Oakmont Country Club
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Oakmont Country Club is a country club in the eastern United States, located mostly in Plum with only a very small portion of the property located in Oakmont, suburbs of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Established 121 years ago in 1903, its golf course is regarded as the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the United States."[4] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[4] The Pennsylvania Turnpike separates seven holes (2–8) from the rest of the course.
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Coordinates | 40.526°N 79.827°W / 40.526; -79.827 |
Location | Oakmont, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Elevation | 1,000 feet (305 m) |
Established | 1903; 121 years ago (1903) |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Greens | Poa annua |
Fairways | Bentgrass, Poa annua[1] |
Website | oakmont-countryclub |
Designed by | Henry Fownes (1904), Tom Fazio (2015 renovation), Gil Hanse (2023-2024 restoration) |
Par | 71 (70 for U.S. Open since 2007) |
Length | 7,254 yards (6,633 m) |
Course rating | 76.9 |
Slope rating | 142[2] |
Course record | 63 – Johnny Miller (1973 U.S. Open) |
Oakmont Country Club | |
Nearest city | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Built | 1903 |
Architect | Fownes, Henry C.; Stotz, Edward |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84003090[3] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 17, 1984 |
Designated NHL | June 30, 1987[4] |
Designated PHLF | 1985[5] |
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