Golf-Oakmont 'survival' test looms at U.S. Open - Els

[Sports News]

Ernie Els speaks from experience when he says that this week's U.S. Open at fabled Oakmont Country Club will prove to be a survival test. The strapping South African with the silky swing, who is nicknamed "The Big Easy", won his maiden major and first U.S. tournament title in a 20-hole playoff over Scotsman Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts at the 1994 U.S. Open at Oakmont. Oakmont has changed over the decades, said four-time major winner Els, but the fast-running layout outside Pittsburgh hosting its record ninth U.S. Open remains a daunting challenge.

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