 35). Cut: Top 60 players and ties.

Playoff ( if necessary): Two- hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed. Field: 156 players. Purse: $ 12 million. Winner’s share: $ 2.16 million.

Defending champion: Brooks Koepka.

Last year: Koepka broke away from a tight pack with three consecutive birdies on the back nine at Erin Hills and closed with a 5- under 67 for a four- shot victory. He made a conservative par on the par- 5 18th to finish at 16- under 272, tying Rory McIlroy’s record to par for a U. S. Open. With generous fairways at Erin Hills, seven players finished at 10 under or better. Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama tied for second. In the third round, Justin Thomas became the fifth player to shoot a 63 in the U. S. Open and the first to do it on a par- 72 course.

Tiger tales: Tiger Woods is playing in the U. S. Open for the first time since 2015. Woods has not finished closer than three shots of the lead in a major since his last major championship in the U. S. Open 10 years ago at Torrey Pines.

Television: Thursday- Friday, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m., FS1; 5 p. m.- 8 p. m., Fox- 32. Saturday, 10 a. m.- 7 p. m., Fox- 32. Sunday, 10 a. m.- 7: 30 p. m., Fox- 32.