$1.26 million ($ and $ in dollars). 2016 The club hosted the U.S. Open for a record ninth time in 2016, and Dustin Johnson shot 276 (–4) to win his first major title by three strokes. 2025 Oakmont is scheduled to host its tenth U.S. Open in 2025, as announced by the USGA in June 2016. Quotes from notable golfers USGA Sr. Director of Rules and Competitions Mike Davis: "There's a reason [the U.S. Open is] coming back to Oakmont. This really is the gold standard for championship golf. It doesn't get any better than Oakmont." Lee Trevino: "There's only one course in the country where you could step out right now — right now — and play the U.S. Open, and that's Oakmont." Phil Mickelson: "It's really a neat, special place." Johnny Miller: "It's probably the best course in the world . . . This is the greatest course I've ever played." On Oakmont's greens: Tiger Woods:"That golf course is going to be one of the toughest tests that we've ever played in a U.S. Open, especially if it's dry, it will be unreal because those greens are so severe." Arnold Palmer: "You can hit 72 greens [in regulation] in the Open at Oakmont and not come close to winning." Rocco Mediate said of the greens that they are "almost impossible" Sam Snead once quipped that he tried to mark his ball on one of Oakmont's greens but the coin slid off. Lee Trevino claimed every time he two-putted at Oakmont, he knew he was passing somebody on the leader board. Johnny Miller said that Oakmont's are the greatest greens for testing a player's ability to putt. USGA Sr. Director Mike Davis: "[Oakmont's greens are the] scariest in golf." Stimpmeter The stimpmeter, a device for measuring the speed of greens, was developed by Edward Stimpson (1904–1985), an accomplished amateur player from Massachusetts, shortly after attending the 1935 U.S. Open at Oakmont. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania References Further reading External links USGA's series on "America's Toughest Course Part I" U.S. Open video of all eight tournaments at Oakmont U.S. Open.com – 2007 U.S. Open Fact Sheet 2007 U.S. Open – course statistics – all rounds Oakmont Guide at GolfClubAtlas.com GCSAA.org – superintendents' fact sheet – 2007 U.S. Open Description of Oakmont's clubhouse National Historic Landmarks