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One of the best and most renowned golf course and country club is Oakmont. Located in the lap of the rolling hills of Pittsburgh at Pennsylvania, this golf club ranks among the top 5 best courses of America’s favourite game. The first golf course to be announced as the national History Landmark, the place of Oakmont is hugely popular for its greenery. You will find extremely thick, rough and fast growing grass.
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The Oakmont Championship golf course was designed by famous Henry Fownes. Originating in the year of 1903, this course is the toughest and most interesting of all. A true golfers game,. This game is growing rapidly in popularity and demand. The characteristic of Oakmont golf course that makes it unique from other courses are as follows:
Super fast greens,
200-plus bunkers,
Scottish-style links with no water hazards
18 hole regulation length course
Private Non-Equity golf course
71 pars
7,229 yards
77 rating
144 slope
Golf Cart
The Oakmont golf course is played basically at the Oakmont country club. This club offers balanced combination of beauty and challenge for a true spirited golf player. The slope and tilt of Oakmont is absolutely in sync with the game’s noted holes of 1, 3, 10 and 12.
The hardest part of the game of Oakmont is the Church Pews bunker. This is a big bunker that is around 100 yards long and 40 yards wide covering 12 grass ridges running by it. Some of the famous championships organized at Oakmont are as follows:
| Year |
Major |
Winner |
| 2010 |
U.S. Women's Open |
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| 2007 |
U.S. Open |
Angel Cabrera |
| 2003 |
U.S. Amateur |
Nick Flanagan |
| 1994 |
U.S. Open |
Ernie Els |
| 1992 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Patty Sheehan |
| 1983 |
U.S. Open |
Larry Nelson |
| 1978 |
PGA Championship |
John Mahaffey |
| 1973 |
U.S. Open |
Johnny Miller |
| 1969 |
U.S. Amateur |
Steve Melnyk |
| 1962 |
U.S. Open |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 1953 |
U.S. Open |
Ben Hogan |
| 1951 |
PGA Championship |
Sam Snead |
| 1938 |
U.S. Amateur |
William Turnesa |
| 1935 |
U.S. Open |
Sam Parks, Jr. |
| 1927 |
U.S. Open |
Tommy Armour |
| 1925 |
U.S. Amateur |
Bobby Jones |
| 1922 |
PGA Championship |
Gene Sarazen |
| 1919 |
U.S. Amateur |
S. Davidson Herron |
For more information on Oakmont, the contact detail of Oakmont club is given below:
Oakmont Country Club
1901 Oakmont Drive, Corinth, TX 76210
Phone: 940.321.5599 Fax: 940.321.5586
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