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What happened at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in 2004 and what have the organisers said about it?
16th June 2018, 10:59 pm == The 2018 US Open is underway at Shinnecock Hills but comparisons are already being made between it and the 2004 event. Brookes Koepka won his first major title at the 2017 event at Erin Hills. USA TODAY Sports Brooks Koepka won the US in 2017 What happened at the 2004 US Open? 2004 was the last time the US Open was held at Shinnecock Hills. The par-three seventh green was called "unplayable". Due to high winds and dry conditions the course had to be watered during the last round after two players putted off the green. Winner Retief Goosen and runner-up Phil Mickelson were the only golfers who finished under par. Ernie Els - two-time US Open winner - called the seventh green "ridiculous" and "unplayable". What have the organisers said about the "farce"? IN the run-up to the 2018 event, United States Golf Association boss Mike Davis said: "We look back on 2004 and we admit, we as an organisation erred. "In t...