Found this super cool artifact on social media this week just in time for viewing the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Growing up and living in Latrobe in western Pennsylvania Oakmont Country Club, 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, was just a three-shot Par 5 from Arnie’s home. He played there quite often over the years and knew the course like the back of his hand. Here he transcribed his knowledge to a cheat sheet for playing the course.

Note, like most tour guys yardage books, the measurements are to the front of the green with the green sizes shown for further calibration. The Par 3’s Arnie gives the measurement to the middle (M) of the green. The overall measurement for each hole from the back of the championship tee is in the top left corner under the hole number.

I love the fact that he bothered to do this rendering in color and even shows the shape of tee boxes that are oddly configured. If you squint hard enough he has some pertinent carry yardages for hazards in the intended line of play.

Not sure when he authored this but my guess is in the 1970’s. Watching the course they are playing for the U.S. Open this year all the parameters of this yardage book still seem accurate.

Instagram Posting (2025)