LIV Golf influencer shares ‘most embarrassing’ career moment from Oakmont ahead of the US Open

Oakmont Country Club, which will play host to the US Open this week, is not an easy golf course to play. It has challenges that even the most talented golfers struggle with, and social media content creator Grant Horvat has experienced this.

Horvat, who makes YouTube content and frequently influences for LIV Golf, shared a look at one of those challenges as the golf world readies for the third Major on Thursday (June 12) at Oakmont.

In the famous rough at Oakmont, which has already claimed Tyrrell Hatton in previews, Horvat tried his best to hit a shot out and get back onto the fairway. Unfortunately, he made no headway.

The LIV influencer's swing took up a huge chunk of grass, but the ball was buried so deep that he didn't even hit it. Missing a hit is not uncommon for newer golfers, but Horvat has plenty of experience.

Horvat had said leading up to the shot:

"This could be really good... It's going to be really good."

That didn't end up being the case, and Horvat captioned the video and described it as "the most embarrassing moment" of his entire golf career. This week, that same rough will undoubtedly claim several professional golfers, and they will try to at least make contact to move the ball out of the US Open rough.

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Golfers experience famed Oakmont rough ahead of US Open

Grant Horvat is not the only person who has struggled mightily with the Oakmont rough. At the previews on Tuesday morning, Tyrrell Hatton found himself in the rough and couldn't believe how difficult it was to find his ball. He struggled to get out, though not to the level of Horvat.

Bryson DeChambeau learned the rough for the US Open (Image via Imagn)

Bryson DeChambeau, another LIV Golf star, also uncovered how awful the rough could be over the weekend. He played a round and said it was "complete guesswork" at times when the ball landed in the rough.

He said of his difficult lie that left the ball nearly invisible (via Golf):

“That is cooked beyond belief. That’s more than half-baked there. That’s burnt to a crisp."

His caddie joked that it was a good shot for DeChambeau to try, but the golfer said he had "nothing" for it. However, DeChambeau did end up getting out of the rough and onto the green, so he proved his caddie right.

This week, countless golfers will land in the rough at different times during the US Open, which DeChambeau is the reigning champion of. He, Hatton, and a few others who have experienced the rough before will know just how hard it can be, and as DeChambeau said when he was there, the key is to always hit the green.