▁the ▁event ▁for ▁twenty ▁consecutive ▁years , ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 1 4 . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁began ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁contract ▁to ▁te lev ise ▁the ▁championship ▁and ▁other ▁US GA ▁events . ▁ ▁Ven ue ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁played ▁at ▁P ine h urst ' s ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Cour se . ▁The ▁past ▁champions ▁were : ▁Pay ne ▁Stewart ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁Michael ▁Campbell ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Donald ▁Ross , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Cour se ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁P GA ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁course ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁U . S . ▁Women ' s ▁Open ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁two ▁champion ships ▁were ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁course ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁layout ▁Cour se ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ ▁L ength s ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁for ▁previous ▁U . S . ▁Op ens : ▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁, ▁par ▁ 7 0 ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁, ▁par ▁ 7 0 ▁ ▁Field ▁A ▁record ▁ 1 0 , 1 2 7 ▁entries ▁were ▁received . ▁ ▁About ▁half ▁the ▁field ▁consisted