If you say the word "Oakmont" to a group of golf fans, its difficulty will immediately enter the room. The Pittsburgh-area course is renowned as one of the toughest in the United States, and has appropriately played host to a record 10 U.S. Opens along with three PGA Championships.
On Sunday, fans were left to marvel as the U.S. Open's leaders—Sam Burns of the United States, Adam Scott and Australia, and American J.J. Spaun—scratched and clawed across Oakmont's unforgiving terrain. Among the television viewers feeling a sense of futility watching the event was Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.
