University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

A video tour of the Detroit Golf Club

The Titan golfers are continually grateful to the members and staff of historic Detroit Golf Club, who graciously allow the team to use the club as its home course. Located just five minutes from the University of Detroit Mercy campus, DGC is one of the most storied and prestigious country clubs in all of Michigan.

In 1914, world-renowned architect Donald Ross — who also designed such championship courses as Oakland Hills and Pinehurst No. 2, both past U.S. Open sites — began surveying a parcel of still-rural land and created Detroit Golf Club’s current 36 holes, which opened for play in 1916. The North Course is still regarded as one of the top 10 courses in Michigan. Like the North, DGC’s devilish South is a true test of golf. Both courses are heavily bunkered, an ingredient in most traditional Ross designs, and are heavily wooded with large, mature trees.

DGC is one of 14 charter members of the Golf Association of Michigan. Jon Gates, a past President of the Michigan PGA Section, has served as the Club’s head professional since 2002.

The teams practice on both of DGC’s wonderful courses throughout the year. Additionally, the Titans make use of the club’s practice greens and bunkers as well as its driving range, which was renovated in 1998, as they work diligently to improve their games and get ready for their next tournament. 

Founded in 1899 by William R. Farr and and several close friends, Detroit Golf Club remains an exclusive private golf club to this day. The original leaders first limited membership to 100 golfers and the Clubhouse was closed on Sundays. Through the years, we’ve grown well beyond our initial roster, but our dedication to providing an upscale, golf-centered private experience has never wavered. 

Early in our existence, a six hole course turned into nine holes and later eighteen holes.  Further, not one but two unique Clubhouses were built with our first opening in 1906. Through the first 25 years of prominence, Detroit Golf Club quickly transformed into what we know it to be today. By 1916, our two Donald Ross-designed courses were completed and 1918 saw the completion of our permanent Albert Kahn designed Clubhouse. We have improved upon these stately fixtures over the last 100 years, but the traditional feel and sense of comfort remains.

For over a century, Detroit Golf Club has been home to several of the game's greats. Our professionals have hoisted many of golf's top trophies throughout the years, including the US Open, the PGA Championship and the Canadian Open. Perhaps the most notable achievement was Horton Smith's win at the first ever Masters Tournament in 1934, a feat he later repeated again in 1936. In 2019, the PGA returned to Detroit as DGC was the site of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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