2 Weeks at Oakmont - 1953 PART 2

Coverage of rounds 1 and 2 of the 1953 U.S. Open

INTRO From The Sports Time Traveler™

I’ve traveled back exactly 70 years to cover the 1953 U.S. Open. This year marks the 1st time that there are 6 rounds of golf to be played.

Prior to the official start of the tournament, a 36 hole round of qualifying was played on Tuesday and Wednesday to narrow the field from 300 golfers to 150.

I reported on the qu…