Hazeltine National Golf Club
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Hazeltine National Golf Club is a golf club
located in Chaska, Minnesota
. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course
was designed by Robert Trent Jones
and opened in 1962.
Hazeltine also hosts functions other than golf
. The clubhouse
has a ballroom
and two restaurant
s.
, saw the opportunity to build a new championship golf course after The Minikahda Club
in Minneapolis
(where Chick Evans
won the 1916 U.S. Open
) was threatened by the development of a freeway. After that club rejected plans for a new course, Heffelfinger met with Robert Trent Jones to design the golf course.
A few years later the course opened under the name Executive Golf Club of Minnesota, and was initially intended to be part of a series of Executive Golf Clubs around the country. However, reception to the name was not favorable and the other clubs did not materialize, so it was renamed Hazeltine National Golf Club in honor of the adjoining Lake Hazeltine
. The course opened for play to club members in 1962. Heffelfinger's ultimate goal was to have major championships
played at Hazeltine. He got that wish when the 1966 U.S. Women's Open was played at Hazeltine. Sandra Spuzich
won that tournament with a score of 297 (nine over par
). The course played to 6305 yards (5,765.3 m) for that tournament.
Hazeltine hosted the 1970 U.S. Open Championship. The course received much negative press as many big names and nearly half the field didn't break 80 the first day. The weather had been very cool and windy. After his round on Friday, Dave Hill
said that the only thing Hazeltine was missing was "80 acres of corn and a few cows." Tony Jacklin
(that year's reigning Open Championship winner) won the tournament with a seven under par 281. The course played to 7151 yards (6,538.9 m). Hill placed second.
After that, the club faced severe financial troubles, and it looked unlikely that the club would host a major championship ever again. The club almost secured a deal to host a PGA Championship
, but ultimately lost the opportunity. However, the course was awarded the 1977 U.S. Women's Open. This was the first year that Nancy Lopez
played in the championship as a professional
, and she placed second. Hollis Stacy
won the event with a four over par score of 292; the course played to 6313 yards (5,772.6 m).
Over the next few years, the course received a series of renovations. A number of dogleg holes were straightened. The par three sixteenth hole was abandoned and a new par four was laid out along Hazeltine Lake. The par four seventeenth was converted to a par three, keeping the original green site. The 1983 U.S. Senior Open was held at the redesigned course. Billy Casper
and Rod Funseth
were tied after four rounds with scores of four over par 288 (the course played as a par 71). After he and Funseth were still tied at the end of a 18-hole playoff, Casper made a birdie on the first hole of sudden death to win. The course played to 6625 yards (6,057.9 m).
The course was awarded the 1991 U.S. Open in January 1986. Rees Jones
, the son of Robert Trent Jones, made more changes to the course in preparation for the Open. The Open was remembered primarily for two things. One was the dramatic duel between Payne Stewart
and Scott Simpson
, who both finished at six under par 282. In the 18-hole playoff
, Stewart was two strokes behind coming to the 16th hole. Then, as he had on Sunday, he rallied and won the Open for his second major championship win (and the first of his two Opens). Stewart made 57 pars during the 72 holes of regulation.
The 1991 Open is also remembered because of lightning
that struck on Thursday, June 13, 1991, the first day of the championship. The day started out with bright blue skies, but a rainstorm soon came in. Spectators left the course or stood under tree
s for shelter. Six spectators stood under a tree near the famous sixteenth hole when lightning struck, leaving one of the spectators dead.
In 1994, the course hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, one of the big events in amateur
golf. In that competition, Tim Jackson defeated Tommy Brennan with a final score of one up (the Mid-Amateur final is held at match play
). The course measured at 6700 yards (6,126.5 m) for that championship. In 2001 another amateur event, the USGA Men's State Team Championship, was held at Hazeltine. John Carlson, Jered Gusso, and John Harris comprised the Minnesota team which won that event with an even-par score of 432. The course played at 6818 yards (6,234.4 m).
Hazeltine also hosted the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Championship
. The University of Georgia
won the team tournament with a twenty-seven over par score of 1179. Luke Donald
(then at Northwestern University
) won the individual championship with a four under par score of 284. The course played to 7196 yards (6,580 m).
Rees Jones lengthened tee
s and added several new bunkers
in preparation for the 84th PGA Championship in 2002. The course played at 7360 yards (6,730 m) as a par 72. Rich Beem
was the winner of the championship, with a score of ten under par 278, holding off a surging Tiger Woods
, who birdied the last four holes. The course's competitive course record was set in the 2002 PGA Championship as Beem, Robert Allenby
, and Justin Leonard
all shot 66 (six under par) during the second round.
