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Coordinates: 42°24′59″N 82°53′51″W / 42.4165°N 82.8976°W / 42.4165; -82.8976
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Country Club of Detroit
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Coordinates42°24′59″N 82°53′51″W / 42.4165°N 82.8976°W / 42.4165; -82.8976
LocationGrosse Pointe Farms, Michigan,
 United States
Established1897
TypePrivate
Total holes27
Websiteccofd.com
Designed byBert Way, C. H. Alison and H. S. Colt, redesigned
by Robert Trent Jones(1952 and 1996), Tom Doak (2010)
Par72
Length7,100 yards (6,500 m)
Course rating123.4
9-hole Par 3
Designed byRobert Trent Jones (1964)
Length1,433 yards (1,310 m)

Country Club of Detroit, founded in 1897, is a private country club in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. The architectural firm of Smith Hinchman & Grylls, known today as the SmithGroup, designed the Tudor Revival styled country club in 1927. H. S. Colt redesigned the country club's original golf course—designed by Bert Way[1]—in 1912 and his partner Charles Alison later modified the design. In 1952, the club commissioned Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to complete a full redesign, and in 2011, the club fully renovated the course.[2] in order to return to the original Colt and Alison design with a slightly updated interpretation.[3]

Country Club of Detroit has twice hosted the U.S. Amateur, first in 1915 where Robert A. Gardner won[4] and again in 1954 when Arnold Palmer won his first USGA title.[5] In 2004 the Country Club of Detroit hosted Turning Point Invitational, which brought many past U.S. Amateur champions together to compete including Phil Mickelson and Mark O'Meara.[6] The course hosted the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur in 2021.

The clubhouse overlooking the 18th green

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References

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  1. ^ Peper, George (April 2003). Firestone Country Club (South). Artisan Books. ISBN 9781579652371. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ Dave Richards (August 25, 2010). "Tom Doak Redesigns Greens and Tees at Country Club of Detroit". Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Luedtke, Eleanor, ed. (1997). In Good Company: A Centennial History of the Country Club of Detroit 1897-1997. Country Club of Detroit.
  4. ^ "1915 U.S. Amateur (USGA)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  5. ^ "1954 U.S. Amateur (USGA)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  6. ^ Ken Klavon (September 1, 2004). "A Golden Moment For Golf's Anointed King". USGA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
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