Franklin Hills Cc

Franklin Hills Country Club traces its roots to a Detroit-area membership that acquired its Oakland County property once the sale closed in 1926, then engaged Donald Ross to lay out the course, which opened in 1927. Member and famed industrial architect Albert Kahn designed the clubhouse. Ross used the rolling, rugged terrain to full advantage, shaping a walkable, strategically bunkered parkland test with the crowned greens and subtle contouring that define his work. The club grew from an era when several private Detroit clubs were founded by the region's Jewish community, and Franklin Hills remains a well-preserved example of that heritage. Sympathetic restoration efforts over the years have protected the Ross routing and green complexes, keeping the course true to its 1920s Golden Age character just northwest of the city.