Country Club of Detroit

Category18 hole
LocationMichigan
Rating
3.0
Status Open now

Founded in 1897, the Country Club of Detroit had a course in play soon after its formation, thanks to the efforts of Bert Way, an English professional golfer – and former apprentice to Willie Dunn at Westward Ho! – who had emigrated to America the previous year to take up an appointment at Shinnecock Hills. The Club is a private country club in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Harry Colt was commissioned to redesign the layout in 1912 and his partner Hugh Alison would return during his nine-year American stay to make further improvements in the late 1920s. Robert Trent Jones Sr. carried out a renovation in the early 1950s and Keith Foster rebuilt the bunkers in 2005 before Tom Doak’s Renaissance Golf Design firm rebuilt all the greens in 2012, returning the course to its Colt/Alison roots

Country Club of Detroit
Country Club of Detroit – Michigan

The club has hosted the US Amateur twice. The first time was in 1915, with Robert A. Gardner winning for the second time, and the other occasion was in 1954, when Arnold Palmer claimed the Havemeyer Trophy after a narrow one-hole victory in the final. The course is also often used for an annual pro-am event called the Turning Point Invitational which raises money for Detroit schools

Practice Facilities

Driving range
Putting green
Chipping Green

Golf Club Amenities

Club accepts credit cards
Clubhouse
Bar & restaurant
Tennis
Swimming pool
Fitness room

Rentals

Electro-cart for hire

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  1. 3
    bob.eaton.201@gmail.com Submission Jun 01, 2023

    Decent Golf Course

    Not bad for a private club, but pricey. The greens need work (and probably replacement according to my host), many traps (but not a problem for a decent golfer), and very wide open off the tee. The course is flat and what you see off the tee is what you get.

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