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| Author(s): | Zimmers, John F. Jr. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Grounds Superintendent, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, PA |
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| Title: | Preparing for the U.S. Open and other major golf tournaments |
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| Section: | Plenary presentations
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| Meeting Info.: | New Brunswick, New Jersey: March 18, 2016 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. Vol. 25, 2016, p. 23. |
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| Publishing Information: | New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Center for Turfgrass Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Course profile; Golf tournaments; Tournament preparation; United States Open Championship
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| Facility Names: | Oahmont Country Club, in Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Oakmont Country Club, located fifteen miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a Club steeped in championship history and tradition. Found in 1903 by local steel magnate Henry Fownes, Oakmont has developed a venerable reputation for its penal features and fast, undulating greens. Oakmont has hosted eight U.S. Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women's Opens, and three PGA Championships. Some 113 years following its inception, Oakmont Country Club continues to place an enormous emphasis on maintaining the character and philosophies Henry Fownes initiated. The Club has done this by placing a premium on maintaining conditions and infrastructure necessary to host championship golf events. John Zimmers graduated from Rutgers in 1993 and joined Oakmont Country Club as the Grounds Superintendent in 1999. Throughout his tenure at Oakmont he has been directly involved in upholding the Clubs championship legacy. After the 1994 U.S. Open, the United States Golf Association returned to Oakmont to host the 2003 U.S. Amateur. Prior to, and following this Championship, the Club underwent extensive restoration initiatives to reestablish and maintain the features and character in which the Club was founded. Following the restoration process, the Club hosted the 2007 U.S. Open and 2010 U.S. Women's Open. After hosting three national championships in less than a decade, Oakmont continues to execute a vast array of restoration projects to ensure the Clubs golf course and related infrastructure continues to attract national championships. Oakmont is currently preparing to host its record ninth U.S. Open in June 2016. As the scope and size of hosting major golf events has continued to evolve. Oakmont's commitment to preparing for and hosting such events is evident in the poignant work completed throughout the history of the Club." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zimmers, J. F. Jr. 2016. Preparing for the U.S. Open and other major golf tournaments. Proc. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. 25:p. 23. |
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