So Maybe The 9th Won't Be A Par-5 The Next Time Winged Foot Hosts A U.S. Open

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If they’re hitting drives like this with a helping breeze, Winged Foot’s 9th might be drivable in 2028, 2031 or whenever Winged Foot hosts the U.S. Open again.

From the 2020 U.S. Open final round where all three players made “eagles” after video game length drives.

Bryson DeChambeau, the “short” one of the group at 374.4:

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Matt Wolfe, outdrove himself from Saturday’s 377 yarder and gave himself a wedge approach Sunday after this 388.5 yard tee shot.

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And without the aid of a cart path, lucky bounce or any other known assistance beyond strength, launch optimization and some roll, a 418.8-yard drive from Dustin Johnson.

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These three are obviously longer than most and on NFL reserved lists as potential injury replacements at any number of positions. Still, this was a hole changed back to its original par-5 status but played like a tough four at 565 yards.