Sights and Sounds from the 2016 U.S. Open Wednesday Practice Round

Oakmont Country Club is widely considered to be the "Gold Standard" of championship golf, and 2016 marks the ninth time the U.S. Open will be played here. 

 

Jack Nicklaus won his first major here, Johnny Miller's final round 63 is one of the greatest final rounds in championship history, and I spent the day Wednesday walking the course, observing the players, and coming to my own conclusion that Oakmont might be possibly be the most difficult course in the world.

Here are a few pictures and videos from Wednesday's practice round.

Here's your 2016 U.S. Open champion @rorymcilroy teeing off for his Wednesday practice round. #usopen #usopen2016 #rory #rorymcilroy #pgatour #golf #golfing #golfers #golfer #golfswing #golfstagram #golflife #golfislife #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 15, 2016 at 4:37am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spieth hitting more woods on the range with an eye towards keeping his drives in play this week at Oakmont. #jordanspieth #spieth #usopen #usopen2016 #pgatour #golf #golfing #golfer #golfers #golfstagram #golfcourse #golflife #golfislife #golfshot #golfball #golfequipment #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 16, 2016 at 1:53pm PDT

 

 

 

 

Matt Kuchar just hit the same shot to exactly the same spot about 30 times in a row. #mattkuchar #pgatour #usopen #usopen2016 #golf #golfing #golfer #golfers #golfswing #golfshot #golfcourse #golfstagram #golflife #golfislife #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 15, 2016 at 8:51am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

The slightest miss and you're in a 2 to 4 foot ditch like this on 12 holes at Oakmont. #usopen #usopen2016 #oakmont #pgatour #golfishard #golfislife #golflife #golf #golfcourse #golfer #golfers #golfswing #golfstagram #golfing #golfiscruel #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 16, 2016 at 12:10pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nasty, Brutish, and (not) Short: US. Open rough at Oakmont. #usopen #usopen2016 #oakmont #golfcourse #pgatour #golf #golfing #golfer #golfers #golfproblems #golfishard #golfiscruel #golfstagram #golflife #golfislife #golfball #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 16, 2016 at 12:46pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gotta love @brysondechambeau sharing some of his swing physics knowledge at the U.S. Open. #brysondechambeau #usopen #usopen2016 #golf #golfing #golfer #golfers #pgatour #golfstagram #golfswing #golfscience #golfscientist #golflife #golfislife #golfcourse #dechambeau #dechambeauing #BAD #lovegolf

A video posted by Pete Pappas (@pgapappas) on Jun 16, 2016 at 9:27am PDT

 

 

 

 

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