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will be on full view again at the 2013 U.S. Open on the East Course at Merion." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" style="margin:0 auto;" width="640"/> <cite style="" id="galleryCaption001">The famous wicker basket flagsticks will be on full view again at the 2013 U.S. Open on the East Course at Merion.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Wicker winners"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608180547-merion12-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The history of golf at the Merion club dates back to 1896, with the East Course being completed in 1912." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto002" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption002">The history of golf at the Merion club dates back to 1896, with the East Course being completed in 1912.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Historic course"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130530183212-merion4-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Merion is regarded as one of the most picturesque courses in world golf, and this sunset view from the 10th tee takes in the ninth green with the fourth green in the background. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto003" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption003">Merion is regarded as one of the most picturesque courses in world golf, and this sunset view from the 10th tee takes in the ninth green with the fourth green in the background. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Stunning sunsets"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130606123052-living-golf-merion-club-history-00053919-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Merion's trophy cabinet reflects its staging of 18 USGA events and a host of important tournaments." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto004" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption004">Merion's trophy cabinet reflects its staging of 18 USGA events and a host of important tournaments.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Trophy tradition"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130606123054-living-golf-merion-club-history-00042108-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Ben Hogan plays his famous one-iron approach to the final green in the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion. It is acknowledged as one of the greatest shots in golfing history and he went on to win the tournament in a playoff. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto005" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption005">Ben Hogan plays his famous one-iron approach to the final green in the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion. It is acknowledged as one of the greatest shots in golfing history and he went on to win the tournament in a playoff. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Heroic Hogan"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130530183527-merion5-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The U.S. Open trophy is paraded next to the plaque on the 18th hole which marks the point from which Hogan played his famous shot. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto006" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption006">The U.S. Open trophy is paraded next to the plaque on the 18th hole which marks the point from which Hogan played his famous shot. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Marking history"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608181305-merion15-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The club used by Hogan is on public display in the USGA museum, having been stolen but then found by a collector." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto007" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption007">The club used by Hogan is on public display in the USGA museum, having been stolen but then found by a collector.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Iconic club"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608181652-merion16-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="A plaque in the clubhouse is dedicated to the course's designer, Scotsman Hugh Wilson, who was a member at Merion. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto008" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption008">A plaque in the clubhouse is dedicated to the course's designer, Scotsman Hugh Wilson, who was a member at Merion. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"Design great"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130530182728-merion3-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt=" A commemorative stone on the par-four 12th on the East Course marks the hole on which the great Bobby Jones completed golf's first "grand slam" in 1930 by winning the final of the U.S. Amateur. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto009" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption009"> A commemorative stone on the par-four 12th on the East Course marks the hole on which the great Bobby Jones completed golf's first "grand slam" in 1930 by winning the final of the U.S. Amateur. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"Grand Slam"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130604200306-merion-8-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Players will take aim at the wicker basket targets rather than the conventional flags, making it harder to judge the wind direction." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0010" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0010">Players will take aim at the wicker basket targets rather than the conventional flags, making it harder to judge the wind direction.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"Wicker view"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130530182200-merion2-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The wicker basket flagsticks are gathered up each night by a special machine before being put out the next morning. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0011" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0011">The wicker basket flagsticks are gathered up each night by a special machine before being put out the next morning. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":11,"title":"Wicker cart"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130604200220-merion-7-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Leading PGA Tour professional Rickie Fowler (left) was among the victorious American Walker Cup team which beat Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last major event to be staged at Merion in 2009. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0012" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0012">Leading PGA Tour professional Rickie Fowler (left) was among the victorious American Walker Cup team which beat Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last major event to be staged at Merion in 2009. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":12,"title":"Walker wonders"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608180451-merion-11-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The legendary Lee Trevino won the U.S. Open at Merion in 1971 after beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. He has fond memories of the unique course. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0013" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0013">The legendary Lee Trevino won the U.S. Open at Merion in 1971 after beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. He has fond memories of the unique course. </cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":13,"title":"Supermex memories"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608180741-merion14-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The changing room at Merion has a old-fashioned qualities, with massive metal lockers as the main feature." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0014" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0014">The changing room at Merion has a old-fashioned qualities, with massive metal lockers as the main feature.