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General FAQ’s

Please see Lodging, Shopping and Dining for referrals to overnight accommodations, state parks and camping, shopping areas and restaurants.

Please visit the official PGA Championship website for information about the Tournament.

Click here to read the FAQ’s for neighboring subdivisions.

1. What does it mean to Bloomfield Township to host the PGA Championship?

This is a wonderful opportunity for Bloomfield Township to show the world what a fine community it is. The PGA Championship will be televised in high definition with 27 hours of global coverage by CBS Sports and TNT to over 170 different countries and territories and over 400 million households. An average of 40,000 people will come into Bloomfield Township each day of the event. It is hard to estimate what the economic impact of the 2008 PGA Championship will be, but past PGA Championships have resulted in $30 - $60 million dollars worth of economic impact to the host region. The efforts of the Bloomfield Township will play a role in boosting the economy of the entire region. Many of our own businesses and residents will benefit as a result of the number of visitors to our community.

Hosting the PGA Championship also means residents will experience a degree of inconvenience. Temporary accessory structures will be built on the golf course, causing construction noise and traffic in the weeks preceding the Championship. During the event, some roads will be closed and others will have parking restrictions. Traffic will be heavy at certain times of day.

Bloomfield Township Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, along with the Planning and Building Departments, are doing everything possible to minimize the inconvenience to residents. Other sections of this website provide details of steps that will be taken to provide the necessary security and safety for residents, spectators and additional participants involved in this event.

2. How does the PGA Championship compare with other major events that have taken place in Bloomfield Township, like the Ryder Cup?

The 2004 Ryder Cup was big, but the PGA will be even bigger! The Ryder Cup had 24 players, the PGA Championship will have 156. The Ryder Cup was 6 days, the PGA Championship will be 7. There were fewer spectators allowed on the golf course during the Ryder Cup because there was less golf to watch. Now there will be more people allowed on the course because there is golf all day all over the course. The Ryder Cup had 3200 volunteers, the PGA Championship will have almost 4000. Like the Ryder Cup, the PGA Championship is one of the largest sporting events in the world and it will be right here in the Bloomfield Township.

3. Who is in charge of public safety and security?

The Bloomfield Township Police Department is the lead law enforcement agency. In addition to public safety, it is responsible for the planning and implementation of all security measures. The Michigan State Police, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, FBI and PGA Security are assisting.

4. What security measures will be put into place?

Everyone entering the golf course will undergo security screening. Per the PGA the following items will be prohibited:

Cell phones

Pagers

Coolers

Signs

Lawn chairs

Cameras (prohibited only on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)

An 8 foot mesh fence will be installed around the entire perimeter of both courses. No one will be able to view PGA Championship activities or participants from outside the golf course.

Traffic and parking is being strictly prohibited in some areas and restricted in other areas. Portions of Gilbert Lake Road and Maple Road will be closed. Also, select roads around the Oakland Hills Country Club will be restricted to neighborhood access permit only. Finally, parking in certain outlying areas will be restricted to private property only. There will be no parking on the streets. See Subdivision FAQs section for information directly affecting the adjacent neighborhoods.

You may also go to the maps in the Traffic, Transportation and Parking page for details.

5. How can I get tickets for the PGA Championship?

Please see the ticket section of the PGA Championship website.

6. I have tickets – how can I find a hotel or other type of accommodation?

Bloomfield Township cannot make referrals to hotels or other private businesses. Please see Lodging, Shopping & Dining for links to organizations that can make these referrals.

7. What is the best way to get to Oakland Hills Country Club?

We strongly recommend that all ticket holders use the shuttle buses that will be running from the Silverdome in Pontiac. They are provided to all ticket holders at no additional cost. There will be approximately 100 buses running continuously from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day. They will let spectators off right on the grounds of Oakland Hills, making entrance into the event more convenient than any other type of transportation or parking arrangements.

There is no public parking at Oakland Hills Country Club. The neighborhoods immediately surrounding the golf course are closed to traffic. Parking in the neighborhoods in outlying areas is prohibited.

For more information about transportation, traffic and parking, click here.

For a map showing the location of the Silverdome, click here.

For a PDF map showing the traffic and parking plan for the Oakland Hills area, click here.

8. There are sure to be plenty of private parties during the week of this event. What are the state and local laws and ordinances that may pertain to them?

For laws from the State of Michigan regarding liquor control, please click here.

For Bloomfield Township’s special event ordinance and other ordinances that you may need to know about, click here.

9. I live in a subdivision adjacent to Oakland Hills Country Club. How will the PGA Championship affect my neighborhood and me?

We have created a special page just for concerns specific to bordering subdivisions. Please click here for further information.

9. May I apply for a volunteer position?

All volunteer positions for the 2008 PGA Championship have been full since June 2007.

For further questions, email Bloomfield Township or call the Bloomfield Township PGA Championship hotline at 248.642.7608.

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Charter Township of Bloomfield
4200 Telegraph Road
P.O. Box 489
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0489
248.433.7700

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