US Open: Are you not entertained? At Torrey Pines, it’s all about the big show

Shane Lowry, of Ireland, putts on the fifth green during the first round of the US Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Picture: AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Torrey Pines might sit on one of the prettiest locations in golf, but it has never been confused with America’s greatest golf courses. It’s pretty, but pretty bland as well.

That said, the municipal golf course situated high above the Pacific Ocean as it drifts around the cliffs and sagebrush ravines has proven to be a fair host for golf’s most difficult major championship.