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":14,"title":"Metal lockers"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130604200418-merion9-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Players will tee off at the U.S. Open right in front of the dining patio in the clubhouse." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0015" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption0015">Players will tee off at the U.S. Open right in front of the dining patio in the clubhouse.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":15,"title":"Lunch tee"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608180647-merion13-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="When the original Merion club was founded in 1865, it was used for the traditional British sport of cricket. 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<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130608180647-merion13-topics.jpg" border="0"/> </div> <span style="height:21px;padding:4px 0 0 0">16</span> </div> </div> <div id="articleGalleryNav00Next" onclick="expGalleryPT00.galleryNext(0,0)" class="cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNext"><span>></span></div> <div id="articleGalleryNav00JumpNext" class="cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNextDisabled"><span>>></span></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> </div> <script> Event.observe(window,'load',function(){ if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){ cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"Golf's 'wicker men' challenge for U.S. Open stars"); } }); </script> <a name="em0"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr"> <div><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS</strong></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin cnnStryHghLght">  <li>Merion is renowned as one of the finest golf courses in the world</li> <li>Legendary players have won important tournaments on the inland links</li> <li>U.S. Open venue is famous for its wicker basket flags</li> <li>Strong Scottish influence in the design of the East Course</li>  </ul> </div></div>  <p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- "I love Merion, and I don't even know her last name," legendary golfer Lee Trevino was once memorably quoted when asked about the venue for this week's U.S. Open.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">"Supermex" had good cause for his admiration of the famous inland links near Philadelphia, having won the 1971 edition of the tournament after a playoff with Jack Nicklaus, no less.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3">Nicklaus, who went on to win a record 18 major titles, described Merion's championship East Course as "Acre for acre, maybe the best test of golf in the world."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4">Current No. 1 Tiger Woods is another big fan. "You have to be so disciplined to play that course," he said after a recent practice round.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5">So what is it about the Merion which evokes such praise -- and what will await Woods and his rivals when they bid for major glory this week? Thursday's opening round was disrupted by the arrival of predicted bad weather, but there is much more at the Pennsylvania venue to challenge the world's top golfers.</p> <script> var currExpandable="expand16"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='sports/2013/06/06/living-golf-merion-club-history.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130606123054-living-golf-merion-club-history-00042108-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand16Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em1"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand16"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130606123054-living-golf-merion-club-history-00042108-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Historic club to host U.S. Open</span></cite> </div> <script> var currExpandable="expand26"; 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130605171035-golf-deane-beman-pga-billion-00001429-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Golf's billion dollar pioneer </span></cite> </div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16">Whoever emerges the winner this Sunday evening will be presented with a wicker basket to commemorate their win along with the championship trophy.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17"><strong>On</strong><strong>e</strong><strong>-iron wonder</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph18">In 1950, the legendary American golfer Ben Hogan won the U.S. Open at Merion -- just 16 months after suffering terrible injuries in an automobile crash which nearly claimed his life.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph19">By a curious twist, and for the only time, the wicker baskets were not used that year.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph20">Perhaps they did not want to upset Hogan -- who had the unfair reputation of being a ruthless and aloof winning machine -- on his courageous comeback trail.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph21">So when he came to play his second shot to the testing par-four 18th in the final round, he would have seen a flag blowing in the far distance over 200 yards away.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph22">Struggling with pain from his still-healing injuries and knowing he needed to find the small green with his shot to have any real chance of joining two other golfers in a playoff, Hogan selected a one-iron club -- which hits the ball far and low if hit correctly.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph23">Ever the perfectionist, Hogan's strike was pure perfection and brought gasps from the galleries as it arrowed its way to the heart of the green.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph24">Two putts for a par were enough and he won the next day's 18-hole playoff against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25">The drama of the moment was captured for posterity by famous Sports Illustrated and Life Magazine photographer Hy Peskin. 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He returned in 1924 to win the event, but his victory in 1930 is best remembered.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph30">In the days before the U.S. Masters and PGA Championship, the majors were considered to be the U.S. and British Opens and the British and U.S. Amateur Championships.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph31">Jones, the dominant golfer of his era, amateur or professional, arrived at Merion in September 1930 needing to win the U.S. Amateur to complete the set in the same calendar year.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph32">In the 36-hole final, played to a matchplay format, he thrashed his unfortunate opponent Eugene Homans, watched by a massive crowd. A reporter labeled the feat as the "Grand Slam" -- a term which has stuck. It was to prove Jones' final tournament as he retired from competition aged just 28 to practice law, although he was the driving force behind founding the Masters at Augusta.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph33">Olin Dutra won the first U.S. Open to be staged at Merion in 1934, Hogan's 1950 heroics have gone down in golfing folklore, while Nicklaus famously led the United States to victory there in the Eisenhower Trophy (the World Amateur Team Championship) in 1960.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph34">His four-round total of 269 is considered one of the greatest displays in the history of the game, but when Nicklaus returned to Merion for the U.S. Open at the peak of his powers in 1971 he found Trevino barring his way to victory.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph35">They both tied in 280 level par after four rounds on a course Trevino described as holding "a lot of trouble and with a lot of tall grass."</p> <script> var currExpandable="expand136"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='sports/2013/06/11/golf-open-david-graham-1981.