Tiger Woods: 'There's no faking it at Oakmont'
Tiger Woods, three-time U.S. Open champion, took to social media Wednesday afternoon and offered his thoughts on what makes Oakmont Country Club such a challenge.
“You just have to hit the golf ball well there,” Woods said in a video posted to his Instagram page. “There’s no faking it at Oakmont. The golf course is big, yes, but there’s no way around it. You just have to hit the golf ball well.
“It favors longer hitters, just because of the greens, the complexes, it just helps so much coming in with a shorter iron, to be able to stop the ball on the greens. It’s about missing the ball in the correct spots because if you don’t, it’s an auto-bogey.”
Tiger in the Oakmont rough, 2007. pic.twitter.com/8sXnJytDsU
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) June 10, 2025
Woods hasn’t played in a major since last year’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
He ruptured his achilles and required surgery in March with no timetable for when he will make his return.
Woods’ best finish at Oakmont was tied for second in 2007 when Angel Cabrera held off both Woods and Jim Furyk to win the title at 5-over-par.
Giustino Racchini is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Giustino at gracchini@triblive.com.
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