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

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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.

As the U.S. Open returns to the hallowed turf of Oakmont Country Club this week, one unmistakable void looms over the tournament: Arnold Palmer.

Golfers weren’t the only ones dressed for success on the links at Oakmont Country Club on Friday. Spectators displayed their fashion sense while walking outside the ropes among the thousands of fans during the second round of the U.

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Sam Burns came into Friday knowing that he could play at Oakmont. He also knew what the course could do to him, having finished with three bogeys and one double bogey during Thursday’s opening round.

The 18-hole layout is nearly 7,500 yards long and hilly, with three par-3 holes longer than 200 yards alongside one par-5 that exceeds 600. Then there are the especially sandy bunkers and the New York crowd that can be, well...a New York crowd.