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130611150959-golf-open-david-graham-1981-00011207-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand136Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em10"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand136"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130611150959-golf-open-david-graham-1981-00011207-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>David Graham's 1981 U.S. Open victory</span></cite> </div> <script> var currExpandable="expand236"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='sports/2013/06/11/golf-open-iconic-photograph.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130611150948-golf-open-iconic-photograph-00000018-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand236Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em11"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand236"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130611150948-golf-open-iconic-photograph-00000018-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Recreating golf's most iconic photograph</span></cite> </div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph36">Few gave him much chance in the playoff, but with a round of 68 to Nicklaus' 71 he claimed his second U.S. Open and his words "had beaten the best" giving him the belief he "really belonged" in very elite of golf.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph37">David Graham claimed the fourth staging of U.S Open at Merion in 1980 and was in awe of his place in golfing history, becoming the first Australian to win the tournament.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph38">"Bobby Jones won there, Trevino, Hogan won there and then this little kid from Australia comes along and wins," he told CNN.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph39">Hogan phoned him after his victory and they had lunch. "He liked international players, he congratulated me on winning. It was cool," Graham said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph40"><strong>Anyone for cricket</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph41">Coming from Australia, Graham would acknowledge that while golf is a popular sport, cricket is a national obsession as it is in England -- the two battling for supremacy for the famous Ashes.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph42">When the original Merion club was founded in 1865 -- a playground for the rich society elite of Philadelphia -- the British influence was still strong, so cricket was the chosen sport for the country club setting, while tennis also became popular.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph43">In 1896, a golf club was formed from the membership and a course built on existing grounds.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph44">The Merion East Course came later -- completed in 1912 and built on land acquired near Ardmore.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph45">It was designed by one of the club's members, Scotsman Hugh Wilson -- who had never done such a job before.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph46"><strong>Scottish roots</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph47">He went back home to find inspiration from Scotland's famous coastal links courses, and it was he who introduced the wicker baskets.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph48">North Berwick Golf Course, near the border of England, has a strong resemblance to Merion, particularly the 15th and 17th holes.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph49">The style of the bunkers is also different from that commonly found in the United States and according to Trevino are devilishly difficult. They are nicknamed the "white faces of Merion" and with good reason.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph50">"The Scottish-type bunkers are unbelievable because you think you might be in the bunker, then all of a sudden you're in the lip of it and you can't find your ball, I mean it's hiding in there!" Trevino told CNN.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph51">Trevino believes that despite its short length by modern standards, the combination of the bunkers, small greens and forbidding rough will leave Tiger and co. with a very real test.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph52">"That'll be the toughest little 7,000-yard golf course you'll ever see."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph53"><strong>Lunch tee</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph54">One of other challenges facing the players will be the unusually close proximity of the dining patio to the first tee.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph55">Nerves jangling at the start of an important round, the players can almost hear the tinkle of cutlery and glasses as the members tuck in to some fine cuisine.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph56">"It almost feels like you're teeing off in a carport because the first tee is just outside the door there," Trevino said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph57">"That's the way all the courses used to be. If you go over to Scotland and if you shank a ball out of a bunker, then you'll break the biggest window in the world in a dining room.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph58">"That's the way they built it -- they had a lot of property, they didn't waste it. Now you're building golf courses on 500 acres and nine holes covers five miles!"</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph59">Merion, hosting the U.S. Open for the fifth time, takes up a mere 120 acres.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph60"><strong>All about tradition </strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph61">As Trevino and others have suggested, it is a course absolutely dripping with traditional influence and none more so than the clubhouse, which was once a farmhouse.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph62">Players will use a changing room full of big metal lockers and period features.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph63">Photos and old scorecards adorn the walls and there is a massive trophy case -- appropriate for a club which has hosted more USGA events, 18 in all, than any other in the United States.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph64">The last was the 2009 Walker Cup amateur competition, where the likes of Rickie Fowler helped the United States to victory over Great Britain and Ireland.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph65">Once on the course, players and caddies will have to do without yardage markers, while golf carts are prohibited even for members.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph66">Graham has nothing but praise for the work of the club in preserving its culture and heritage.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph67">"They've done such a superb job with their museum, they're very cognizant of the club's tradition and they do what Augusta National does. At all costs they protect the integrity of the club," the 67-year-old said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph68">"Certain (U.S.) Opens, like the one at Pebble Beach, is a little special and certainly the Open at Merion was special, especially for me."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph69">Doubtless, whoever writes their name into the roll of honor under 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson will take away similar thoughts and join a list of special greats.</p> <script type="text/javascript">if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();}</script> <p class="cnn_strycbftrtxt"></p>   <div class="cnn_stryshrwdgtbtm"> <div id="cnn_sharebar2"> <div class="c_sharebar_cntr c_sharebar_loading"> <div class="cnn_stryswdgtbtm1"> <div class="cnn_stryswdgtbtm1a"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130616045449/http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/sport/golf/golf-us-open-merion-magic-woods/index.html#disqus_thread">0</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryswdgtbtm1b"><a 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