Peter Starr is an accomplished golfer from Ohio who has played many notable courses in the United States, including Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Oakmont Country Club, designed by Henry Fownes in 1903 and updated by Tom Fazio in 2014, is considered the 5th best course in the country according to Golf Digest. It is known for its extremely challenging bunkers and deep rough. Further challenges are presented by drainage ditches and blazing fast greens, which helped counter heavy rain at the 2016 U.S. Open held there.