113th US Open golf championship Tournament news

A abrupt attending at the 113th US Open golf championship:The 2013 United States Open Championship will be the 113th U.S. Open, appointed to be played June 13-16 at the East Course of the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia.

Tournament information
Dates             June 13–16, 2013
Location        Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Course(s)      Merion Golf Club, East Course
Purse             $8,000,000

Statistics
Par               36-34_70
Length          6,996 yards (6,397 m)
Field            156 players(10 amateurs)

Defending champion: Webb Simpson.
Winners of the U.S. Open Championship the last ten years:
Ángel Cabrera (5,13,14), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (11,12,13,14), Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell (11,13,14), Rory McIlroy (7,12,13,14), Geoff Ogilvy, Webb Simpson (11,12,13,14), Tiger Woods (8,12,13,14)
Key groups: 1:14 p.m., Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott; 7:11 a.m., Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Keegan Bradley; 12:52 p.m., Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer

Television channel Telecast live (depends on EDT time) Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ESPN; 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., NBC; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., ESPN. Saturday and Sunday, noon to 7:30 p.m., NBC. Monday, if necessary, noon-2 p.m. ESPN; 2 p.m.-playoff conclusion, NBC