Oakmont course a thriller

DI FFI CULT H OLES

The 2016 US Open will be the 116th, to be played between June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club
in Plum, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. This will be Oakmonts ninth US Open
The Oakmont Country Club in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has the
honor of hosting the most number
of US Open Championships. The
last one was hosted in 2007
The worst single
hole record for the
US Open
Championship is
held by Ray
Ainsley, who has a
score of whopping +19 during the
1938 tournament
The US Open is the only
major that has
eluded Phil
Mickelson.
Mickelson has
nished runner-up
in the US Open a
record six times

C OUR SE
USA
Oakmont Country Club,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Designed by:

Henry Fownes

Established:

1903

Length:

6 624m

Par:

71 (70 for majors)

Course record:

63 Johnny Miller
(1973 US Open)

PAR
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
4
35

HC* METRES
3
440
7
310
1
389
13
556
11
349
17
177
9
437
5
263
15
436
3 357

HOLE
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN

PAR
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
35

HC METRES
4
422
10
346
2
609
16
167
18
327
8
457
12
211
14
286
6
442
3 267

Par Metres

*Handicap

177

The green is easy to

be missed as it tilts
from right to the left.
Being in the right
bunker makes it
difcult for the ball to
be scooped out

Henry Fownes spent a

year building Oakmont golf
course on old farmland which
uniquely has virtually no
water hazards

16

310

Green hole in shot,

but that doesnt make
it easy as it has the
most slope on the
course. The best way
is to play an approach
shot from the right
side of the fairway.
But getting there off
the tee is tough with
the bunkers in play

SCO RECA RD
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT

Par Metres

17

The youngest US
Open champion
was John
McDermott in
1911 at 19 years,
315 days

15

13

The oldest US
Open champion
was Hale Irwin in
1990 at 45 years,
15 days

14

12

YEAR
2011

PLAYER
Rory McIlroy

SCORE
268 (-16)

2014

Martin Kaymer

271 (-9)

1980

Jack Nicklaus

272 (-8)

1993

Lee Janzen

272 (-8)

2000

Tiger Woods

272 (-12)

2003

Jim Furyk

272 (-8)

18

11

PLAYER
Gary Player

SCORE
282 (+2)

1994

Ernie Els

279 (-5)

1997

Ernie Els

276 (-4)

2001

Retief Goosen

276 (-4)

2004

Retief Goosen

276 (-4)

Sources: oakmont-countryclub.org; wikipedia.org

436

8
Par Metres

10

15 4 457

Clubhouse

Downhill hole with

mini church-pew
bunker left off the tee.
Has the toughest
green of any hole at
Oakmont. Players
have to be careful not
to land on bunkers

SA CHAM P I O N S
YEAR
1965

The hole is uphill and

presents a challenge,
even if you manage to
hit the narrow fairway
to the tee

LOW EST S C O R ES

Par Metres

SA PL AYERS

Branden Grace played in
his rst US Open last year,
where he tied for fourth

Age:
World ranking:
Best at US Open:

Branden Grace

Louis Oosthuizen

Charl Schwartzel

Jaco van Zyl

Retief Goosen

Ernie Els

28

33

31

37

47

46

12

14

22

54

142

270

4th (2015)

2nd (2015)

7th (2015)

1st round (2013)

Won (2001, 2004)

Won (1994, 1997)

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