Course record

Oakland Hills Country Club - North

North of Maple Road, Oakland Hills’ second course occupies rolling ground with mature trees and demanding bunkers. Donald Ross designed the North Course, but its subsequent history includes public daily-fee golf, a return to private use and a distinct role in amateur championships.²¹

Open the Club record

Original design: Donald Ross
Opened: 1924
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Club location: Bloomfield Hills

The North’s separate path

Ross drew the course in 1922. Construction followed in 1923 under his associate Walter B. Hatch, and the Club’s dated timeline records the opening as May 13, 1924. That sequence distinguishes the construction year from the moment the new eighteen entered play.¹

In 1933 the course began operating to daily-fee players as North Hills. Members voted in 1967 to restore it to private use. Robert Trent Jones then redesigned the course in 1968 and 1969; a bridge across Maple Road connected the two sides of the property.¹

The Club describes the North as shorter than the South but demanding accuracy. Its trees and bunkers give the second course a character of its own, with both walking and cart rounds accommodated in the caddie programme. The landscape is part of the playing test.²

For the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur, the North served as the stroke-play co-host. Competitors played both Oakland Hills courses during qualifying before match play moved entirely to the South. Hosting those preliminary rounds placed the North within the championship without making it the venue for the final.³

Course design

1922 Original design

Donald Ross
1968–1969 Redesign

Robert Trent Jones
2013 Renovation

Shawn Smith

Hosted competitions

U.S. Junior Amateur

2024 U.S. Junior AmateurEarly rounds

U.S. Amateur

2016 U.S. AmateurEarly rounds
2002 U.S. AmateurEarly rounds

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Black	Men	70	74.6	138	3,577	3,331	6,908	35	35
Gold	Men	70	73.2	135	3,429	3,193	6,622	35	35
Blue	Men	70	71.6	132	3,286	3,101	6,387	35	35
White	Men	70	69.7	131	3,105	2,931	6,036	35	35
Silver · Men	Men	70	67.6	127	2,891	2,664	5,555	35	35
Silver · Women	Women	70	73.6	134	2,891	2,664	5,555	35	35
Green	Women	70	70.1	127	2,639	2,414	5,053	35	35

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Black	352	405	401	206	626	216	427	480	464	3,577	208	467	516	172	373	316	420	464	395	3,331	6,908
Gold	352	389	395	198	601	183	427	452	432	3,429	186	440	516	172	348	316	399	437	379	3,193	6,622
Blue	345	382	388	185	564	173	413	440	396	3,286	168	433	506	153	341	308	391	429	372	3,101	6,387
White	337	360	367	173	534	146	383	421	384	3,105	156	408	486	143	324	291	376	412	335	2,931	6,036
Silver · Men	298	352	357	132	478	120	373	408	373	2,891	147	376	472	99	300	282	320	343	325	2,664	5,555
Silver · Women	298	352	357	132	478	120	373	408	373	2,891	147	376	472	99	300	282	320	343	325	2,664	5,555
Green	291	319	331	122	474	95	327	340	340	2,639	123	370	438	93	222	261	269	343	295	2,414	5,053
Par	4	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	35	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	35	70
Hcp	13	11	9	15	1	17	5	3	7		16	4	2	18	12	14	8	6	10

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	352	405	401	206	626	216	427	480	464	3,577
Gold	352	389	395	198	601	183	427	452	432	3,429
Blue	345	382	388	185	564	173	413	440	396	3,286
White	337	360	367	173	534	146	383	421	384	3,105
Silver · Men	298	352	357	132	478	120	373	408	373	2,891
Silver · Women	298	352	357	132	478	120	373	408	373	2,891
Green	291	319	331	122	474	95	327	340	340	2,639
Par	4	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	35
Hcp	13	11	9	15	1	17	5	3	7

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Black	208	467	516	172	373	316	420	464	395	3,331
Gold	186	440	516	172	348	316	399	437	379	3,193
Blue	168	433	506	153	341	308	391	429	372	3,101
White	156	408	486	143	324	291	376	412	335	2,931
Silver · Men	147	376	472	99	300	282	320	343	325	2,664
Silver · Women	147	376	472	99	300	282	320	343	325	2,664
Green	123	370	438	93	222	261	269	343	295	2,414
Par	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	35
Hcp	16	4	2	18	12	14	8	6	10

Sources and record notes8 references

Sources for this history

History Oakland Hills Country Club
1916-1924; 1933; 1967-1969; 2013; 2019-2024 timeline entries.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Caddie FAQ v1.23 Oakland Hills Country Club
Golf Courses: Donald Ross attribution, rolling terrain, North setting and accuracy.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Fast Facts for 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur USGA
Venue table; opening dates; North stroke-play co-host; notable past events.
Consulted 2026-09-15

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
Oakland Hills Country Club: owner chronologyCourse record
Oakland Hills Country ClubDonald Ross · Original design · 1922
Oakland Hills Country ClubRobert Trent Jones · Redesign · 1968–1969
Oakland Hills Country ClubShawn Smith · Renovation · 2013