The Masters is considered the most prestigious of golf’s major championships and the British Open has the most history, but the toughest test in the sport each year is usually the U.S. Open. The 118th staging of America’s championship begins Thursday at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York.

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That’s the thing with the U.S. Open: the course is often the biggest story, and that should be the case this week. Shinnecock is a world-renowned track and one of the five charter clubs of the United States Golf Association. It’s also the only course to host the U.S. Open in three different centuries: 1896, 1986, 1995 and 2004. South African Retief Goosen won 14 years ago at 4-under.

Last year, the U.S. Open was played at wide-open first-time host Erin Hills in Wisconsin, and because the wind wasn’t blowing the course was defenseless. Brooks Koepka won at 16 under par. It would be a minor miracle for anyone to finish double digits under par at Shinnecock, which is a par 70 and will play at nearly 7,500 yards.