Golf Fans Loving 'Toughest Hole Ever' At U.S. Open

Golf Fans Loving 'Toughest Hole Ever' At U.S. Open

Meet Golf Reporter Amanda Balionis (1:04) The first round of the 2025 U.S. Open is underway at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.Golf fans have been excited to watch the carnage from Thursday through Sunday. The U.S. Open is annually one of the toughest tournaments of the golf season. The greens are typically icy fast, the roughs are thick and the holes are long. This is certainly the case at the U.S. Open in 2025.One hole in particular has g…

US Open's 'ridiculous' 300 yard par-3

The par-3 eighth at Oakmont, host of the US Open, is tipped to re-set its own record for the longest par-3 in the tournament's history.

US Open boasts longest Par 3 ever as Scheffler and co face 'crazy, silly' hole

Golf’s elite will experience the ‘belly of the beast’ when they tackle the longest Par 3 in US Open history this week. Oakmont, which is famously nicknamed ‘The Beast’, will play host to the third major of the year and is designed to push the best to the limit. The stroke average during the 2016 US Open was 3.304Getty All you need to know about 2025 US Open at Oakmont One specific section on the 7,342-yard Par 70 course does that more than most …

Photo Parade: 2025 U.S. Open practice rounds

Game time! Credit to the crew — including Grounds Superintendent Mike McCormick (far left) — for taking a break from the hustle on a Wednesday evening to take this group shot. We were even able to get a few smiles!(Photo: Golfdom staff) Monster par three: Weighing in at 289 yards — for now — the par-three No. 8 at Oakmont is set up to play like a beast. But the men playing the 2025 U.S. Open also can be described as beasts, including five-time …