Oakmont, United States: What the players are saying about Oakmont Country Club, outside Pittsburgh which will host the 116th US Open from Thursday:
You know you’re going to be put under a lot of pressure on basically every single golf shot you hit out there. So you have to be prepared for that. You have to be prepared for how mentally demanding it’s going to be, how much concentration you’re going to need out there.
— Rory McIlroy
A lot of fans, a lot of people around the world just don’t realise how tough it is to win, especially trying to hit a little golf ball that size and get it in a hole 400 yards away. You know what I mean?
— Jason Day
I think it gives you a lot of options off the tee depending upon how aggressive you want to play, but then you have to be really careful on where you place your ball around the green. I think the onus is on fairways and greens this week, definitely, to try to give yourself the easiest way of making par
— Danny Willett
The US Open is often about the toughest test in golf. And I think Oakmont, sort of having that reputation of potentially being the toughest course in America week in and week out, I think it kind of suits the US Open really well and gives this tournament and this week something special.
— Justin Rose
I don’t think you can play enough rounds here to really know it. But some of the craziest greens I’ve ever played and most penal fairway bunkers I’ve entered, and trying to stay out of those as much as possible this week. It’s a fair golf course.
— Rickie Fowler
