OAKMONT NO WALK IN PARK

SAM WALKER knows all about how punishing Oakmont can be - he once shot an 89 there at the US Open.

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The cheerful Brummie (right) — now an HGV driver - thought he had pulled out the golden ticket when he came through qualifying at Walton Heath in 2007 to compete in what was his first Major but it proved to be the challenge of a lifetime.

In golf terms it was like wrestling a bear - every hole played over par that week. Even the winner, Angel Cabrera, was five over.