Sam Parks Jr. rates among the most unlikely winners in U.S. Open history, especially compared with the Hall of Fame list of champions at Oakmont. In the months leading up to the U.S. Open, Parks played nine holes at Oakmont every morning before going to work at nearby South Hills Country Club so he could learn the nuances of the fastest greens in golf and develop a strategy. Sarazen wrote of Parks in a column going into the Open, ''His knowledge of Oakmont and its pitfalls should be a great asset.'' And it was. More...