| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Established | 1915[1] South Course: 1981[2] North Course: 1924[3] |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | Oakland Hills Country Club |
| South Course | |
| Designed by | Donald J. Ross [4] |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,445 yards (6,808 m)[5] |
| Course rating | 76[6] |
| North Course | |
| Designed by | Donald J. Ross[7] |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,660 yards (6,090 m)[8] |
| Course rating | 72.9[9] |
The Oakland Hills Country Club is a private golf club in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. It has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history. The Oakland Hills grounds crew maintains two courses, designating the North and South Course. The South Course has hosted all of the tournaments played at Oakland Hills (one round of the 2002 U.S. Amateur was played on the North Course).
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History
In 1916, Printer Joseph Mack (who was also Henry Ford's ad-man and Norval Hawkins, the accountant and first sales manager for Ford), purchased a parcel of farmland on Maple Road - 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Detroit in the Bloomfield Township. Construction began in 1917. Mack was elected as the first president of the club.
In 1994, John F. Smith, Jr., chairman of General Motors, resigned from the Bloomfield Hills Country Club when the club refused to admit Roy Roberts, a high-ranking black auto executive on the basis of its now defunct white members only policy.[10]
The course is included in the Links series.
2000s
Oakland Hills Country Club hosted the 2002 United States Amateur Championship won by Ricky Barnes. It was considered a successful U.S. Amateur tournament. The club also hosted the 2004 Ryder Cup Matches and the 2008 PGA Championship.
Major tournaments hosted
| Year | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Western Open | Mike Brady |
| 1924 | U.S. Open | Cyril Walker |
| 1937 | U.S. Open | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1951 | U.S. Open | Ben Hogan |
| 1961 | U.S. Open | Gene Littler |
| 1972 | PGA Championship | Gary Player |
| 1979 | PGA Championship | David Graham |
| 1981 | U.S. Senior Open | Arnold Palmer |
| 1985 | U.S. Open | Andy North |
| 1991 | U.S. Senior Open | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1996 | U.S. Open | Steve Jones |
| 2002 | U.S. Amateur | Ricky Barnes |
| 2004 | Ryder Cup | Team Europe |
| 2008 | PGA Championship | Pádraig Harrington |
Bolded Years are major championships on the PGA Tour.
References
- ^ http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=553945
- ^ http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/michigan/bloomfieldhills/south-at-oakland-hills-country-club-private.html
- ^ http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/michigan/bloomfieldhills/north-at-oakland-hills-country-club-private.html
- ^ http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=553945
- ^ https://oaklandhillscc.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=41196
- ^ http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/michigan/bloomfieldhills/south-at-oakland-hills-country-club-private.html
- ^ http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=553945
- ^ https://oaklandhillscc.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=41576
- ^ http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/michigan/bloomfieldhills/north-at-oakland-hills-country-club-private.html
- ^ www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13opclassic.html?_r=1
External links
Coordinates: 42°32′41″N 83°16′15″W / 42.54472°N 83.27083°W
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