In 2006 the course hosted the U.S. Amateur, which was won by Richie Ramsay
of Scotland.
In 2009, Hazeltine again played host to the PGA Championship
. The tournament was won by Y.E. Yang
of South Korea
. Yang prevailed by three strokes over Tiger Woods
, who had led by two going into Sunday. Yang's victory was significant, as it was the first men's major won by a golfer born in Asia. It also marked the first time that Woods had lost a major after holding at least a share of first after 54 holes.
The 2016 Ryder Cup
is scheduled to be held at Hazeltine. Hazeltine declined an invitation to host the BMW Championship in 2012.
Bolded years are major championships
on the PGA Tour
which falls off on all sides, including into the hazard in the back and on the right.
The seventeenth is a long par three that used to be a short par four. Four bunkers and two water hazards guard the green, which is one of the most undulating on the entire course. The finishing hole is a long, well-bunkered par four.
Keeping with the club's goal of improving the golf course as needed, a number of changes were made in the fall of 2005, including adding new tees (which will increase the length from the championship tees) and bunkers. The course was re-rated in 2006.
Prior to the changes, from the championship tees, the course measured 7360 yards (6,730 m) and had a rating of 77.0/153. From the blue tees, the course measures 7010 yards (6,409.9 m) and has a rating of 75.4/150. From the gold tees, the course measures 6646 yards (6,077.1 m) and has a rating of 73.7/146. From the white tees, the course measures 6204 yards (5,672.9 m) and has a rating of 71.8/142 for men and 77.2/144 for women. From the red tees, the course measures 5690 yards (5,202.9 m) and has a rating of 74.3/138 for women.
During the 2008 summer, the club made many significant changes to the golf course in preparation for the 2009 PGA Championship
. Some of these changes included adding bunkers onto the Par 4 2nd Hole; adding a new tee box on Hole 12, a par 4 which then played at almost 520 yards (475.5 m); and lengthening the course to 7678 yards (7,020.8 m). The rating was 78.0, and the slope was listed as 155.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
located in Chaska, Minnesota
Chaska, Minnesota
As of 2005, there were 22,467 people and 8,194 households residing in the city. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 6,235 housing units at an average density of 454.1 per square mile...
. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
was designed by Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was a golf course architect who designed about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world...
and opened in 1962.
Hazeltine also hosts functions other than golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. The clubhouse
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
has a ballroom
Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms...
and two restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s.
History
Totton Heffelfinger, a former president of the United States Golf AssociationUnited States Golf Association
The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. The USGA also provides a national handicap system...
, saw the opportunity to build a new championship golf course after The Minikahda Club
The Minikahda Club
The Minikahda Club is a golf club and course located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located near Lake Calhoun. The club was established in 1898. The name Minikahda comes from the Sioux, a combination of two Indian words meaning "by the side of the water." The course was site of the 1916 U.S....
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
(where Chick Evans
Chick Evans
Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times...
won the 1916 U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
) was threatened by the development of a freeway. After that club rejected plans for a new course, Heffelfinger met with Robert Trent Jones to design the golf course.
A few years later the course opened under the name Executive Golf Club of Minnesota, and was initially intended to be part of a series of Executive Golf Clubs around the country. However, reception to the name was not favorable and the other clubs did not materialize, so it was renamed Hazeltine National Golf Club in honor of the adjoining Lake Hazeltine
Lake Hazeltine
Lake Hazeltine is located in Chaska, Minnesota, along the fairways of Hazeltine National Golf Club.The golf club, adjacent to the lake, settled on the name “Hazeltine" when it opened in 1962....
. The course opened for play to club members in 1962. Heffelfinger's ultimate goal was to have major championships
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
played at Hazeltine. He got that wish when the 1966 U.S. Women's Open was played at Hazeltine. Sandra Spuzich
Sandra Spuzich
Sandra Spuzich is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Spuzich was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was an amateur golfer and elementary school teacher when she decided to turn professional in 1962. Her first win came at the 1966 U.S. Women's...
won that tournament with a score of 297 (nine over par
Par (score)
The word "par" is a term in the game of golf used to denote the pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch golfer should require to complete a hole, a round , or a tournament...
). The course played to 6305 yards (5,765.3 m) for that tournament.
Hazeltine hosted the 1970 U.S. Open Championship. The course received much negative press as many big names and nearly half the field didn't break 80 the first day. The weather had been very cool and windy. After his round on Friday, Dave Hill
Dave Hill (golfer)
James David Hill was an American professional golfer. He was the brother of golfer Mike Hill.Hill was born in Jackson, Michigan. He attended the University of Detroit, where he played on the golf team. Hill won 13 times on the PGA Tour, three of which came during his career year of 1969, when he...
said that the only thing Hazeltine was missing was "80 acres of corn and a few cows." Tony Jacklin
Tony Jacklin
Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:...
