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The mentors of a mentor

June 15, 2016 By
The USGA’s Executive Director Mike Davis comes through the little borough of Oakmont, Pa., so often he might as well have his own room named and reserved for him in the clubhouse. Usually he is coming to see Oakmont Country Club’s ...

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Snedeker: “(the bunkers) are probably the hardest thing on this golf course”

June 15, 2016 By
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are practice for the U.S. Open maintenance crew to perfect their jobs for the 3 a.m. wake-up calls during the actual championship. What spectators are actually coming to the Pittsburgh suburb for is to watch the ...

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2016 U.S. Open Day 2

June 14, 2016 By
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Watching Swampers and reading greens with Double D

June 14, 2016 By
I just jumped out of the cart with Oakmont’s Director of U.S. Open Operations Dave Delsandro. We did a middle-of-the-day drive around to check on a few things that were top on his list: mainly greens firmness and checking on ...

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Marzolf: “The quality of turf here is as good as any course in America”

June 14, 2016 By
I caught up with Fazio Golf Course Design’s Tom Marzolf, ASGCA, today. One of the nicest guys in all of the business, in my opinion. And the guy has stories! Fazio Design is getting some amazing contracts, and I just ...

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Zimmers to crew: You’re the best in the world

June 14, 2016 By
The crew here at Oakmont is 50 strong. For the U.S. Open, another 140 volunteers are here to help out. Many are over-qualified for the jobs they’re on, but they just want to lend a hand. It’s a who’s who of ...

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