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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.

No stranger to Major Championship golf, Oakland Hills as already hosted 10 Major Championships.

Year	Event	Champion
1924	US Open	Cyril Walker
1937	US Open	Ralph Guldahl
1951	US Open	Ben Hogan
1961	US Open	Gene Littler
1972	PGA Championship	Gary Player
1979	PGA Championship	David Graham
1981	US Senior Open	Arnold Palmer
1985	US Open	Andy North
1991	US Senior Open	Jack Nicklaus
1996	US Open	Steve Jones
2002	US Amateur	Ricky Barnes
2004	Ryder Cup Matches	Europe
2008	PGA Championship	TBD

Although many tournaments have been held throughout the years at Oakland Hills, the one which gave the course its greatest reputation as "The Monster" was the 1951 Open. Ben Hogan won with a total of 287 by shooting a final round 67 after which he was quoted as saying "I am glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees." He also said that it was "the greatest test of golf I have ever played and the toughest course."