Oak Hill Country Club

Golf Course Review by: Bill Satterfield (2009)

Quick Facts

Designer: Donald Ross in 1925

Cost: Private

Contact Information: Phone: (585) 381-1900 - Craig Harmon, Head Professional

Course Website: Official Website - Visit Oak Hillt's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions: Get here! - 346 Kilbourn Rd, Rochester, New York 14618

Photos: See additional photos of Oak Hill (East) as well as photos of Oak Hill (West)

Accolades: The East Course ranked 11th on Golf Digest's 2009-10 Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses in America and 4th in the state of New York. The East Course ranked 17th in New York on Golf Digest's 2009-10 Best in State list.

Signature Hole: East 13th - 594 Yard Par 5

One of the most famous holes in championship golf

13th Hole at Oak Hill (East) (594 Yard Par 5)

Runner up: West 18th - 441 Yard Par 4

The stately clubhouse rests in the background

18th Hole at Oak Hill (West) (441 Yard Par 4)

What to Expect: The list of historic clubs with a rich tournament history is more prevalent in New York than any other state in the union and one club that adds to that resume is Oak Hill. The Donald Ross designed 36 hole complex has hosted the U.S. Open three times (1956, 1968, and 1989), the PGA Championship twice (1980, 2003, and will again in 2013), the U.S. Amateur twice, as well as a Senior U.S. Open, Senior PGA Championship, and the 1995 Ryder Cup. The rolling terrain at Oak Hill offers some great uphill and downhill holes as well as some lightly sloping fairways. A creek meanders through the East course and bisects some fairways half way through the hole, some 50 yards from the green, and some right next to the green. The course has plenty of trees lining the fairways but not near as thick or intrusive as is found at Winged Foot. It is a very classic feeling course with gentle doglegs and great strategy. Tiger Woods was quoted as saying Oak Hill was the hardest, fairest course that the big boys have been asked to play for a major championship. The West course is a solid offering and was lengthened during the 2009 season, but the East course is king at Oak Hill and features one of the finest front nines in the country paired with some of the toughest finishing holes in golf.

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