Tweet. While it was originally believed that maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was central to successful performance in endurance activities, it has been more recently discovered that lactate threshold (aka anaerobic threshold) is a better indicator of performance.
2017 US Open to be held at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. ERIN, Wis. - The United States Golf Association will hold the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, a public golf course in southeastern Wisconsin. The USGA also said today the course will host next year's U.S. Amateur Championship.
As for this year's golf tournament, another change is the location of the event: Chambers Bay in Washington State. This is the first time the US Open will ever be played in the Pacific Northwest, according to Chambers Bay. The linksland course on Puget Sound opened for play in 2007 and was selected by the USGA for this championship the next year, the Seattle Times reports.