Bloomfield Hills, Michigan · Parkland
9 major championships hosted since 1924
Established
1918
Designer
Donald Ross; Robert Trent Jones (1951 redesign)
Par
70
Championship Yardage
7,445 yds
Oakland Hills Country Club near Detroit, designed by Donald Ross and toughened by Robert Trent Jones for the 1951 U.S. Open, earned the nickname “The Monster” from Ben Hogan himself. Its South Course is one of the sternest par-70 tests in America.
Oakland Hills has hosted six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships, along with the 2004 Ryder Cup, producing champions from Hogan and Gene Littler to Pádraig Harrington.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Oakland Hills.
Course Record (round)
63
Major rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
276 (−4)
PGA / U.S. Open eras
First Major Hosted
1924
Total Majors Hosted
9
Every major championship staged at Oakland Hills, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 6 | 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, 1985, 1996 |
| PGA Championship | 3 | 1972, 1979, 2008 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Oakland Hills.
Ben Hogan's final-round 67 prompted his famous line: “I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.”
Gene Littler won his only major at the U.S. Open.
Andy North won his second U.S. Open here.
Steve Jones, a Monday qualifier, won the U.S. Open.
Pádraig Harrington won the PGA weeks after his Open title, his third major in 13 months.
Ben Hogan coined the nickname after Robert Trent Jones's penal 1951 redesign for the U.S. Open.
Donald Ross laid out the original course in 1918; Robert Trent Jones reworked it dramatically in 1951.
Six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships, plus the 2004 Ryder Cup.