NAME

LOCATION

BUILT

Oakland Hills CC

Detroit, MI 

1923 by Donald Rose

COURSE SPECS

Length: 6974.00 yds.

Signature Hole: 18

Par: 70 

Past Events: 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, 1985 & 1996 US Opens, 1972 & 1979 PGA Championships, 1981 & 1991 US Senior Opens

Slope: 130.00

Course Rating: 72.90

Oakland Hills Country Club is one of the world's mainline golf courses.  Since its very beginnings in the early 1920s, Oakland Hills has made its mark in the annals of golf history.  It was remodeled by Robert Trent Jones, 1950, 1972, 1984.  It was at the 1951 US Open that it received its nickname, "The Monster." Only two players that year had rounds under par.  Ben Hogan's 287 total won the Open and caused him to exclaim his joy at having "brought this course, this monster, to its knees."  Signature Hole Comments: Considered by many to be the toughest finishing hole in golf.