With Phil Mickelson's momentous victory still fresh in every golf follower's mind, the world's golfing elite have arrived on the California coast for the third major championship in 10 weeks.
It will also be the sixth American major in a little over 10 months, this being the result of a considerable upheaval to the schedule in 2020 because of the pandemic.
And for the second time in 2021, the players will be teeing-up at Torrey Pines which hosted the Farmers Insurance Open back in January.
However, instead of playing both of Torrey's championship-standard layouts, as they do annually in the Farmers' event, all the action will be focused on the South Course, which is usually around two strokes more difficult than the North.
For this week's tournament, there is every likelihood that the South Course will be even tougher than normal, with longer rough, faster greens and probably narrower fairways.
The only other time Torrey Pines has staged a major championship, it was won by Tiger Woods who edged out Rocco Mediate in a US Open play-off which lasted 19 holes, 13 years ago.
South Course information
The cliff top 'links' of Torrey Pines is situated around 16 miles north of downtown San Diego, and has been a regular PGA Tour venue since 1968.
This municipal course was opened in 1957, and was built on a site that was formerly used by the US Army during World War II.
The South Course has twice been renovated by Rees Jones, initially in 2001, which was shortly after being awarded the US Open for the first time.
The decision by the United States Golf Association to return America's national championship to Torrey Pines for a second time was made in 2014, since when further modifications have taken place.
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This latest upgrade, to ensure it was ready to host the US Open in 2021, lengthened the course to around 7,700 yards.
A number of greens were relocated closer to hazards, such as canyons, while every putting surface was re-contoured to provide a selection of new pin positions.
The South's undulating greens, which were converted to Bentgrass during Jones's first re-design, have now been returned to Poa Annua.
Torrey Pines is laid out around 380 feet above sea level and, due to its exposed coastal location, weather conditions can vary quite considerably, especially if the wind blows in from the Pacific.
Putting surfaces are slightly smaller than the Tour average, fairways are generally flat, while water only appears on a single hole - the 18th.
It is usually a venue where the big-hitters tend to prosper, although mid-range Patrick Reed came out on top at this year's Farmers Insurance Open.
Farmers form
As for those with a strong Torrey history, read Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Justin Rose and Marc Leishman.
Rahm, the 2017 champion, has posted four top-seven finishes from his five visits, while McIlroy's three appearances in the Farmers' event have yielded: 5th-3rd-16th.
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World No 14 Finau has had four T-6s, with 2020 winner Leishman also registering a brace of runner-up finishes at this early-year tournament.
Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson, currently the world No 61, is a former winner at Torrey, while those searching for an outsider who could sneak into an each-way berth, then Ryan Palmer could be your man.
Palmer, the 44-year-old from Amarillo in Texas, has twice finished second in the Farmers' since 2018.
As for established stars who are yet to post a T-25 at Torrey Pines, then Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay and Brooks Koepka are part of this group.
Defending US Open champion DeChambeau has failed to survive the cut from two starts - although the last time he teed-up here was 2018.
Meanwhile, Cantlay and Koepka have each competed three times, and neither pro has ever finished inside the top-40.
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