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Oak Hill Country Club
Club information
Oak Hill Country Club is located in the United States
Oak Hill Country Club
Location in theUnited States
Oak Hill Country Club is located in New York
Oak Hill Country Club
Location inNew York
LocationPittsford, New York,U.S.
Established1901;123 years ago(1901)
TypePrivate
Total holes36
Websiteoakhillcc
East Course
Designed byDonald Ross
Par70
Length7,390 yards (6,757 m)
Course rating77.3
Slope rating153
West Course
Designed byDonald Ross
Par70
Length6,735 yards (6,158 m)
Course rating73.3
Slope rating136

Oak Hill Country Clubis a country club in thenortheasternUnited States,located in theTown of Pittsford, New York,a suburb southeast ofRochester.Founded in 1901, and best known for its East golf course, the club has hosted multiple major championships. The club facilities are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[1]

History[edit]

The club has a rich history ofgolf,starting out in 1901 as only 9 holes on 85 acres (0.34 km2) on the banks of theGenesee Riverin Rochester. The clubhouse was no more than a converted farm house. At the time, golf was a relatively new sport in America, and as popularity of the sport grew, so did the country club.

By 1921, Oak Hill had doubled in size and had a new clubhouse, so when theUniversity of Rochesterproposed a land swap in 1921, it was a tough decision for members. However, the country club decided to take the university up on their offer, and moved the club to a 355-acre (1.44 km2) plot in nearby Pittsford.

This decision ended up benefiting Oak Hill, the University of Rochester, and the City of Rochester. Now with triple the land of the old country club, Oak Hill had room for two 18-hole courses. Designed byDonald Ross,they became the East Course and the West Course. Local physician and civic personalityJohn Ralston Williamscultivated and planted tens of thousands of oak trees among the fairways and roughs on what once was a farmed-out field.[2]

East Course[edit]

The East Course — which hosts the major tournaments — is built around the east branch of Allen Creek, which acts as a lateral hazard on 9 of its 18 holes. It has had several changes made over the years - first byRobert Trent Jones Sr.in the early 1960s, later (and more recently for the 1989 Open and 2003 PGA) by Tom Fazio and his design group and finally by Andrew Green who completed a restoration project in 2019.

In 1941, theRochester Times-Union,a local paper at the time, posted a $5,000 purse which attracted the greatest golfers in the world, including names such asSam Snead,Walter Hagen,andBen Hogan.This tournament, won by Snead, put Oak Hill on the national golf map. Several prestigious tournaments were held at Oak Hill over the next 78 years, including sevenmen's major championships– including threeU.S. Opensand fourPGA Championships,as well as theRyder Cup.

In 2019, the East Course was ranked 22nd inGolf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.

Scorecards[edit]

East Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Championship M:77.3 / 153 460 405 230 615 180 500 460 430 480 3,760 430 245 400 625 320 160 460 500 490 3,630 7,390
Par Championship 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
Black M:75.5 / 146 440 405 210 570 180 460 430 430 420 3,545 430 190 370 595 320 160 440 500 445 3,450 6,995
Blue M:74.0 / 141
W:80.9 / 155 		430 375 175 550 160 440 415 420 400 3,365 410 175 370 565 320 150 430 465 405 3,290 6,655
White M:71.6 / 138
W:78.5 / 150 		380 350 165 470 145 385 400 375 390 3,060 410 165 360 490 310 135 415 455 395 3,135 6,195
Gold M:69.0 / 130
W:74.4 / 143 		380 350 165 470 120 305 360 255 345 2,750 335 165 360 490 310 120 360 385 320 2,845 5,595
Green M:67.2 / 127
W:72.2 / 139 		380 300 135 470 100 305 360 255 345 2,650 335 115 290 460 245 105 360 385 320 2,615 5,265
Par Men 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 36 71
SI Men 5 11 15 13 17 1 3 9 7 8 16 10 2 12 18 6 14 4
Par Women 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 36 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 36 72
SI Women 13 5 11 9 17 3 1 15 7 4 14 10 2 12 18 6 16 8
West Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M:73.3 / 136 370 465 420 190 385 545 450 155 365 3,345 400 490 305 445 210 415 460 210 455 3,390 6,735
Blue M:71.2 / 133
W:78.1 / 149 		360 425 400 140 375 530 435 145 350 3,160 375 465 290 405 190 405 445 190 425 3,190 6,350
White M:68.2 / 129
W:74.2 / 137 		350 365 340 130 370 445 375 135 290 2,800 365 445 290 325 170 320 375 175 370 2,855 5,655
Gold M:67.8 / 129
W:73.6 / 137 		350 365 335 130 370 445 375 135 290 2,795 365 435 275 325 170 320 375 140 370 2,775 5,570
Green M:66.4 / 125
W:72.1 / 131 		350 335 335 80 325 445 375 80 290 2,615 365 395 275 325 105 320 375 140 370 2,670 5,285
Family M:60.2 / 100
W:61.7 / 106 		210 225 240 80 230 260 270 80 165 1,760 220 275 180 185 105 210 275 140 215 1,805 3,565
Par Men 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 35 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 35 70
SI Men 5 11 15 13 17 1 3 9 7 8 16 10 2 12 18 6 14 4
Par Women 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 4 36 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 36 72

Major tournaments hosted[edit]

All played on the East Course.

Year Tournament Winner Winning
score 		Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up
1949 U.S. Amateur United StatesCharles Coe 11 & 10 United StatesRufus King
1956 U.S. Open United StatesCary Middlecoff 281 (+1) 1 stroke United StatesBen Hogan
United StatesJulius Boros
1968 U.S. Open(2) United StatesLee Trevino 275 (–5) 4 strokes United StatesJack Nicklaus
1980 PGA Championship United StatesJack Nicklaus 274 (–6) 7 strokes United StatesAndy Bean
1984 U.S. Senior Open United StatesMiller Barber 286 (+6) 2 strokes United StatesArnold Palmer
1989 U.S. Open(3) United StatesCurtis Strange 278 (–2) 1 stroke United StatesChip Beck
United StatesMark McCumber
WalesIan Woosnam
1995 Ryder Cup EuropeEurope 14½ to 13½ United StatesUnited States
1998 U.S. Amateur(2) United StatesHank Kuehne 2 & 1 United StatesTom McKnight
2003 PGA Championship(2) United StatesShaun Micheel 276 (–4) 2 strokes United StatesChad Campbell
2008 Senior PGA Championship United StatesJay Haas 287 (+7) 1 stroke GermanyBernhard Langer
2013 PGA Championship(3) United StatesJason Dufner 270 (–10) 2 strokes United StatesJim Furyk
2019 Senior PGA Championship(2) United StatesKen Tanigawa 277 (–3) 1 stroke United StatesScott McCarron
2023 PGA Championship (4) United StatesBrooks Koepka 271 (–9) 2 strokes United StatesScottie Scheffler
NorwayViktor Hovland

Note: bolded years indicate modern era major championships.

The course record of 63 was set byJason Dufnerin the second round of the2013 PGA Championship.[3]

Future events[edit]

Year Tournament
2027 U.S. Amateur(3)

References[edit]

  1. ^"Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/21/2023 through4/28/2023".National Park Service.RetrievedMay 4,2023.
  2. ^Marcotte, Bob (November 29, 2010)."Passion, dedication made John R. Williams a force in Rochester".Democrat and Chronicle.Rochester, New York.pp. 1B, 4B. Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2022.RetrievedDecember 4,2010.
  3. ^Auclair, T. J. (August 9, 2013)."Dufner's record round surpasses his hero, Hogan".PGA of America.

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