NY Times · Jun 11, 2025
Rare Changing of the Guard at Oakmont, as U.S. Open Returns
Devin Gee played in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier in 2016, and he later played in that year’s Open as a marker.His mentor and former boss, Bob Ford, will be standing on the first tee at Oakmont Country Club as he has for the last five U.S. Opens at the club near Pittsburgh. But he will be there in a new role as the starter, reading the names of the players. It will be the first time in over four decades that Ford has not been the head pro at the club for the Open.
That role is now held by Gee, who is at Oakmont only because a friend convinced him to take a summer internship in 2006.