Brad Dalke hits onto the 18th green during the final round of the U.S. Amateur held at Oakland Hills Country Club on Aug. 21, 2016, in Bloomfield Township. (AP file photo)

“It’s a great day,” said Rick Palmer, president of the Oakland Hills.

The USGA made the announcement Tuesday at the Detroit Athletic Club. The governing body also said Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, previously scheduled to have the U.S. Open in 2034, will host the major in 2033.

Oakland Hills has hosted six U.S. Opens and has been trying for years to attract a seventh, and first since 1996. The club has hosted a slew of other significant professional and amateur golf events, including three PGA Championships and the 2004 Ryder Cup.

When Ben Hogan won the U.S. Open in 1951 in suburban Detroit, he famously said he “brought this course, this monster” to its knees.

Brad Dalke reacts after a missed putt on the sixth green during the final round of the U.S. Amateur golf tournament at Oakland Hills Country Club on Aug. 21, 2016, in Bloomfield Township. (AP file photo)

Two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North, who won his second U.S. Open in 1985 at Oakland Hills, said the golf course can safely be considered among the country’s top 10 in historical significance.

“Before the new equipment, this was one of the hardest golf courses in the world,” North said. “It’s one of the great courses, and it’s fantastic that it’s back in the U.S. Open rotation.”

Last year, the club completed a major renovation of its famed South Course that included adding length on some holes, moving fairway bunkers to put them in play for the pros and rebuilt each of its undulating greens.

“If we can get firm greens, I think we’ll have the best challenge possible,” golf course architect Gil Hanse said. “The putting greens are some of the finest anywhere. We’ve got a golf course that will be an appropriate challenge, even in this day and age.”

Flames ripped through the roof of Oakland Hill’s sprawling, multi-story clubhouse on Feb. 17. It was built in 1922 and housed irreplaceable memorabilia and art, much of which was recovered, from nine major championships and the Ryder Cup.