US Open stars face unique challenge that could lead to ‘big trouble’ at Oakmont
The US Open is taking place at Oakmont this week and the rough is up! Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and co are all looking for major glory, as Bryson DeChambeau defends his title in Pennsylvania.…
The US Open is taking place at Oakmont this week and the rough is up!
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and co are all looking for major glory, as Bryson DeChambeau defends his title in Pennsylvania.
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Jordan Spieth undergoes his US Open practice at OakmontCredit: GettyDespite there being some of the best golfing talent on the planet on show, success in this tournament will likely require no mistakes.
But that is going to be incredibly difficult on this course, as one error could end up seeing players having to dig their ball out of a very deep rough…
The rough at Oakmont is around five inches high.
That means that balls will be completely submerged by the grass.
READ MORE ON GOLFTherefore, all players are likely to have major problems should they miss a fairway around the course, with it surely having a big impact on shot success.
Oakmont also now has a unique way to progress its grass into the five-inch rough, as there isn’t any shorter cut leading into it.
The course will simply have short grass on the fairway, an inch of second cut and then straight into the long grass, in a change to their turf for this year’s event.
Explaining the process behind creating the thick rough at Oakmont, Superintendent Michael McCormick gave details, speaking to Golf.com.
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Referencing the last times the US Open were held at the course, McCormick said: “The last two Championships, we had a graduated cut.
“So, we had our fairway surface, then six feet of intermediate cut of roughly one inch, and then in those Championships, we had 20-25 feet of graduated cut outside of intermediates at three inches, then outside of that was the five inches plus.
“But right now, it’s built to go right from the intermediate cut to the five inches which will be uniform throughout the entire golf course.”
Not only will the rough be set at five inches, but it will be standing straight too.
The Oakmont course crew have detailed that they mow the rough in a certain way that sees the grass not lay over itself, which would allow the ball to rest on top.
Instead, the way they cut the turf allows it to stand straight up, which in turn means the ball will nestle right into the roots.
That is something that will clearly present a tough challenge for US Open stars and Jordan Spieth has discussed the course.
He has pointed out how Oakmont is designed to be difficult and how errors could end up leaving players in some ‘big trouble’.
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Justin Thomas was seen working hard at Oakmont on MondayCredit: Getty“This course is built to be like this,” Spieth said. “So they’re not doing a whole lot different to the golf course.
"You hit a good shot, you get rewarded for it here. And if you don’t, you’re in big trouble. It’s pure golf, no funny business about it.”
“It magnifies once you make a mistake if you don’t play the right shot," he added.
"It’s not like making a mistake is the end of the world. It might cost you half a shot. You just have to take what it gives you.”
Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston played the 2016 US Open at Oakmont and told talkSPORT that it's not just the rough that's tricky.
He said: “It's by far the hardest golf course I've ever played.
“As you've seen with the rough, it's, it's so severe.
“You've only got two par fives, which are both 600 yards. You've got a 300 yard par three, which is ridiculous. It's so, so tough. It's so draining that golf course.
“There's a lot of pressure to hit fairways on that golf course, because if you don't, it doesn't matter if you hit it three 40 or 300 or whatever. If you're not on the fairway, you're not getting to the green unless you get really lucky with a good break in that rough.
“And then you've got the greens to contend with as well, which are some of the most severe greens I've ever played on.
“I putted one off the green in 2016. I watched someone play backwards on one hole. I saw another two people put it off the green.
“So it's not only just the rough, then you've got to get on the greens and try and get the ball in the hole. It's brutal.”
The 2025 US Open begins on Thursday, June 12 and will run through until Sunday, June 15.
talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 will have coverage of all the action in Pennsylvania.
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