The USGA screws up basically everything they touch, and the U.S. Open is no exception.I feel like the US Open is the only Major that goes overly aggressive on the 'trickery' and it's backfired horribly more than it hasn't lately.
I'll go with the Masters as 1a and the Open Championship as 1b. My only problem with the Open is that it's harder to watch because of the time difference - but DVR takes care of that issue nicely.