TalkinGolf

Episode 134: TGH 134: The History of Oakmont, Part 2

June 1st, 2025  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 23 mins

ben hogan, bobby jones, golf, golf history, oakmont, us open, usga

We are proud to bring you Part 2 of our three-part series on the storied history of Oakmont Country Club. In this episode we are joined once again by Oakmont Historian, Dave Moore, as we dive into the early major championships that helped shape Oakmont's legendary status. From iconic victories to lost trophies to unforgettable drama, we explore the moments and players that defined one of golf's most revered venues.

Episode 133: TGH 133: The History of Oakmont: Part 1

May 16th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  51 mins 24 secs

2025 us open, golf, golf history, golf major, oakmont, top 100 golf, us open

In this first installment of our deep dive into the storied history of Oakmont Country Club, we're joined by club historian Dave Moore to explore Oakmont's formative years - before the US Opens, before the national spotlight. We uncover the vision of founder HC Fownes, the bold architectural principles that shaped the course, and how Oakmont's fierce identity was forged long before it became a championship icon. This is the origin story of one of golf's most revered venues.

Episode 98: TGH 98: The Radioactive Golfer

January 17th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 8 mins

eben byers, golf, golf history, oakmont, us amateur, usga

In Episode 98, golf historian Dave Moore joins the show to share the tragic story of US Amateur Champion, Eben Beyer who conquered the game of golf but was struck down in his youth by radium poisoning. It goes down in golf history as one of golf's saddest stories.

Episode 58: TGH 58: The Golf Club Without a Course

January 17th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 41 secs

golf architecture, golf history, oakmont, pittsburgh, pittsburgh golf club, usga

Golf From The Fringe presents "The Golf Club Without a Course."

The TalkinGolf History introduced the first ever storyline podcast in 2018, when it introduced the Golf From the Fringe series - after a year off, our latest show captures the unique story of the history of the Pittsburgh Golf Club - which includes a runaway bride, a billionaire, the US President, Queen Victoria, the battle between private and public golf, the formation of the Western PA Golf Association, the creation of Oakmont, Fox Chapel and the Pittsburgh Field Club -----all in 26 minutes of run time.

The soundtrack alone makes this podcast worth listening to, as it follows 60 years of popular music through the duration of our story's timeline.

Sountrack includes:

Kevin MacLeod's "Wizardtorium"
Wizardtorium
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Nabucco Va Pensiero circa 1840

Johann Strauss II, "Roses From A Southern Waltz" perfomed by the Philadelphia Orchestra circa 1880

Charles B. Ward, "The Band Played On" circa 1895

Scott Joplin, "Original Rags" circa 1899

Elizabeth Lennox, In the Gloaming" circa 1910

Kevin MacLeod, "Atlantean Twilight"
"Atlantean Twilight"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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