Oakmont Country Club is the hardest course in American golf. The USGA knows it — they’ve brought nine U.S. Opens here, more than any other venue. The Church Pews bunker, the 200+ bunkers across the property, the greens that run at 15 on the Stimpmeter during Opens — it’s a course designed to break you.
On FSX Play, the officially licensed 4K LIDAR version does it justice.
For the full list of what’s available on FSX Play, see our best courses on FSX Play guide. For a comparison with Foresight’s other software, check the FSX Play software review.
What Oakmont Looks Like on FSX Play
The 4K LIDAR build is the best-looking sim version of Oakmont available anywhere. The Church Pews bunker between the 3rd and 4th holes has all 12 parallel grass ridges individually modeled. From the tee on the 3rd hole, you can see the depth — it looks like a hazard that can actually ruin your round, because it can.
The greens are the real test. Oakmont’s greens are famously fast and unfairly contoured. The 6th green has a back-to-front slope with a right-to-left tilt that makes any putt above the hole a three-putt waiting to happen. The 18th green slopes from back to front with a false front that rejects anything that lands short. On FSX Play with tournament speed settings, these greens play exactly as hard as the real thing.
The bunkers are everywhere. Oakmont has more bunkers than any course in the U.S. Open rotation, and the FSX Play LIDAR data captures every single one. The fairway bunkers are positioned to catch drives that are slightly offline. The greenside bunkers are deep enough that getting up and down requires real skill. For a similar challenge on other platforms, see our Bethpage Black on GSPro guide and Baltusrol on GSPro.
How to Access Oakmont on FSX Play
You need FSX Play software and a compatible Foresight launch monitor (GC3, GCQuad, Bushnell Launch Pro). Purchase Oakmont from the Foresight online store for $40-60. You’ll receive a license key to activate in FSX Play. The course installs automatically through FSX Play’s course manager.
For an alternative, the Oakmont on GSPro community build is free with your GSPro subscription. It lacks the 4K textures but has accurate LIDAR data. The choice comes down to which platform you already own.
The Verdict
Oakmont on FSX Play is the definitive sim version of America’s hardest golf course. The 4K LIDAR build, the individually modeled Church Pews, and the impossible greens make it the single best single-course purchase in the FSX Play library. If you own FSX Play and love major-championship golf, this is the $40-60 you should spend.
For more FSX Play course guides, see our best courses on FSX Play, the FSX Play review, and Torrey Pines South on FSX Play. For a complete list of major venues across all platforms, check our best replica courses on each platform guide.