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What is Oakmont’s church pew bunker? History behind distinctive U.S. Open course feature
The church pews — 13, long grassy tufts which act as islands within a seemingly endless pit of sand — were never part of the ...
J.J. Spaun Credits Tiger Woods’ Advice (and a Rain Delay) for Come-from-Behind Victory at U.S. Open: ‘Just a Dream’
Golfer J.J. Spaun rallied back from a no good, very bad start to win the U.S. Open by two shots — all of which had him in ...
Oakmont, the site of this year’s U.S. Open, and the tall tale that tells it all
Sam Snead supposedly hit so good a shot once that they installed a bunker overnight to stop him from doing it again. But did ...
Oakmont president Lynch summarizes 125th U.S. Open
John Lynch, the president of Oakmont Country Club, joins Golf Today to discuss why the 125th U.S. Open was an "outrageous success" and explain why J.J. Spaun's 64-foot walk-off putt was "virtually ...