Veteran golfer Arnold Palmer talks about the fast greens that make Oakmont Country Club unique and how they cost him a U.S. Open title.

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As a handsome, square-shouldered kid from Latrobe, Palmer singularly popularized the game in the 1960s. As Palmer captivated the country, it was Oakmont Country Club that established tradition in Western Pennsylvania.

Built in 1908 by Pittsburgh industrialist Henry C. Fownes, Oakmont quickly garnered a reputation as one of the toughest courses in the world and brought slice after slice of some of golf's grandest history to the region.

When the 2007 U.S. Open is staged there this week, Oakmont will have been the host of more U.S. Open championships than any other course in the country (8).

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