I-Oakmont Country Club ne-Golf Course

by Albrecht Powell

Ehlelwe emagqumeni ahamba phambili ngaphandle kwePittsburgh, ePennsylvania, e-Oakmont Country Club ngokuvamile ihlala phakathi kwama-golf aphezulu ama-5 eMelika futhi ibambe iqhaza elikhulu kunezinkampani eziningi zegalofu esizweni. I-Oakmont nayo iyaziqhenya ngokuba yiyokuqala e-US golf club ukuba ibe (ngo-1987) njenge-National History Landmark. I-Oakmont iyaziwa kakhulu ngemifino yayo esheshayo kakhulu, i-rough thick, kanye ne-trademark church, i-turf-laden bunker phakathi kwe-fairways yesithathu neyesine.

"Kudutshulwe umdlalo okwenzeke kahle, kusho uWilliam Fownes (indodana kaHenry Fownes) ngo-Oakmont.

I-Oakmont Golf Course

I-golf championship course e-Oakmont Country Club yiyona yodwa igoli legalofu emhlabeni eyenzelwe uHenry Fownes. Ivuliwe ngo-1903, inkambo yegalofu yase-Oakmont ithathwa yiziningi ukuba yi-golf ekhwehlela kakhulu e-United States. Ngenkathi izinguquko kuzolindelwa phakathi nomlando weminyaka eyi-100, imifino e-Oakmont igalofu igcina cishe njengoba yayenziwe ekuqaleni. I-Oakmont inkambo yeqiniso ye-golfer ne-super fast imifino, ama-bunkers angama-200, kanye nezixhumanisi zesitayela sase-Scottish ezingenazo izingozi zamanzi. Ngamalungu angama-71, nakuba lokhu kwahlelwa kwabadlali abangu-70 ku-2007 US Open.

I-Oakmont's Signature Hole

I-pitmont engama-456-yard engama-18 e-Oakmont ibizwe ngokuthi yi-best-par-4 enhle egalini. Lo mgodi odumile unomncintiswano omncane kusuka kumakhelwane wawo ekuqaleni kwenkambo, noma kunjalo.

I-par-4, engama-482-imbobo yokuvulwa yendawo yabuye yavotelwa kunzima kakhulu kwe-PGA Tour.

I-Famous Famous Church i-Pew Bunker

Ama-bunkers ama-7 ahlukene, ahlukaniswe yi-ridge ephezulu, ayingxenye ye-Oakmont kusukela ezinsukwini zakuqala. Kwakungakaze kufike ngo-1935 i-US Open ukuthi lezi bunkers zazihlanganiswe emagqumeni ukuze zixhumane ukuze zenze i-"Church Pew Bunker" manje eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Church Pew Bunker.

Akucaci lapho abantu basekhaya beqala ukusebenzisa "isonto lesikhathi" ukuchaza indawo ka-Oakmont manje eyaziwayo, kodwa igama lesidlaliso libonakala sengathi liye lashaya esigabeni sikazwelonke sa-1962 US Open lapho sibonakala khona ohlelweni nasezihlokweni zezindaba ezithinta umcimbi.

Ama-Major Championships ase-Oakmont Country Club

U-Oakmont ukhethwe njengomnikazi we-US Open izikhathi ezingu-9 (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, no-2016) ngaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye inkambo. Kukhethiwe ukusingatha umqhudelwano we-2025.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-PGA Championships amathathu, ama-Amateurs amahlanu e-US kanye ne-US Women's Open abanjwe e-Oakmont Country Club. U-Oakmont naye ukhethwe ukusingatha i-US US Women's Open.

I-Oakmont Clubhouse

Ngemuva kokuma iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-100 endaweni efanayo, i-ccbhobhouse e-Oakmont ehloniphekile ibuye ibukeka ngendlela eyenzeka ngayo lapho isakhiwa kuqala. I-story story ye-Tudor-style clubhouse izwa kahle njengekhaya elihle lezwe.

Ukuvuselelwa kwe-Clubhouse okwenzeka kusukela ngo-2002 kuya ku-2007 kwakwazi ukugcina lesi siko. Izakhi ezibalulekile nezakhi zakhiwe ngcono, kodwa ikamelo lokungena okwamanje alikona umoya omisiwe namagqabha e-spike namanje amasha amabhentshi nezinyawo. Izithombe ezindala zemiqhudelwano edlalwa e-Oakmont zihlala kuzo zonke izindlu.

Udonga lonke luzinikezelwe ku-1962 US Open Playoff phakathi kukaJack Nicklaus noPalmer.

Ama-Memorable Moments e-Oakmont Country Club

Ngo-1953, uBen Hogan wanqoba i-US Open okwesine eneminyaka engama-40, ehlula uSam Snead ngamashothi ayisithupha. Amateur oneminyaka engu-24 ubudala waseLatrobe, PA, ogama lakhe lingu-Almer Palmer wenza inkundla yakhe yokuqala ye-US Open njengenye indlela kodwa engaphuthelwa.
UJack Nicklaus wanqoba umqhudelwano wakhe wokuqala wokuqala ngo-1962 US Open e-Oakmont, eDethroning entshonalanga yasePennsylvania nase-Arnold Palmer.

Umjikelezo wabiza ukuthi ikhulu lekhulu lama-20 ladlalwa e-Oakmont ngo-1973. UJohnny Miller wadlala izimbobo ezingu-18 ezinqoleni ezingu-63 (8-ngaphansi-par) ukunqoba i-US Open. Uqale izingxabano eziyisithupha ngemuva kokuhamba phambili okuhlanganisa u-Arnold Palmer. Leli rekhodi lokugcina le-US Open lokugcina elingakaze lishaywe.

I-Forrest Fezler yaba ngumdlali wokuqala e-US Umlando ovulekile ukugqoka ama-shorts lapho esebenzisa indlu yangasese ephathekayo ukuze kushintshwe ngokushesha ngemva kwegodi le-17.

Ufika e-Oakmont

I-Oakmont Country Club ikhona, akumangalisi ukuthi, emphakathini wase-Oakmont, PA, ngamamayela angu-14 phezulu eMfuleni u-Allegheny ukusuka kwedolobha lasePittsburgh. Kusukela ku-I-76 (iPennsylvania Turnpike) thatha ukuphuma 48 (Allegheny Valley). Hamba eningizimu uye ngasePittsburgh cishe amamayela amabili. Jikela ngakwesokunxele ungene ku-Hulton Bridge. Landela i-Hulton Road cishe i-1 mayela ekolishi. Ukungena e-Oakmont ngakwesobunxele.

Imephu nezikhombisi-ndlela ku-Oakmont kusuka endaweni yakho