OAKMONT IS NO WALKER IN THE PARK... ASK SAM!

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

- BY NEIL SQUIRES

The cheerful Brummie 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.

HGV driver Walker (above), who retired from pro golf in 2018, said: "It was the toughest course I've ever played.