Legends are made at the historic Oakmont Country Club was founded in 1903 by industrialist Henry Clay
Fownes. The layout he created and tweaked through the years with his
son, William, has set the standard for championship competition ever
since. The nation’s first golf course to be recognized as a National
Historic Landmark, Oakmont has previously hosted 15 USGA championships,
including eight U.S. Opens (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994 and
2007). Augusta's greens are famed for how they confound and confuse with their speed and undulations in a Masters week. So are Oakmont Country Club’s in a U.S. Open. What’s the difference? Henrik Stenson says Oakmont’s can be more impossible to navigate. “If you’re talking tough at Augusta, there’s always a shot to play
where you can at least get it close,” said Stenson, who has seven
finishes of T-4 or better in major championships but is still seeking to
win his first. “Out here at Oakmont, there are some places where no
matter how good a shot you hit, you can’t get it close.” Jordan Spieth called it "the hardest test in all of golf." Tiger Woods
said a 10-handicap wouldn't break 100. Lee Trevino described it as the
only course in the country "where you could step out right now--right
now--and play the U.S. Open." You get the gist. Oakmont's pretty tough.
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