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USA Today
13 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 U.S. Open: Every hole at Oakmont ranked easiest to hardest (with an asterisk)
2025 U.S. Open: Every hole at Oakmont ranked easiest to hardest (with an asterisk) Oakmont Country Club's members pride themselves on how difficult their course plays, especially in major championships. When Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner renovated the course in 2023, they were forced to promise they wouldn't make it any easier ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open. How hard is Oakmont? In the 2016 U.S. Open won by Dustin Johnson, the two par 5s combined to average over par. That's basically unheard of in elite championships, where the par 5s normally provide the best scoring opportunities and average under par. One of Oakmont's par 5s played under par in 2016, but the second averaged over par for the tournament by a great enough margin to lift the tournament's par-5 scoring average to above par (keep scrolling for the details.) Only four holes averaged under par in 2016, two of them par 4s, one a par 3, and that aforementioned single par 5. And based on 2016 and the other previous Opens at Oakmont, players better get their act together in a hurry, because No. 1 is a real threat. It's worth mentioning, all this comes with an asterisk. Hanse and Wagner renovated the course, and especially notable are their expansions of greens to create new pin-able areas. If the USGA chooses to use many of those new hole locations, the scoring averages for holes could jostle considerably. So take this information as if it's a stock broker's warning: Past performance isn't necessarily indicative of future results. All that said, here's how the holes ranked in 2016 from easiest to hardest in relation to par: Hole No. 17 (18th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 313 2025 yardage: 312 2016 scoring average: 3.8874 Over/under par average: -0.1126 Eagles: 6 Birdies: 129 Pars: 230 Bogeys: 70 Double bogeys: 7 Others: 2 Hole No. 4 (17th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 5 2016 yardage: 609 2025 yardage: 611 2016 scoring average: 4.9707 Over/under par average: -0.0293 Eagles: 3 Birdies: 98 Pars: 265 Bogeys: 66 Double bogeys: 11 Others: 1 Hole No. 13 (16th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 3 2016 yardage: 183 2025 yardage: 182 2016 scoring average: 2.9887 Over/under par average: -0.0113 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 87 Pars: 282 Bogeys: 68 Double bogeys: 7 Others: 0 Hole No. 14 (15th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 358 2025 yardage: 379 2016 scoring average: 3.991 Over/under par average: -0.009 Eagles: 3 Birdies: 72 Pars: 302 Bogeys: 60 Double bogeys: 7 Others: 0 Hole No. 11 (14th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 379 2025 yardage: 400 2016 scoring average: 4.0721 Over/under par average: 0.0721 Eagles: 1 Birdies: 66 Pars: 293 Bogeys: 70 Double bogeys: 13 Others: 1 Hole No. 2 (13th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 340 2025 yardage: 346 2016 scoring average: 4.1261 Over/under par average: 0.1261 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 77 Pars: 262 Bogeys: 80 Double bogeys: 22 Others: 3 Hole No. 5 (12th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 382 2025 yardage: 408 2016 scoring average: 4.1306 Over/under par average: 0.1306 Eagles: 1 Birdies: 54 Pars: 290 Bogeys: 85 Double bogeys: 13 Others: 1 Hole No. 6 (11th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 3 2016 yardage: 194 2025 yardage: 200 2016 scoring average: 3.1419 Over/under par average: 0.1419 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 71 Pars: 258 Bogeys: 98 Double bogeys: 15 Others: 2 Hole No. 12 (10th in difficulty in 2016) Par: 5 2016 yardage: 632 2025 yardage: 632 2016 scoring average: 5.1441 Over/under par average: 0.1441 Eagles: 3 Birdies: 77 Pars: 240 Bogeys: 102 Double bogeys: 21 Others: 1 Hole No. 16 (Ninth in difficulty in 2016) Par: 3 2016 yardage: 231 2025 yardage: 236 2016 scoring average: 3.241 Over/under par average: 0.241 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 32 Pars: 289 Bogeys: 110 Double bogeys: 10 Others: 3 Hole No. 8 (Eighth in difficulty in 2016) Par: 3 2016 yardage: 288 2025 yardage: 289 2016 scoring average: 3.3041 Over/under par average: 0.3041 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 24 Pars: 275 Bogeys: 132 Double bogeys: 12 Others: 1 Hole No. 18 (Seventh in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 484 2025 yardage: 502 2016 scoring average: 4.3198 Over/under par average: 0.3198 Eagles: 1 Birdies: 33 Pars: 255 Bogeys: 133 Double bogeys: 22 Others: 0 Hole No. 3 (Sixth in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 426 2025 yardage: 462 2016 scoring average: 4.3198 Over/under par average: 0.3198 