Oakmont is hidden away in the Pennsylvanian hills near Pittsburgh and steel magnate Henry C. Fownes fathered Oakmont in 1903. His son William, former U.S. Amateur Champion, continued his father’s work for an entire lifetime. The result can be summed up in three words, greens and bunkers. The greens at Oakmont are lightning fast and the bunkering is penal, epitomised by the famous “Church Pews” bunker which catches errant drives at the 3rd and 4th holes. Rumour has it that the greens were actually slowed down ahead of a national championship… they really are that fast.