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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 ...
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 is again magnificent and so is J.J. Spaun as the U.S. Open host and Pennsylvania courses keep flexing
It is of no consolation to the players that, unlike most venues, the conditions don’t change much. Oakmont plays nearly as ...
US Open: Matt Wallace says brutal Oakmont course was hardest experience of his golf career
JJ Spaun claimed a two-shot victory over Robert MacIntyre at the US Open, his maiden major victory; Matt Wallace and Brandel ...
USGA Made Mistakes at Oakmont
USGA Made Mistakes at Oakmont originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The weather was always forecast to be part of the 125 th ...
Luckiest man alive? After conquering Oakmont, it’s irrevocably J.J. Spaun
OAKMONT, Pa. – J.J. Spaun’s closing pursuit of major glory began at 3 a.m. Sunday in, of all places, a CVS in downtown ...
LIV Golf’s stars came up short at a major championship. Again.
Major championship golf is a stern test that LIV’s well-compensated stars keep failing. That’s no coincidence.
Everything a classic U.S. Open asks, Oakmont delivered to perfection
Sunday at Oakmont was chaotic, challenging, maddening and entertaining. It was all you could ask for in a U.S. Open.
Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win US Open
J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two ...
US Open champion JJ Spaun turned a free fall into a title at rain-soaked Oakmont
On a day built for umbrellas, J.J. Spaun reversed his own free fall, took advantage of everyone else’s and hit two shots that ...
US Open leaderboard final-round highlights: J.J. Spaun wins first career golf major
J.J. Spaun managed the rain and a tough Oakmont course to win the 2025 U.S. Open, the first major victory for the California ...
How J.J. Spaun Flipped the Script at Oakmont
Spaun learned from previous errors to make history at the 2025 U.S. Open, writes Bob Harig. Plus, notes on the low amateur and the PGA Tour's new CEO.