Golf architect Gil Hanse brought the Los Angeles Country Club course closer to the original design of George C. Thomas in a restoration ahead of the U.S. Open.
, playing host to its first major championship and opening its doors to the golf world.
“Architecturally, there’s very little we can do to challenge these players with distance and the physical part of the game,” said Hanse, surveying the course from the clubhouse deck. “But George Thomas was a genius at challenging the mental part of the game. I think the players are really finding that out.
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