Golf Digest South Africa - June 2025

US OPEN PREVIEW

WATCH ONLINE The five biggest changes to Oakmost Country Club ahead of the 2025 US Open How Oakmont built the most intimidating bunker in America

Oakmont Overhaul The five big changes that will impact the US Open BY DEREK DUNCAN

Lee TREVINO ONCE SAID that Oakmont Country Club was so tough that it was the only

course in the country that could host the US Open on demand, without ad- vance notice. The members, who play in quasi-Open conditions daily, are slightly more modest – they say they need two weeks to get ready. What happens at Oakmont during those two weeks? Not much. It’s more about what doesn’t happen: The rough

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JUNE 2025

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