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Pinehurst hosts Opens back-to-back: Good idea?

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 18: LPGA player Ji-Yai Shin poses for a portrait prior to the start of the ADT Championship at the Trump International Golf Club on November 18, 2008 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

In 2014, the U.S. Open will return to Pinehurst No. 2 for the first time since Michael Campbell’s triumph in 2005. The very next week, the famed resort will also host the U.S. Women’s Open - the first time that major championships will be conducted at the same facility in consecutive weeks.

Is the USGA’s decision to stage two of its largest events at the same resort in consecutive weeks a good idea?