OAKMONT, Pa. — A hole-by-hole look at Oakmont Country Club, site of the 125th U.S. Open to be played June 12-15:

No. 1, 488 yards, par 4

Nothing says “Welcome to Oakmont” quite like the opening hole, one of the toughest starts in major championship golf. The narrow fairway is lined by bunkers on both sides. The downhill approach is to a green that is partially blind and slopes away from the fairway. The ideal shot is short the green to allow the slope to carry it onto the green.

Stroke average in 2016: 4.453. Rank in difficulty: 1

No. 2, 346 yards, par 4

Short but difficult, accuracy is everything on a shot that has five bunkers on the right and a ditch to the left. The green has bunkers on both sides, and the putting surface slopes sharply from back to front, with several undulations

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