US Open 2016 Oakmont Country Club: Hole 10

If you can thread your tee shot down the tight fairway at 10 it's only a mid-iron in

A guide to the tenth hole at Oakmont Country Club ahead of the 2016 US Open

US Open 2016 Oakmont Country Club: Hole 10

Hole 10 - 462 yards - Par 4

The tenth tee shot is a tricky one - it's downhill and very narrow. Bunkers right and left are ready to punish anything missing the fairway.

Oakmont Country Club

Paula Creamer tees off on the 10th hole during the final round of the 2010 US Women's Open

Most players, after a good drive, will have a mid iron into this green which slopes from front-right to back-left.

Two green side bunkers protect the right side of the putting surface and there's also a bunker front-left - a fade off this is the shot to play.

Expect to see a lot of balls at back-left on this green where two putts up the hill will be difficult but should be feasible.

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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV