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Jordan Spieth reflects on the difficulty of Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. When Mike Davis introduced the concept of graduated rough shortly after taking over set-up duties for the USGA, he probably had places like Oakmont in mind. Davis, the USGA’s executive director, introduced the concept to reward varying shades of accuracy off the tee with the rough closer to the fairway cut to a playable length but increasing in height and thickness the farther you get away.