Written By: Greg Johnson
CLARKSTON – Oakhurst Golf & Country Club, an Arthur Hills-designed course built in 1998, is hosting both the GAM Tournament of Champions and the GAM Senior Tournament of Champions for a grand GAM finale Monday.
Both tournaments are presented by BOYNE Golf.
Champions, male and female, eligible for having won a GAM member club championship or senior championship (men ages 55-plus, women ages 50-plus), or a GAM title this season, will play a final 18-hole stroke play tournament from various tee positions to determine four l champions.
The Oakhurst course, which can play as long as 7,054 yards, weaves through oak, pine, and maple trees and over and around protected wetlands.
Hills incorporate significant risk-reward factors, but also provided some bailout areas for conservative play. The course demands accurate and well-placed tee shots, especially on the shorter par 4 holes.
Among the many tournaments Oakhurst has hosted are the 2010 Michigan Amateur Championship, the 2019 GAM Senior Match Play Championship and the 2021 GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
George Bowman is the host professional and has been at Oakhurst since it opened in 1998. Adam Hosler has been the superintendent since 2014. Learn more at invitedclubs.com/clubs/oakhurst-golf-country-club.
Last year Andy Matthews of Grand Rapids and Sophie Stevens of Highland capped the season with wins in the Tournament of Champions while Rick Herpich of Orchard Lake and Joan Garety of Ada were winners in the Senior Tournament of Champions. Both tournaments were at Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club.
