It had not happened to Paul Casey before and has not happened to anyone since. When the Englishman walked towards the recorder’s hut in the 2007 US Open, his fellow pros on the practice green put down their putters and delivered a collective round of applause.

Making it into the field for the U.S. Open is an absolute dream for any golfer. Playing in the U.S. Open is probably a bit closer to a nightmare. The third major tournament of the season isn't a test of a strength or ingenuity or raw talent.

Johnson Wagner takes a few swipes on Oakmont's infamous rough and analyzes the different ways it can cause golfers trouble at the U.S. Open.

If you take the southwest entrance to Oakmont Country Club, the course sneaks up on you. The tree-lined Hulton Road that leads you onto the property is dotted with quaint homes. Even when the iconic green clubhouse comes into view,

The rough at Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open is going viral because of how easy it is to lose balls in the grass. Here are the best reactions.

Much of the chatter about Oakmont this week has been about how difficult it's going to play. But there is still reason for optimism. For some.

Because of the difficulty Oakmont presents, many often wonder how an average weekend duffer would fare making the same walk the pros will make this weekend. Thomas’s pitch? Lets

Just look at the players who have won the U.S. Open at Oakmont in what we might think of as the modern era. Or, put another way, consider the respective builds of the men who best handled the itinerant challenges of Oakmont, particularly its machete-defying rough, penal bunkers and terrifying green complexes.