![]() ![]() Oak Hill is no stranger to big-time golf it previously hosted three US Opens and three PGA Championships totalling six majors, plus Ryder Cups and Senior majors. Many of those have been taken out to give the course a more open feel but at par- yards, it will present a strong major championship test this week with the lurking danger of Allen’s Creek meandering through the course. ![]() Ross contracted John Williams, a celebrated doctor, author and arbourist to plant the oak trees at the course, and he would later say when he was asked how many he planted: “I stopped counting at 40,000.” It is a storied venue, built by Donald Ross in 1926 during the so-called golden period of golf architecture, and tweaked since, most notably in 2019 when hundreds of trees were removed, the greens enlarged and reshaped, water hazards added and bunkers rebuilt.Ī parkland course in suburban Rochester, it is described as “an American classic”. ![]()
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