Notable Notes:

[RandyG]

This weeks PGA 18

Arnold Palmer: "You can hit 72 greens [in regulation] in the Open at Oakmont and not come close to winning.

Sam Snead once quipped that he tried to mark his ball on one of Oakmont's greens but the coin slid off.

Lee Trevino claimed every time he two-putted at Oakmont he knew he was passing somebody on the leader board.

Stimpmeter
The stimpmeter, a device for measuring the speed of greens, was developed by Edward Stimpson (1904–1985), an accomplished amateur player from Massachusetts, shortly after attending the 1935 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

They are, quite simply, the most famous greens in the world. Faster than a Bullet train. Smoother than a porcelain tub. More tilt than a three-legged table.

[terbal]

not as realistic as the greens on WGT though

[Greensboronclion]

My only wish is that the stimp this week would have been 14 all four rounds. I grew up in Western PA and have been on the course and it plays super fast even for members. At Oakmont it's all about the greens and they don't run at 10 even in the rain.

[terbal]

they run very fast on wgt without the humps as well

[BoomBoom]

Pin on 18 round 2 brutal, drove in right rough hit a good 2nd shot lands pin high and bounces just through the back, the putt almost goes in the hole, and off it goes, walked off with an 8, taking me from -7 to -3 for the round.

[duncanmathieson]

would have been a lot worse with stimp 14 lol.
certainly a tough one.

[Perculator]

I notice there were no HARD greens set there this week, that course would be just a nightmare with hard greens.

[duncanmathieson]

hi Perc
yes your correct. As greens are so bad it was decided to not have hard greens or stimp 14 lol.
Course is hard enough lol.

[Seasider47]

It was tough but thanks to dunc not half as bad as it could have been. Still enjoyable

[terbal]

It was tough but thanks to dunc not half as bad as it could have been. Still enjoyable

tough yes not sure about the enjoyable bit though