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Haunted by the Oakmonster on the Night Before the Open

Picture yourself for a moment lying in bed the night before you tee off in the U.S. Open…only it’s the U.S. Open at Oakmont. The National Open is routinely played at only the finest and most difficult golf courses in the country. “Golf’s Toughest Test” is the semi-official moniker, and the USGA means it. Historians may quibble as to the exact genesis of the inception...

Golf Course Trades Runs My Stories of Oakmont Piece

Big thank you to Golf Course Trades for running my latest story – a retelling of many of the worst golf train wrecks at Oakmont. Oh Oakmont, our great grassy guillotine! We will see her again this June for the 125th U.S. Open. The story is here.  Here is a snippet from the piece: So the legend is actually true:  You could play the U.S. Open at Oakmont with...