Oakmont, PA

Oakmont Country Club

Oakmont grew from the ambitions of Pittsburgh industrialist Henry C. Fownes and golfers who wanted a more demanding course than their nine holes at Highland. The Club was established in 1903; its course opened for play on October 1, 1904.¹

Location: Oakmont, PA
Course: 18 holes · par 70
Original architect: Henry Fownes
Club website: Visit website

The Fownes family’s Club

The clubhouse opened with the course. Pittsburgh architect Edward Stotz designed it to suggest a Scottish farmhouse; a ballroom was added in the early 1920s. The building joined the golfing project to a particular image of the game’s origins, expressed in the place where members gathered.¹

Henry’s son William C. Fownes Jr. combined course stewardship with competitive achievement. He won the 1910 U.S. Amateur and later served as USGA president in 1926 and 1927. At Oakmont, his work on the grounds included changing the bunkers that shaped the challenge inherited from his father.²

The Club’s first U.S. Amateur arrived in 1919, when member Davy Herron defeated Bobby Jones in the final. Hosting and playing were intertwined in that result: Oakmont was both the national championship’s venue and the winning player’s home Club. It began an enduring sequence of national championships on the property.¹

The course

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CourseOakmont Country Club18 holes · par 70 · Scorecard and course history

Championships

Results and dates 15 editions

U.S. Open

1927
Tommy Armour
June 14–17, 1927
1935
Sam Parks Jr.
June 6–8, 1935
1953
Ben Hogan
June 11–13, 1953
1962
Jack Nicklaus
June 14–17, 1962
1973
Johnny Miller
June 14–17, 1973
1983
Larry Nelson
June 16–20, 1983
1994
Ernie Els
June 16–20, 1994
2007
Angel Cabrera
June 14–17, 2007
2016
Dustin Johnson
June 16–19, 2016
2025
J.J. Spaun
June 12–15, 2025

PGA Championship

1922
Gene Sarazen
August 12–18, 1922
1951
Sam Snead
July 27–August 3, 1951
1978
John Mahaffey
August 3–6, 1978

U.S. Women's Open

1992
Patty Sheehan
July 23–26, 1992
2010
Paula Creamer
July 8–11, 2010

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ArchitectGil HanseRestoration · Oakmont Country Club · 2020

ArchitectHenry FownesOriginal design · Oakmont Country Club · 1903

Archive1962 U.S. OpenExplore the 1962 U.S. Open at Oakmont.Archive1973 U.S. OpenContinue to the 1973 U.S. Open and Johnny Miller’s round.Clubs in PA

Sources and editorial notes9 references

Sources for this story

The History of Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club
David Moore, Curator of Collections: 1903 organization, October 1, 1904 opening, Edward Stotz clubhouse, 1919 Amateur, tree planting and removal.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Oakmont Country Club: National Register nomination National Park Service
PDF pages 2 and 10-11: pastureland, railroad/Turnpike corridor, course characteristics, rubber-ball transition, Fownes family and William Fownes Jr.
Consulted 2026-09-15

Record sources

Club mark source
Hanse Golf Course Design
2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 2025 Championship, J.J. Spaun, the June 12-15 date span, and Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; its result heading explicitly identifies the 125th U.S. Open. The current official Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
USGA championship host record Dated USGA host wording Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. is explicitly reconciled to Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, PA. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org
USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 2010 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 60th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
PGA Championship host record The 1978 PGA record names Oakmont. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.