Michigan Golf Journal August 2021

and ours is no different. The work done by OHCC Director of Agronomy Phil Cuffare and his team was complex and incredibly detailed. Cuffare was kind enough to host multiple tours and discuss every aspect of the project with our members this year and in 2020. The level to which all inputs and decisions were considered with the goal of hosting major championships was staggering . This was also done while making the course more playable for the membership as well. If you did every get the chance to tee it up at Oakland Hills with a member or during one of the dozens of charity outings they host each year, you may remember the brutal test for any level of player. This restoration has brought some fun back to the Monster – but make no mistake there is opportunity to set the course up to test the best players in the world on the grandest of stages but still have an enjoyable 9-hole Thursday members league as well. Hopefully, some of you reading this will get to play the new South Course someday, but even more importantly I hope you can attend a major championship there. If it happens, I hope that championship inspires people to play golf, which will lead to more revenue for the courses in our amazing golf state. With the increases in revenue these facilities can utilize some of the agronomic lessons learned from the Oakland Hills restoration at their own facilities to help make the game more enjoyable for everyone, everywhere in Michigan. MGJ 7 August 2021 www.michigangolfjournal.com