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Southfield, MI
Plum Hollow Country Club
Plum Hollow hosted the 1947 PGA Championship, placing the Detroit-area Club on a national stage during the tournament’s match-play era. The Western Open followed in 1957.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 72
- Original architect
- Harry Colt
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Plum Hollow Country Club history
These events formed part of a competitive tradition built around a course whose ravines and changes in elevation distinguish it from flatter neighbouring terrain.
Championships
Results and dates 2 editions
BMW Championship
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Western Open
Doug Ford
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PGA Championship
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Jim Ferrier
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes5 references
Sources for this story
- Plum Hollow | Golf Plum Hollow Cc
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- Western Golf Association: 2025 BMW / Western Open Records and Statistics Guide PDF page 120, 1957 chapter, plus summary page 5. Competition dates come from the actual year chapter; institutional venue and champion are independently cross-checked against the official publisher chronology.
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 29th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 2&1 over Chick Harbert.
- PGA Championship host record The 1947 PGA record names Plum Hollow. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.