▁idea ▁for ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁Country ▁Club , ▁a ▁private ▁golf ▁and ▁social ▁club , ▁came ▁about ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁when ▁ 2 3 ▁North ville ▁business men ▁purchased ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Fred ▁C . ▁C och ran ▁Farm . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁bro ok , ▁which ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁property . ▁Its ▁golf ▁course ▁hosted ▁the ▁P GA ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁won ▁by ▁Doug ▁Ford . ▁ ▁Will ie ▁Park , ▁Jr ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁design ing ▁the ▁original ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁ 6 - hole ▁course ▁which ▁are ▁present - day ▁holes ▁# 1 0 , ▁# 1 1 , ▁# 7 , ▁# 2 , ▁# 3 , ▁and ▁# 1 8 . ▁ ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁has ▁also ▁hosted ▁The ▁Motor ▁City ▁Open . ▁ ▁The ▁Motor ▁City ▁Open ▁was ▁a ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁event ▁played ▁at ▁various ▁clubs ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Detroit ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁sudden - de ath ▁play off ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Motor ▁City ▁Open , ▁played ▁at ▁M ead ow bro ok . ▁▁ ▁C ary ▁Middle co ff ▁and ▁Lloyd ▁Mang rum ▁played ▁ 1 1 ▁holes ▁at ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁Country ▁Club ▁and ▁were ▁still ▁st alem ated ▁when ▁darkness ▁arrived .