(that year's reigning Open Championship winner) won the tournament with a seven under par 281. The course played to 7151 yards (6,538.9 m). Hill placed second.
After that, the club faced severe financial troubles, and it looked unlikely that the club would host a major championship ever again. The club almost secured a deal to host a PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
, but ultimately lost the opportunity. However, the course was awarded the 1977 U.S. Women's Open. This was the first year that Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...
played in the championship as a professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
, and she placed second. Hollis Stacy
Hollis Stacy
Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy...
won the event with a four over par score of 292; the course played to 6313 yards (5,772.6 m).
Over the next few years, the course received a series of renovations. A number of dogleg holes were straightened. The par three sixteenth hole was abandoned and a new par four was laid out along Hazeltine Lake. The par four seventeenth was converted to a par three, keeping the original green site. The 1983 U.S. Senior Open was held at the redesigned course. Billy Casper
Billy Casper
William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:...
and Rod Funseth
Rod Funseth
James Rodney Funseth was an American professional golfer who played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour ....
were tied after four rounds with scores of four over par 288 (the course played as a par 71). After he and Funseth were still tied at the end of a 18-hole playoff, Casper made a birdie on the first hole of sudden death to win. The course played to 6625 yards (6,057.9 m).
The course was awarded the 1991 U.S. Open in January 1986. Rees Jones
Rees Jones
Rees Jones is an American golf course architect.He was born in Montclair, New Jersey the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr...
, the son of Robert Trent Jones, made more changes to the course in preparation for the Open. The Open was remembered primarily for two things. One was the dramatic duel between Payne Stewart
Payne Stewart
William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
and Scott Simpson
Scott Simpson (golfer)
Scott William Simpson is an American professional golfer.Simpson was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship . He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978...
, who both finished at six under par 282. In the 18-hole playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
, Stewart was two strokes behind coming to the 16th hole. Then, as he had on Sunday, he rallied and won the Open for his second major championship win (and the first of his two Opens). Stewart made 57 pars during the 72 holes of regulation.
The 1991 Open is also remembered because of lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
that struck on Thursday, June 13, 1991, the first day of the championship. The day started out with bright blue skies, but a rainstorm soon came in. Spectators left the course or stood under tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s for shelter. Six spectators stood under a tree near the famous sixteenth hole when lightning struck, leaving one of the spectators dead.
In 1994, the course hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, one of the big events in amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
golf. In that competition, Tim Jackson defeated Tommy Brennan with a final score of one up (the Mid-Amateur final is held at match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
). The course measured at 6700 yards (6,126.5 m) for that championship. In 2001 another amateur event, the USGA Men's State Team Championship, was held at Hazeltine. John Carlson, Jered Gusso, and John Harris comprised the Minnesota team which won that event with an even-par score of 432. The course played at 6818 yards (6,234.4 m).
Hazeltine also hosted the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Championship
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
. The University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
won the team tournament with a twenty-seven over par score of 1179. Luke Donald
Luke Donald
Luke Campbell Donald is an English professional golfer who is the current World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he reached the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. In January 2007, he...
(then at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
) won the individual championship with a four under par score of 284. The course played to 7196 yards (6,580 m).
Rees Jones lengthened tee
Tee
A tee is a stand used to support a stationary ball so that the player can strike it, particularly in golf, tee ball, American football, and rugby.- Etymology :...
s and added several new bunkers
Bunker (golf)
A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle. which may be of three types: water hazards such as lakes and rivers; man-made hazards such as bunkers; and natural hazards such as dense vegetation. Special rules apply to playing balls that fall in a...
in preparation for the 84th PGA Championship in 2002. The course played at 7360 yards (6,730 m) as a par 72. Rich Beem
Rich Beem
Richard Michael Beem is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Beem was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in El Paso, Texas, and played golf at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico....
was the winner of the championship, with a score of ten under par 278, holding off a surging Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, who birdied the last four holes. The course's competitive course record was set in the 2002 PGA Championship as Beem, Robert Allenby
Robert Allenby
Robert Allenby is an Australian professional golfer.Allenby was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father was from Leeds, England and emigrated to Australia as a young man.-Professional career:...
, and Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard
Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American...
all shot 66 (six under par) during the second round.
In 2006 the course hosted the U.S. Amateur, which was won by Richie Ramsay
Richie Ramsay
Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....
of Scotland.
In 2009, Hazeltine again played host to the PGA Championship
2009 PGA Championship
The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship and was played from August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Prior to 2009 the last major played at Hazeltine was the 2002 PGA Championship, won by Rich Beem. The 2009 course is notable for having a greater length...
