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Cranbrook

Cranbrook had its beginnings in 1904, when George Booth, publisher of the Detroit News, and his wife, Ellen Warren Scripps Booth, bought a large farm in the rolling countryside of Bloomfield Hills, naming it after the English Village of Cranbrook, the Booth family ancestral home. Taking up residence in 1907, the Booths gradually transformed their farm estate into a remarkable cultural and educational complex. The complex consisted of their home, Cranbrook House, the side Meeting House (later was expanded into the elementary Brookside School), Christ Church, Cranbrook, Cranbrook School for boys, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Kingswood School for girls, and Cranbrook Institute of Science.

A superb integration of architectural and landscape design elements, the Cranbrook complex represents a unique masterpiece in the history of American architecture. It embodies the belief shared by its founder, George G. Booth, and its principal architect, Eliel Saarinen, that art should permeate every aspect of life.

Oakland Hills Country Club

Oakland Hills Country Club is no stranger to championship golf. The fabled course in Bloomfield Hills has played host to six United States Opens and five other major tournaments through the years, while establishing itself as one of America's greatest tests of golf.

In September 2005, the South Course of Oakland Hills was the site of the 35th Ryder Cup Matches. The prestigious event featured the best 12 players from the United States against the best 12 playes from Europe. Only 17 other U.S. golf clubs have hosted the biennial match-play event. The Ryder Cup has also been contested on European soil 17 times, most recently in 2002 at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England.

Oakland Hills already has a storied history. The gently rolling course with its undulating greens formally opened in 1918 after architect Donald Ross proclaimed: "The Lord intended this for a golf course." Venerable Walter Hagen was the club's first golf professional. He is one of three former Oakland Hills pros (along with Al Watrous and Mike Souchak) to compete on U.S. Ryder Cup teams.

The course hosted its first U.S. Open in 1924, with unheralded Cyril Walker holding off the legendary Bobby Jones for the victory. Ben Hogan won the 1951 Open with a final-round 67, then coining a popular phrase by declaring: "I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees."

Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus have also won major titles at Oakland Hills. Steve Jones won the most recent U.S. Open played there, in 1996.

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