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 48 Pars: 250 Bogeys: 113 Double bogeys: 24 Others: 9 Hole No. 7 (Fifth in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 479 2025 yardage: 485 2016 scoring average: 4.3266 Over/under par average: 0.3266 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 36 Pars: 251 Bogeys: 136 Double bogeys: 18 Others: 3 Hole No. 10 (Fourth in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 462 2025 yardage: 461 2016 scoring average: 4.3333 Over/under par average: 0.3333 Eagles: 1 Birdies: 43 Pars: 225 Bogeys: 158 Double bogeys: 16 Others: 1 Hole No. 15 (Third in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 500 2025 yardage: 507 2016 scoring average: 4.3874 Over/under par average: 0.3874 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 32 Pars: 235 Bogeys: 151 Double bogeys: 25 Others: 1 Hole No. 9 (Second in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 477 2025 yardage: 472 2016 scoring average: 4.4324 Over/under par average: 0.4324 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 34 Pars: 214 Bogeys: 167 Double bogeys: 28 Others: 1 Hole No. 1 (First in difficulty in 2016) Par: 4 2016 yardage: 482 2025 yardage: 488 2016 scoring average: 4.4527 Over/under par average: 0.4527 Eagles: 0 Birdies: 29 Pars: 221 Bogeys: 161 Double bogeys: 30 Others: 3
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GLOBAL MARKET FOODS EXPANDS ITS OFFERINGS AND GEOGRAPHIC REACH WITH ACQUISITION OF ASLI FINE FOODS
CHICAGO, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Global Market Foods (GMF), an importer and distributor of global specialty brands, announced the acquisition of Asli Fine Foods. Asli Fine Foods is an importer and distributor specializing in South Asian and African products. The acquisition includes hundreds of new customers for GMF and enhances the distribution of Asli products to more than 7,000 GMF customers, supporting GMF's growth in the specialty food sector. "We are always evaluating ways to make global products more accessible," said Jim Wagner, chief executive officer of Global Market Foods. "Partnering with Asli Fine Foods and integrating its diverse product line as part of GMF will further us as a one-stop-shop for all of our retail partners looking to provide their customers with a wide array of international flavors." For the immediate future, Asli Fine Foods will continue to operate from its 40,000 square foot facility in Woodridge, Illinois. This will allow Asli Fine Foods to continue importing products from more than ten countries worldwide. Beginning in the fall of 2025, Global Market Foods will fully consolidate Asli Fine Foods into its new Bolingbrook facility. "The choice to join Global Market Foods was an easy one for us," said Samit Shah, president and owner of Asli Fine Foods. "Since the inception of Asli Fine Foods in 1998, we have been seeking ways to grow while remaining true to our core values, providing a broad assortment of quality products at competitive prices. By integrating with Global Market Foods, we will make it easier than ever for consumers to access thousands of interesting, flavorful brands and products from around the world." The acquisition of Asli Fine Foods is the latest move by Global Market Foods as part of its ongoing growth strategy to become a leader in the distribution of specialty brands and products. Global Market Foods is an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm. ABOUT GLOBAL MARKET FOODSGlobal Market Foods is an omni-channel importer and distributor of world cuisine. It unites leading brands in the fast-growing global cuisines industry, including Ziyad Brothers, Vintage Foods, Global Choice Foods, Indo-European Foods, Sunburst Foods, and Sahadi Fine Foods. Global Market Foods operates distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, providing exceptional reach for its retail and brand partners. For further information about Global Market Foods, please visit ABOUT ASLI FINE FOODSEstablished in 1998, Asli Fine Foods is one of the leading food and oil distributors, holding a range of more than 2,000 premium quality products both in local and international brands. Offering a huge range of gourmet ingredients, Asli Fine Foods caters to the South Asian and African communities as well as mainstream markets. More information on Asli Fine Foods can be found at ABOUT PEAK ROCK CAPITAL Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock's equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carveouts and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock's credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock's real estate platform makes equity and debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive, growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please visit View original content: SOURCE Global Market Foods Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
