Whether it be bunker or waste we'll cope with it: US standout Matt Kuchar
Definitions may come into play when the world's best golfers tee off at Pinehurst
Sandy waste areas scattered across Pinehurst could bring rules issues into play for the 114th US Open similar to those that cost Dustin Johnson dearly at the 2010 PGA Championship.
Definitions of what constitutes a bunker and what would be considered a waste area could come into play when the world's best golfers tee off on Thursday.
That is why a rules official will be with every group to make calls on what is a bunker, where a club cannot be grounded, and what is a waste area, where grounding a club is permitted.
We will have walking rules officials ... to be able to give that definition. It's too bad that it's got to be that way
"There are bunkers within waste bunkers. Those definitions of the bunkers within the waste bunkers sometimes get a little blurry," US standout Matt Kuchar said.
"I think it's too bad for the game that every group is going to require a walking scorer to tell you, 'You can ground your club here. You can't ground your club here.' It's too bad but we'll deal with it.
"We will have walking rules officials. We'll have officials to be able to give that definition. I think it's too bad that it's got to be that way."