From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring. The Pennsylvania Turnpike essentially cuts Oakmont's golf course in half.

Paulina Gretzky was at Oakmont in 2016 to watch her partner Dustin Johnson win the U.S. Open, the first major championship of his glittering career in professional golf

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.

Mike Whan made it clear that despite resistance from the PGA Tour and equipment manufacturers, the governing body is moving forward.

An event like the U.S. Open at Oakmont brings in fans from all over the world. Many of them are seeing Oakmont for the very first time.

The name of Jon Rahm looms ominously on the US Open leaderboard, but second-round threeball punters should concentrate on another Major-winning LIV golfer who is in the mix with 54 holes to play.

Brooks Koepka, not Bryson or Jon Rahm, was the low LIV’er in Round 1 at Oakmont, while a trio of friends had a Thursday to forget.