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Article: Ready for Ryder: Oakland Hills officials watch Belfry host world.
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- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)
- Article date:
- September 26, 2002
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Byline: Drew Sharp
SUTTON COLDFIELD, England _ The pomp and pageantry of the Ryder Cup opening ceremonies swept away the visitors from Oakland Hills Country Club. But what really took their breath away Thursday was the breadth of the Belfry layout.
"We'll only have 20 percent of the land resources that they have here," said Jim Judge, Oakland Hills chairman of media operations. "They've got three courses from which to use and acres upon acres of potato farmland for vending, parking and other operations.
"As you well know, we've got neighborhoods. I don't think they'll permit us to tear down their homes, but I'm sure some may leave town for ...