2010 US Amateur: "There was nothing wrong with Chambers Bay that copious amounts of water couldn’t fix."

It's the USGA's golf course now and things looked pretty lean Monday but noticeably less shiny by afternoon.

Still, as I noted for GolfDigest.com, things are close enough to the edge to keep a close eye on the weather and those who like to scramble.

And as Rex Hoggard writes in this GolfChannel.com look back at Chambers Bay's setup issues in the 2010 U.S. Amateur, any course setup issue can be resolved by more water. Or so goes the USGA's thinking.

Although there have been numerous tweaks to the layout since the ’10 Amateur, the biggest lesson USGA executive director Mike Davis learned from that championship is that there was nothing wrong with Chambers Bay that copious amounts of water couldn’t fix.

Unless things go awry mid-round. Stay tuned...

As for the setup, it's vital to not let the course get silly because Chambers Bay has so many fascinating possibilities for tee and hole location variety, as we discussed today on Morning Drive from my bunker.