European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 15, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 39oakmont will be a test of nerves by Ron Sirak Oakmont a. Apr precision putting and patience. That a what it will take to win the 94th . Any open demands accuracy off the tee Well placed drives that avoid the ankle deep rough. And an open at Oakmont country club demands the touch of a surgeon and the nerves of a safecracker on the huge Slick greens that slope like a ship tossed in High seas. That considerably Narrows the Field of 159 players at next weeks open to a handful of contenders. The Winner could finally come from the foreign con Olazabal a the 94th . Menus open championship Tingent like Nick Price Jose Maria Faldo or Irwin Nick Greg Norman. Or it could be a first time Winner in a major like Tom Lehman or Phil Mickelson. Or maybe just maybe for the fourth time at the open 49-year-old Hale Irwin. Defending Champion Lee Janzen has t done much since last june but he won the Buick classic Over the Tough Westchester country club last week and May be Back in form for a successful defense. They All have the t kind of game needed to win Here a they can drive it in the Fairway and they can putt it in the Hole. But it will also take a Little something else. A a it a the ultimate in terms of patience and having to use More than just the physical part of your game a a said Irwin who won the open in 1974, �?T79 and �?T90. A a it a a test of patience and especially at Oakmont. It is not a Long course a Only 6,946 Yards a a and the ar-71 layout has nary a water Hazard and no out of funds. But remember this is the course where in 1983 the notoriously rough Loving United states Golf association complained that the Hay Here was too High cutting it Back to Avi inches. _ this is a course protected by 165 Sandpit Fairway and greenside traps. And this is the course that set the Standard for firm fast greens a not to mention enormous putting surfaces with Sharp slopes on which you can find yourself faced with a 180-footer. Oakmont after All is the course with greens so fast the stamp meter was invented to measure them. A nobody is going to shoot 15 under Par a said Jim Gallagher jr., a member of the 1993 . Ryder cup team. A a there a no place Vou can practice for those greens except for maybe the Bathtub if i putt toward the Drain a not Only will no one shoot 15 under Par its unlikely anyone will get to 5 under Par. That a been the Best winning score in the three . Opens held Here since it starting playing As a Par-71 layout. This will be the seventh open at Oakmont Overall. A Norman Lehman Mickelson and Irwin Are the top four scoring leaders on the tour this year and for Good reason reasons that will mean a lot this week. Irwin is second in driving accuracy and third among the putting leaders. Lehman and Mickelson Are among the leaders in greens hit in regulation and Mickelson is fifth among the putting leaders. Norman leads in total driving and is second in putting. Price is sixth in total driving. Perhaps this will be the year that one of the Strong foreign group that seems to be winning everything else Breaks through and wins the open. That last non american to win it was australian David Graham in 1981 at Merion Norman another australian has a shot this year. He Oakmont country club Oakmont Penn Slyvania june 16-19 the Oakmont country club was the site of the 1927, �?T35, �?T53, �?T62, �?T73 and �?T83 . Menus open the course record was set by Johnny Miller in the 1973 championship with a 63. 458 378 593 z i 4 560 3 181 a 1 w. 378 14 4 356 --3 v 195 15 4 467 4 431 16 3 228 vow 249 17 4 315 5 474 18 4 452 36 3,513 35 3,433 source viewers guide to professional Golf has a first and two seconds on the tour this year and has played very Well since the British open despite his collapse at the masters. Olazabal the spaniard who won at Augusta comes in off a Victory last month at the european pea championship. Price of Zimbabwe is the Only two time Winner on the pea tour this year. And Faldo is Faldo a machine with the most solid game on the planet. For the foreign players the problem is always that a . Open course is about As foreign As things get for them. A the setup of the Golf course is completely different than what we Are used to in Europe a Olazabal said. A you have to play a different game. In terms of the rough. In terms of the wideness of the fairways and the setup around the greens seve Ballesteros who got into the Field on a special exemption remembers playing Oakmont in the 1983 open when he Ted after three rounds but was overtaken by Larry Nelson on sunday. A nah i remember about Oakmont the last time i was there was i hit 42 times a 1-Iron from the tee Quot Ballesteros said. The tightness of the course is just Fine with Irwin. �?o1 done to Ever complain about the Tough or the open courses a he said. A the a firmer the greens Are the quicker they Are the deeper the rough is a every notch up you can make it in difficulty you eliminate that Many More players. In mall in favor of a indeed it docs narrow the Field. Lehman who picked up his first career Victory this year and played a wonderful masters to finish second to Olazabal could be ready to win a major. Mickelson the Long straight hitting left hander has a first and a third despite missing time with a broken leg. Total 71 6,946 de Gasboro and Fred couples who had to pull out of doral on March 6 with a bad Back is swinging Well enough to be considered a contender. He had two second place finishes before his injury. John Daly will draw big crowds and hit big drives but Likely not make a big splash at Oakmont. Ben Crenshaw who has a Victory under his Belt this year and is in on a special exemption for the first time since 1990, putts As Well As anyone. Tom Kite and Tom Watson have the experience to win but Watson Likely will putt himself out of Conten lion. Kite will hang around the leaders. And Lee is still searching for the game that won last years open. Johnny Miller is Back 21 years after he won Here in 1973 with his stunning final round 63. But he a been spending most of hts sundays working for to. A a it a the . Open a test of the accuracy and the discipline of your game a Crenshaw said a for a lot of people that is age that brings that on a so maybe some of the important Early numbers from the 94th . Open Are these the Ages Irwin 49 Kite 44 Crenshaw 42 Norman 39 Price 37 Faldo 36 and Lehman 35. Maybe they have All Learned what Irwin has Learned a you can to stand up there Willy Nilly and hit it out he said. A length is a great asset but so is control. So is managing your sports on an Central european time. Television and radio Aba finals Houston at new York 3 , thursday game 4 to . Wednesday 6 . 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