2008 US PGA Championship VenueA view of the clubhouse at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

In 2008 the US PGA Championship will be held at Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan. The legendary course has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its 90 year history.

Oakland Hills is made up of two superb courses – North and South Course. The two courses are connected by the world’s largest arched aluminum pedestrian bridge. The bridge is 210 feet long, 11 feet wide, and weighs 40,000 pounds. The South Course has hosted all the tournaments played at Oakland Hills (one round of the 2002 U.S. Amateur was played on the North Course). Designed by Donald Ross, the South Course opened in 1918 and is sometimes called “The Monster” and is rated among the top ten courses in the USA.

The North Course opened for play in 1924 and serves as a second course for members. During the Great Depression, it became a separate semi-private daily-fee club, open to the public. Later, Robert Trent Jones redesigned the course and it opened again only for members in 1969.

Before Oakland Hills hosts the 2008 PGA Championship, South Course will be reworked by Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones' son. Renovation work has started and will see the course brought to over 7450 yards. Major renovations include:

  • More bunkers
  • More water – both ponds expanded to double the current configuration
  • Moving tees

South Course is also notorious for its rough – though not necessarily long, it has some of the thickest rough in the country.

Oakland Hills has hosted a number of prestigious major golf tournaments over the years, most notably they include:

  • 5 U.S. Opens
  • 2 PGA Championships
  • The Ryder Cup

The scheduled 2008 US PGA Championship is set to be an exciting one with all the renovation work carried out over the past few years. The club has spent millions of dollars to ensure that Oakland Hills lives up to its world renowned reputation as one of the best courses in the United States.

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