Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan pin flag by Donald Ross open pga

Description

The 18-hole course at the Oakland Hills Country Club facility in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan features 6,700 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. Designed by Donald J. Ross
Oakland Hills Country Club is a private golf club in the central United States, located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It consists of two 18-hole courses designed by Donald Ross: the South Course (1918) and the North Course (1923).
Oakland Hills has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history, including six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships, the 2004 Ryder Cup and the 2002 and 2016 U.S. Amateur on its South Course.
Major tournaments hosted[edit]
Year
Tournament
Winner
Winner's
share ($)
1922
Western Open
United States Mike Brady
1924
U.S. Open
United States Cyril Walker
500
1937
U.S. Open
United States Ralph Guldahl
1,000
1951
U.S. Open
United States Ben Hogan
4,000
1961
U.S. Open
United States Gene Littler
14,000
1972
PGA Championship
South Africa Gary Player
45,000
1979
PGA Championship
Australia David Graham
60,000
1981
U.S. Senior Open
United States Arnold Palmer
26,000
1985
U.S. Open
United States Andy North
103,000
1991
U.S. Senior Open (2)
United States Jack Nicklaus
110,000
1996
U.S. Open (6)
United States Steve Jones
425,000
2002
U.S. Amateur
United States Ricky Barnes
n/a
2004
Ryder Cup
European Union Team Europe
n/a
2008
PGA Championship (3)
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
1,350,000
2016
U.S. Amateur (2)
Australia Curtis Luck
n/a