U.S. Open is upon us, and the world's best golfers are at Oakmont Country Club for what should be a thrilling tournament. The United States Golf Association (USGA) loves to flaunt the U.S. Open as the greatest test in golf.

Even world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows he'll be at the mercy of Oakmont Country Club at the U.S. Open, a course he called "probably the hardest golf course that we'll play."

Scottie Scheffler may not have been as prepared as he could have been for last year's U.S. Open, but on Tuesday the tournament favourite at Oakmont Country Club said he was well-rested and had done his homework ahead of golf's toughest test.

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I didn’t even feel like I was playing that bad,” McIlroy exclaimed, to a bit of a gasp from the media members in attendance, during his Tuesday press conference ahead of this week's U.S. Open. McIlroy admitted that the course felt “impossible” with such firm greens and harsh pins—he played as part of an outing hosted by Oakmont member Stan Drukenmiller—but is pleased with the rain making everything a bit softer.

Bryson DeChambeau praised Oakmont by crushing Winged Foot, the New York course where he won his first US Open in 2020.

Hundreds of men flooded Oakmont Country Club as the sun was peaking its head over the top of the property Tuesday morning. Not a single one was gearing up to play. Grounds crew, maintenance staff and championship officials were putting the finishing touches on practice round conditions,

Oakmont Country Club is one of the most famous courses stateside, and it regularly hosts the US Open golf championship in rotation with several other country cl

Ahead of one of the most difficult tournaments of the season at the US Open, Oakmont Country Club is fine-tuning its course and giving players a chance.

Anytime a golf course goes through a renovation, there are typically two goals at play. One is that a club is keen to restore its course close to its original design or intent. The second is to ask more questions of the players playing the course.