FACTS & amp; FIGURES | U.S. Open

Dates: Thursday-Sunday.
Site: Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.
The Course: Two-time British Open champion Willie Park Jr. designed Olympia Fields, which opened in 1923. The club's first president was Amos Alonzo Stagg, who at the time was the University of Chicago football coach. It was said he had little time for playing golf.
Length: 7,190 yards.
Par: 36-34--70.
Format: 72 holes, stroke play.
Cut: Top 60 and ties, and anyone within 10 strokes of the lead after 36 holes.
Playoff, if necessary: 18 holes (stroke play) on June 16.
Field: 156 (146 professionals, 10 amateurs).
Purse: $6 million.
Winner's share: $1.08 million.
Defending champion: Tiger Woods.
Last year: Woods went wire-to-wire at Bethpage Black to win his second U.S. Open and become the first player in 30 years to win the first two legs of the Grand Slam. Despite a 71, the first time he has won a major with a final round over par, Woods cruised to a three-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.
Major championships at Olympia Fields: 1925 PGA Championship (Walter Hagen), 1928 U.S. Open (Johnny Farrell), 1961 PGA Championship (Jerry Barber).
Former champions in the field: Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen, Lee Janzen, Ernie Els, Steve Jones, Corey Pavin, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin.
Noteworthy: Since 1991, only one player has finished higher than 40th when defending his U.S. Open title. Tiger Woods tied for 12th in 2001.
Quoteworthy: "If you can play a whole U.S. Open and not beat your head in the wall once, you've probably done all right." -- Charles Howell III.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ESPN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., NBC. Saturday-Sunday, 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., NBC.
-- Associated Press