Oakmont Country Club Tickets

Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club, which often ranks among the top 5 golf courses in America, was introduced in 1903 by designer Henry Fownes.

Located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA, the Club has hosted more major Championships than any other course in the nation, including eight United States Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three PGA Championships, and two U.S. Women"s Open.

Oakmont has also been selected as host of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open. Besides being ranked annually in the top 5 of every course list since the 1960s, it was the first golf course to earn merit as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Oakmont is most well-known for its extremely fast greens, thick rough, and its trademark church pews, the turf-laden bunker between the third and fourth fairways.

The world championship golf course designed by Henry Fownes, known as the Oakmont Country Club, opened in 1903 when it was laid out as a Scottish links-style track. Since then, it is considered by many to be the toughest golf course in the United States.

The course has been consistently rated among the top ten courses in America and maintains a turn-of-the-century charm with all of today's contemporary amenities. During a recent renovation about 400 trees were removed from the course of a 100-year history, however, the greens on the Oakmont golf course remain virtually as they were originally designed.

Oakmont is a true golfer's course with super fast greens, 200-plus bunkers, and Scottish-style links with no water hazards. Par for members is 71, although this was dropped to a par 70 for players in the 2007 U.S. Open.

Many of golf's all-time greats have reached glory at Oakmont including such legends as Bob Jones - 1925 Amateur Champion, Tommy Armour - 1927 U.S. Open Champion, Sam Snead - 1951 PGA Champion, Ben Hogan - 1953 U.S. Open Champion, and Jack Nicklaus - 1962 U.S. Open Champion.

The Oakmont"s signature, artistic 456-yard 18th hole has been called by many the best par-4 in golf. However, this famous hole suffers a bit of competition from its neighbor at the beginning of the course. The par-4, 482-yard opening hole was once voted the PGA Tour's most difficult.

Since Oakmont"s early days, several parallel bunkers, each separated by a high ridge of grass, have been part of it. It wasn't until the 1935 U.S. Open that the bunkers were wrapped around the ridges to connect with one another to form the now famous Church Pew Bunker, with its grass ridges forming the pews in the sand bunker.

It's unclear when locals started using the Church Pews term to describe Oakmont's now famous bunker, but the nickname appears to have hit the national stage for the 1962 U.S. Open where it appears in the program and in news articles covering the event.

Another of Oakmont"s famous sight includes the Oakmont's stately gabled clubhouse which has the very same old look when it was first constructed. The two story Tudor-style clubhouse feels much like a comfortable country home.

Its restoration that took place from 2002 to 2007 managed to keep up this tradition. Important structural and mechanical components were upgraded, but the locker room is still not air conditioned and spike marks still grace the benches and floors.

Old photographs of tournaments played at Oakmont hang in every room and an entire wall is dedicated to the 1962 U.S. Open playoff between Jack Nicklaus and Palmer.

All these attractions make Oakmont Country Club a must see! Quickly plan your trip to this amazing club and experience the scenic beauty along with enjoying other features the club has to offer!