Oakland Hills Country Club
Year Tournament Winner Winner 's share ( $ )
1922 Western Open Mike Brady
1924 U.S. Open Cyril Walker 500
1937 U.S. Open Ralph Guldahl 1,000
1951 U.S. Open Ben Hogan 4,000
1961 U.S. Open Gene Littler 14,000
1972 PGA Championship Gary Player 45,000
1979 PGA Championship David Graham 60,000
1981 U.S. Senior Open Arnold Palmer 26,000
1985 U.S. Open Andy North 103,000
1991 U.S. Senior Open ( 2 ) Jack Nicklaus 110,000
1996 U.S. Open ( 6 ) Steve Jones 425,000
2002 U.S . Amateur Ricky Barnes n/a
2004 Ryder Cup Team Europe n/a
2008 PGA Championship ( 3 ) Pádraig Harrington 1,350,000
2016 U.S . Amateur ( 2 ) Curtis Luck n/a
Major tournaments hosted
Oakland Hills Country Club is a private golf club in the central United States, located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It consists of two 18-hole courses designed by Donald Ross: the South Course (1918) and the North Course (1923). Oakland Hills has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history, including six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships, the 2004 Ryder Cup and the 2002 and 2016 U.S. Amateur on its South Course.