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}} Oakmont Country Club is a country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.",〔 near Pittsburgh's northeast suburbs of Plum and Oakmont, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Turnpike separates the eastern seven holes (2–8) from the rest of the course. ==Oakmont's course== The course, the only design by Henry Fownes, opened in 1903. With a crew of 150 men and a little under two dozen mule teams, Henry Fownes spent a year building Oakmont on old farmland, which was ideal for a links-style course. It straddles the Allegheny River Valley and uniquely has virtually no water hazards, and, since 2007, almost no trees. With a USGA course rating of 77.5〔 and some two hundred bunkers it is generally regarded in the golf community as one of the most difficult in the United States. It features large, extremely fast, and undulating greens. All are original but the 8th, which was moved several yards to the left to make way for the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the late 1940s. Originally a links course, trees were added in the 1950s-1960s. Most were removed beginning after the 1994 U.S. Open, with between 5,000 and 8,000 eliminated during a 2007 renovation alone.〔Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Oakmont clears trees to revive Scottish-links look for U.S. Open ) 2007-2-11. Retrieved 2010-7-8〕 Greens are planted with Poa annua. Par for members is 71. The course is also noted for its slope. Most noted on holes 1, 3, 10 and 12, Oakmont's greens pitch away from the fairway. One of Oakmont's most famous hazards is the Church Pews bunker that comes into play on the 3rd and 4th holes. It measures approximately 100 yards by 40 yards and features twelve grass covered traversing ridges that resemble church pews. For many years Oakmont's bunkers were groomed with a rake with wider than normal tines, creating deep furrows. The rakes were last used in U.S. Open competition in 1962 and eliminated from the club in 1964. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oakmont Country Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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