WATCH: Oakmont's putting perils

Rich Beem putts his way around the Oakmont course ahead of the 2016 US Open, and finds the perils and plentiful.

Ahead of this year's event, and as ever with a US Open venue, plenty has been made about the condition of the course and the greens also have drawn their fair share of attention.

We sent our man out onto the course with the instruction of finding out just how difficult, pure and fast those putting surfaces might be.

Hit play on the video above to watch as Beemer gets to know the Oakmont greens.