Oakmont Country Club does not get any easier as the players head down the stretch. The fifteenth will play as the longest par 4 on the course at 500 yards. A blind tee shot faces the players with a fairway… Continue Reading
Continuing with the U.S. Open Preview we may have found some birdies. The par 3 thirteenth hole is the shortest hole on the course and in 2007 played as the easiest par 3. A back to front sloping green is… Continue Reading
Our U.S. Open Preview continues with a look at holes eleven and twelve. The eleventh may be one of the better birdie chances on the course. A short par 4 at 379 yards if a player can hit the blind,… Continue Reading
Here’s a look at two more tough holes at Oakmont Country Club for next week’s U.S. Open. The ninth is a 477 yard par 4 that opens with a blind tee shot. The narrow fairway is protected on the left… Continue Reading
Counting down to next week’s U.S. Open with a look a holes 7 & 8. The seventh is a long par four that starts a stretch of four very difficult holes. A 479 yard par four bordered by deep rough… Continue Reading
Our U.S. Open preview continues with a look at the shortish 382 yard par 4 fifth hole. A narrow fairway dictates less then driver and an accurate tee shot. A short iron approach needs to be on the correct quadrant… Continue Reading
Our U.S. Open preview continues with a look at Oakmont’s third and fourth holes. The third is an uphill par 4 at 426 yards where we get our first view of the historic and treacherous “church pew” bunkers. The fourth… Continue Reading
Watching Rickie Fowler and the boys light it up at The PLAYERS has me Jonesing for another great tournament. And while the Wells Fargo Championship may provide us with some fireworks there is nothing like the big stage and for… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Brian Hewitt and his team at Global Golf Post have put together a nice U.S. Open Preview Issue. It has a bit of everything; Preview, history, players, human interest and some behind the scenes info. Hewitt has… Continue Reading
by Jeff Skinner Each and every golf media outlet has given us their “U.S. Open Preview” in preparation for next week’s Open at Pebble Beach. One of the best I found is on The Golf Digest/Golf World website. It’s an… Continue Reading