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Marino Parascenzo's vivid account of the Fownes family and of the founding of Oakmont Country Club - and of all the major competitions played there - invests the historic site with a story that makes Oakmont come alive for everyone. The place takes on a grandeur because of all that has happened there and because of all who have played there. Being at Oakmont evokes many memories, for so many people. Oakmont is much more than a championship caliber golf course sited on rolling Western Pennsylvania hills; Oakmont is a National Historic Landmark.