The site of 16 national and major championships (6 U.S. Opens, two U.S. Senior Opens, U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Men's Amateur, Western Open, Carling World Open; the 35th Ryder Cup in 2004; and three PGA Championships, including the 90th PGA Championship in 2008).
Course Overview
When the South Course of Oakland Hills was formally opened on July 13, 1918, it already enjoyed a certain degree of prestige. After all, the course was designed by the foremost golf course architect of his day - Donald Ross and the Club had engaged, as its first professional - Walter Hagen who had already won the United States Open.
Oakland Hills' South Course is now world-renowned and is consistently picked among the top ten tests of golf in the United States and, indeed, the world. Its reputation is well earned.
18th Hole
498 Yards, Par 4
This has been the most difficult hole in the history of Championship golf at Oakland Hills. Rees Jones has added 2 additional bunkers making a total of 7 bunkers protecting this dogleg right par four, the fairway slopes right to left making it difficult to hit. The long-iron second shot is slightly uphill to the shallowest green at Oakland Hills protected by four bunkers. A large mound through the center separates the green in to two small targets with the left being the most difficult.