. The tournament was won by Y.E. Yang
Yang Yong-eun
Yang Yong-eun , or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship where he held off the challenge of Tiger Woods during the final round....
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Yang prevailed by three strokes over Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, who had led by two going into Sunday. Yang's victory was significant, as it was the first men's major won by a golfer born in Asia. It also marked the first time that Woods had lost a major after holding at least a share of first after 54 holes.
The 2016 Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
is scheduled to be held at Hazeltine. Hazeltine declined an invitation to host the BMW Championship in 2012.
Major tournaments hosted at Hazeltine National
| Year | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 1966 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1966 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 30 to July 31 at Hazeltine National Golf Club. It was the 21st edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Sandra Spuzich.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**... |
U.S. Women's Open | Sandra Spuzich Sandra Spuzich Sandra Spuzich is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Spuzich was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was an amateur golfer and elementary school teacher when she decided to turn professional in 1962. Her first win came at the 1966 U.S. Women's... |
| 1970 1970 U.S. Open Golf Championship The 1970 U.S. Open Championship was the 70th U.S. Open played June 18–21 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Tony Jacklin of England won the championship. Jacklin was the last European player to win the U.S. Open until Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell did so in 2010... |
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:... |
| 1977 1977 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1977 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 21 to July 24 at Hazeltine National Golf Club. It was the 32nd edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Hollis Stacy.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**... |
U.S. Women's Open | Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy... |
| 1983 | U.S. Senior Open | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
| 1991 1991 U.S. Open Golf Championship The 1991 United States Open Championship was the 91st U.S. Open. The event was held from June 13-17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Payne Stewart won his first U.S. Open championship and second major title in an 18-hole playoff over Scott Simpson.-Final leaderboard:*Stewart ... |
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Payne Stewart Payne Stewart William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.... |
| 1994 | U.S. Mid-Amateur | Tim Jackson |
| 2002 2002 PGA Championship The 2002 PGA Championship was the 84th PGA Championship held from August 15-18 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Rich Beem won by one shot over Tiger Woods.-First round:-Second round:-Third round:-Final leaderboard:... |
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
Rich Beem Rich Beem Richard Michael Beem is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Beem was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in El Paso, Texas, and played golf at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico.... |
| 2006 | U.S. Amateur | Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup.... |
| 2009 2009 PGA Championship The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship and was played from August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Prior to 2009 the last major played at Hazeltine was the 2002 PGA Championship, won by Rich Beem. The 2009 course is notable for having a greater length... |
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
Y.E. Yang Yang Yong-eun Yang Yong-eun , or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship where he held off the challenge of Tiger Woods during the final round.... |
| 2016 | Ryder Cup Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe... |
TBD |
Bolded years are major championships
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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Course information
The golf course is hilly, and it has narrow fairways and small greens. Nine of the holes have water hazards. The "signature hole" at Hazeltine is the par four sixteen. The tee shot on the sixteenth must carry 220 yards (201 m) over Hazeltine Lake. The green is a raised peninsulaPeninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
which falls off on all sides, including into the hazard in the back and on the right.
The seventeenth is a long par three that used to be a short par four. Four bunkers and two water hazards guard the green, which is one of the most undulating on the entire course. The finishing hole is a long, well-bunkered par four.
Keeping with the club's goal of improving the golf course as needed, a number of changes were made in the fall of 2005, including adding new tees (which will increase the length from the championship tees) and bunkers. The course was re-rated in 2006.
Prior to the changes, from the championship tees, the course measured 7360 yards (6,730 m) and had a rating of 77.0/153. From the blue tees, the course measures 7010 yards (6,409.9 m) and has a rating of 75.4/150. From the gold tees, the course measures 6646 yards (6,077.1 m) and has a rating of 73.7/146. From the white tees, the course measures 6204 yards (5,672.9 m) and has a rating of 71.8/142 for men and 77.2/144 for women. From the red tees, the course measures 5690 yards (5,202.9 m) and has a rating of 74.3/138 for women.
During the 2008 summer, the club made many significant changes to the golf course in preparation for the 2009 PGA Championship
2009 PGA Championship
The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship and was played from August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Prior to 2009 the last major played at Hazeltine was the 2002 PGA Championship, won by Rich Beem. The 2009 course is notable for having a greater length...
. Some of these changes included adding bunkers onto the Par 4 2nd Hole; adding a new tee box on Hole 12, a par 4 which then played at almost 520 yards (475.5 m); and lengthening the course to 7678 yards (7,020.8 m). The rating was 78.0, and the slope was listed as 155.