US Open 2016 Oakmont Country Club: Hole 8

At 288 yards some may be forgiven for thinking the eighth is a par-4

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

US Open 2016 Oakmont Country Club: Hole 8

Hole 8 - Par 3 - 288 yards

Yep, you read that right. A 288 yard par-3.

Whilst it's probably only a 3-iron for Jason Day, quite a few players, especially the older ones, will be hitting driver here.

Oakmont Country Club

The required shape is a draw to miss the huge bunker named 'Sahara' which is around 100-yards long.

Anything right or long will also find sand so the only way to find the putting surface is to hit a beauty and hope that the distance is right.

The green is huge and relatively flat for Oakmont standards.

A birdie here will feel like an eagle.

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Elliott Heath
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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