Oakland Hills Country Club

Oakland Hills Country Club
Club information
Oakland Hills Country Club is located in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club is located in Michigan
Oakland Hills Country Club
Coordinates42°32′38″N 83°16′37″W / 42.544°N 83.277°W / 42.544; -83.277
LocationBloomfield Township,
Oakland County, Michigan
Elevation830 feet (250 m)
Established1916,[1] 108 years ago
South Course: 1918[2]
North Course: 1923
(ready for play in 1924)[3]
TypePrivate
Total holes36[4]
GreensBentgrass
FairwaysBentgrass / Poa annua[5]
Websiteoaklandhillscc.com
South Course
Designed byDonald Ross[1][4]
Par72   (70 for majors)[6]
Length7,509 yards (6,866 m)[7]
Course rating77.0
Slope rating145 [8]
North Course
Designed byDonald Ross[1][4]
Par70
Length6,908 yards (6,317 m)[9]
Course rating74.6
Slope rating138 [10]

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.

On February 17, 2022, the main building was engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. The clubhouse was having some flashing fixed when a blowtorch hit a section of the outside wall. The wood structure went up in flames.[11]

  1. ^ a b c "Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, MI".
  2. ^ "South at Oakland Hills Country Club".
  3. ^ "North at Oakland Hills Country Club".
  4. ^ a b c "Michigan Golfer » Oakland Hills Country Club". Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ "U.S. Amateur" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. August 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ^ 2 Par-5 holes (#8 and #18) are reduced to par-4 for majors.
  7. ^ "Oakland Hills Country Club". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
  8. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Oakland Hills CC - South". USGA. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Oakland Hills Country Club". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
  10. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Oakland Hills CC - North". USGA. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Johncox, Cassidy (2022-02-17). "Video: Oakland Hills Country Club ablaze in Bloomfield Township". WDIV. Retrieved 2022-02-17.