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Oakland Hills

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HoleParYardsHoleParYards
14435 104453
25519 114423
33198 125560
44430 134162
54455 144473
64356 154400
74411 164406
84482 173200
93220 184494
Total353506Total353571
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1st, 435 yards, par 4: The tee is on a hillside, with the landing area bound on both sides by bunkers, three on the left and one on the right. As with many of the greens, the putting surface, guarded in front by two bunkers, has many undulations, including an angled ridge across the middle. The hole usually plays downwind.

2nd, 519 yards, par 5: More bunkers lie in wait for the wayward drive, three on the left and two on the right this time, while the two-tier green is protected in front by four bunkers. TC Chen, of Taiwan, holed out with a three-wood here in the 1985 US Open, the first albatross in the championship's history. He went on to lose by one to Andy North.

3rd, 198 yards, par 3: Five well-positioned bunkers surround the green, with an adjoining orchard adding beauty to the hole. The narrow green is angled from left to right, with the toughest pin-placing being on the narrowest part of the back shelf. David Graham's 1979 US PGA play-off win over Ben Crenshaw came with a birdie here.

4th, 430 yards, par 4: This downhill hole plays shorter than the yardage suggests. The tee is raised and bunkers on either side, four left and two right, frame the landing area of a dogleg left where the fairway tilts down to the right. There is out of bounds left, while the putting surface is interesting, guarded by four bunkers.

5th, 455 yards, par 4: The landing area is framed by trees on the left and two bunkers on the right. A valley, containing a stream 300 yards from the tee, separates the landing area from the green - one of the toughest on the course, wonderfully built onto a natural high surrounded by large trees and protected in front by two bunkers.

6th, 356 yards, par 4: The shortest par four on the course and, like the 10th at The Belfry, there is an option to move forward nearly 60 yards and make it driveable. From the back tee drives are aimed at an uphill slope bound by three bunkers on the left and trees on the right, while the elevated green is guarded by three more bunkers.

7th, 411 yards, par 4: The tee on this slight dogleg is raised and the drive is to a fairway protected on the left by three bunkers and sloping down to a pond on the right starting at 250 yards and extending 50 yards. The narrow, angled green is elevated again and has three bunkers guarding it.

8th, 482 yards, par 4: A demanding par four with the hardest drive on the front nine. The landing area is bound by four well-positioned bunkers, two on either side, and the green protected by four bunkers. Denis Watson lost the 1985 US Open by one after waiting too long for a putt to drop here and being penalised a stroke.

9th, 220 yards, par 3: The longest of the par threes, with tee and green both elevated, separated by a broad swale. The green slopes back to front and is protected by four bunkers. Ben Crenshaw holed-in-one with a three-wood en route to winning the 1979 USPGA title and in the final round he made twos at the third, ninth and 13th.

10th, 453 yards, par 4: The tee is located on a hill adjacent to the practice green. The landing area is framed by three bunkers, one left and two right, and the green on a slight rise guarded by two bunkers. Bobby Jones finished second in the 1924 US Open after playing this hole in seven over par. A bogey each day and he would have tied with Cyril Walker.

11th, 423 yards, par 4: Drives aim for a saddle at 270 yards, with the well-struck ones feeding over the ridge low on the left side of the fairway and avoiding three bunkers on the right. The green is perched on a ridge with four deep bunkers in front and has a steep ridge running from back left to front right.

12th, 560 yards, par 5: The longest of the par fives. The tee is elevated with the first landing area protected by trees on the right and four bunkers left. The second shots have to avoid a cross-bunker left and trees right, while the green has a similar ridge to the 11th and has three deep bunkers in front and one at the back.

13th, 162 yards, par 3: Both the tee and green are on natural rises, separated by a broad swale. The green is surrounded by bunkers and sits naturally into the hillside. Designer Donald Ross put a hollow in at the front of the green and when the hole is cut in the top plateau above the pot bunker on the right side danger lurks all around.

14th, 473 yards, par 4: A wonderful downhill par four. The landing area, with no bunkers on it but trees both sides, is located just past a slight rise in the fairway and the green is protected in front by three bunkers, two left and one on the right. A large swale runs from front right to back left.

15th, 400 yards, par 4: Trees left and a strategic bunker in the middle of the fairway at 240 yards make this a taxing drive on a sharp dogleg from right to left. A much shorter approach is left for those taking the bold line - if they pull it off. The green, which has an inverted saucer shape, is heavily protected by five bunkers, three left and two right.

16th, 406 yards, par 4: The signature hole. The drive is to an area short of a pond, framed by giant willow trees, and the wide, shallow green is on the other side of the pond. The green is also protected at the back by a series of bunkers. Gary Player's nine-iron over the trees and water to four feet won him the 1972 USPGA.

17th, 200 yards, par 3: The green sits on a raised platform some 30 feet above the tee and is protected by six bunkers. It has severe slopes on it, with a ridge running from front right to back centre. Andy North's recovery from sand to within inches of the hole set him up for his 1985 US Open victory, his second in eight years.

18th, 494 yards, par 4: A par five for the members, but a demanding four in championships. The sloping fairway is framed by bunkers and trees and the green set into a hillside, heavily protected by bunkers. Tom Lehman bogeyed it in the 1996 US Open, driving into a bunker, and lost by one to Steve Jones.



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