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Article: Oakland Hills: once a 'monster,' now a mecca
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2004
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Oakland Hills' place in golf history
was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.
It has hosted six U.S. Opens, none more famous than the one in
1951, a layout Ben Hogan called a "monster." It also has been home to
two PGA Championships and will get another in four years.
But when the 35th Ryder Cup begins today on a course that once was
a dairy farm, Oakland Hills will join some exclusive company as one
of four courses to have held a Ryder Cup, U.S. Open and PGA
Championship. Oak Hill, Pinehurst and Scioto are the others.
"Championship golf has been a part of Oakland Hills since its
inception in 1918, and our membership has always viewed itself as
stewards of a ...