Major Announcement For Oakland Hills In The Works

Major Announcement For Oakland Hills

Oakland Hills, which earlier this year suffered a devastating fire to its historic clubhouse, has scheduled a major announcement with the USGA on Monday.

The press conference, hosted at Detroit Athletic Club, will include USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer, Two-time U.S. Open Champion Andy North and Golf Course Architect Gil Hanse.

It is pure speculation on my part, but the presence of Andy North — who won the 1985 US Open at Oakland Hills — strongly suggests that a US Open will be coming back to Oakland Hills.

The next available spot on the US Open schedule is 2028.

Oakland Hills already is scheduled to host the 2031 and 2042 US Women’s Open.

In 2021, Oakland Hills unveiled its South Course restoration, which was designed by Gil Hanse.

The last US Open hosted by Oakland Hills was the 1996 US Open. In the ensuing years, the club’s South Course has also hosted a Ryder Cup, a PGA Championship and the US Amateur.

Major Championships held at Oakland Hills include:

Year	Tournament	Winner	Winning Score
1922	Western Open	Mike Brady	291 (+3)
1924	U.S. Open	Cyril Walker	297 (+9)
1937	U.S. Open	Ralph Guldahl	281 (+1)
1951	U.S. Open	Ben Hogan	287 (+7)
1961	U.S. Open	Gene Littler	281 (+1)
1972	PGA Championship	Gary Player	281 (+1)
1979	PGA Championship	David Graham	272 (−8)
1981	U.S. Senior Open	Arnold Palmer	289 (+9)
1985	U.S. Open	Andy North	279 (−1)
1991	U.S. Senior Open (2)	Jack Nicklaus	282 (+2), Playoff
1996	U.S. Open (6)	Steve Jones	278 (−2)
2002	U.S. Amateur	Ricky Barnes	2 & 1
2004	Ryder Cup	Team Europe	181⁄2–91⁄2
2008	PGA Championship (3)	Pádraig Harrington	277 (−3)
2016	U.S. Amateur (2)	Curtis Luck	6 & 4