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04-20-2010 , 08:57 PM

nehianh

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Enjoy!

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04-20-2010 , 09:14 PM

varsity629

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Great Pics!!! How fast were the greens?

And whats with the poles in the back of the greens..I could have sworn Ive seen that in a couple different pics over the years.

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04-20-2010 , 09:16 PM

HiC4rd

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You spent a lot of time in the rough.

Only joking, course looks awesome. Nice pics

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04-20-2010 , 11:04 PM

USC Cheats

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awesome, so different with no trees

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04-20-2010 , 11:22 PM

manbearpig

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Such a fantastic place. Definitely in my top 3 of places I have played, very easily could be number 1 if i really thought about it.

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04-21-2010 , 09:34 AM

Spottswoode

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lol it's 147 slope from the back tees, so sick.
how'd you play?

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04-21-2010 , 10:41 AM

holeplug

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trip report def in order here

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04-21-2010 , 05:44 PM

bolloxinbruges

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Nice pics.

If anyone is interested http://www.wgt.com is hosting the virtual US open on oakmont this year. Full stroke play opens June 1, right now you can play a closest to the hole competition on Oakmont tho.

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04-21-2010 , 09:45 PM

CheckRaise

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iirc OP works at the course

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04-21-2010 , 10:01 PM

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Pelican86

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Originally Posted by varsity629

And whats with the poles in the back of the greens..I could have sworn Ive seen that in a couple different pics over the years.

Maybe the poles are to hold the scoreboards? That's the only thing I can think of, but I don't know why they wouldn't just take the poles out too. Possibly they're stuck in concrete, but you can't tell from the pictures.

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04-22-2010 , 01:36 PM

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Rick Diesel

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I used to do the external audit for Oakmont a couple of years back, including the year they hosted the U.S. Open. I was there working a few weeks before the Open (the used to put us up in a room that overlooked the ninth green) and in two successive groups, I saw Roethlisberger and Vijay play. If I didn't quit a couple of weeks later, I would have gotten to play for free.

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04-23-2010 , 07:28 PM

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nehianh

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Originally Posted by varsity629

Great Pics!!! How fast were the greens?

And whats with the poles in the back of the greens..I could have sworn Ive seen that in a couple different pics over the years.

not sure how fast they are now. a little bumpy and rough due to some maintenance and uneven grass growth. white pole is a flag pole.

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04-23-2010 , 07:28 PM

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nehianh

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Originally Posted by HiC4rd

You spent a lot of time in the rough.

Only joking, course looks awesome. Nice pics

i work here, haha

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04-23-2010 , 07:30 PM

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nehianh

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Originally Posted by holeplug

trip report def in order here

havent played yet, just finished my second week of work.

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04-27-2010 , 08:59 PM

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nehianh

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Originally Posted by varsity629

Great Pics!!! How fast were the greens?

And whats with the poles in the back of the greens..I could have sworn Ive seen that in a couple different pics over the years.

asked today, poles are sight poles for blind shots on 1 and 4

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