Inside the course: Hazeltine National Golf Club

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Aug. 14, 2009

Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., hosts the PGA Championship this week, the final major of the 2009 season. Here's all you need to know about the course:

Fast facts
Original Architects Robert Trent Jones (1962)
Yardage 7,674 yards
Par value 72
Course Tour Click here
2002 Rankings
Most Difficult Hole
The par-4 402-yard 16th
Johnny Miller said that this hole was "probably the hardest four-par I ever played." The drive is over Hazeltine Lake, and must also be kept short of the creek on the left side of the fairway. The right rough is no bargain either, since the narrow, elevated green angles away and is difficult to hold. Hole locations along the right side bring the lake back into play. Anything can happen here.
2002: 1 eagles, 48 birdies, 223 pars, 114 bogeys, 51 double bogeys, 6 others.
Easiest hole
The par-5 572-yard 7th
The shortest of the par fives at Hazeltine, the seventh presents a variety of options. During the 2002 PGA Championship, most players went for green in two when the hole played at 543 yards. That can be a dicey strategy, since the pond on the left prevents easy access and the green can be hard to hold if it is downwind. A different course of action was taken by Justin Leonard; he laid up four times and made four birdies on the strength of his wedge play. New fairway bunkers have been added on the left side of the tee shot landing area making the tee shot a greater test than in the past.
2002: 11 eagles, 148 birdies, 242 pars, 48 bogeys, 3 double bogeys and 1 other.
Hazeltine (2009) 2002 rankings
Hole Par Yards Avg. Score Rank
1 4 490 4.152 11
2 4 431 4.166 9
3 5 633 5.157 10
4 3 210 3.143 12
5 4 448 4.141 13
6 4 405 4.245 5
7 5 572 4.751 18
8 3 176 3.318 3
9 4 432 4.227 7
10 4 452 4.051 14
11 5 606 4.932 16
12 4 518 4.325 2
13 3 248 3.238 6
14 4 352 4.024 15
15 5 642 4.843 17
16 4 402 4.494 1
17 3 182 3.225 8
18 4 475 4.302 4
Notes: For the 2002 season, Hazeltine was the second hardest course of the 57 courses played.
-Four of the holes (8th, 12th, 16th, 18th) on this course in 2002 were among the 50 most difficult holes during that season of play.
Major championships held at Hazeltine
Major Winner
1966 U.S. Women's Open Sandra Spuzich
1970 U.S. Open Tony Jacklin
1977 U.S. Women's Open Hollis Stacy
1983 U.S. Senior Open Billy Casper
1991 U.S. Open Payne Stewart
2002 PGA Championship Rich Beem
Tourament course history
Course Location Years
Siwanoy CC Bronxville, N.Y. 1916
Engineers CC Roslyn, N.Y. 1919
Flossmoor CC Flossmoor, Ill. 1920
Inwood CC Far Rockaway, N.Y. 1921
Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa. 1922, 1951, 1978
Pelham CC Pelham, N.Y. 1923
French Lick CC French Lick, Ind. 1924
Olympia Fields CC Olympia Fields, Ill. 1925, 1961
Salisbury GC Westbury, N.Y. 1926
Cedar Crest CC Dallas, Texas 1927
Five Farms CC Baltimore, Md. 1928
Hillcrest CC Los Angeles, Calif. 1929
Fresh Meadow CC Flushing, N.Y. 1930
Wannamoisett CC Rumford, R.I. 1931
Keller GC St. Paul, Minn. 1932
Blue Mound CC Milwaukee, Wis. 1933
Park CC Williamsville, N.Y. 1934
Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City, N.Y. 1935
Pinehurst CC Pinehurst, N.C. 1936
Pittsburgh Field Club Aspinwall, Pa. 1937
Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Delaware, Del. 1938
Pomomok CC Flushing, N.Y. 1939
Hershey CC Hershey, P.A. 1940
Cherry Hills CC Englewood, Colo. 1941, 1985
Seaview CC Atlantic City, N.J. 1942
Manito G&CC Spokane, Wash. 1944
Moraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1945
Portland GC Portland, Ore. 1946
Plum Hollow CC Detroit, Mich. 1947
Norwood Hills CC St. Louis, Mo. 1948
Hermitage CC Richmond, Va. 1949
Scioto CC Columbus, Ohio 1950
Big Spring CC Louisville, Ky. 1952
Birmingham CC Birmingham, Mich. 1953
Keller GC St. Paul, Minn. 1954
Meadowbrook CC Detroit, Mich. 1955
Blue Hill CC Boston, Mass. 1956
Miami Valley Dayton, Ohio 1957
Llanerch CC Havertown, Pa. 1958
Minneapolis GC St. Louis Park, Minn. 1959
Firestone CC Akron, Ohio 1960, 1966, 1975
Aronimink GC Newton Square, Pa. 1962
Dallas Athletic Club Dallas, Texas 1963
Columbus CC Columbus, Ohio 1964
Laurel Valley CC Ligonier, Pa. 1965
Columbine CC Littleton, Colo. 1967
Pecan Valley CC San Antonio, Texas 1968
NCR CC Dayton, Ohio 1969
Southern Hills CC Tulsa, Okla. 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007
PGA National GC Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 1971, 1987
Oakland Hills CC Birmingham, Mich. 1972, 1979, 2008
Canterbury GC Beachwood, Ohio 1973
Tanglewood GC Winston-Salem, N.C. 1974
Congressional CC Bethesda, Md. 1976
Pebble Beach FL Pebble Beach, Calif. 1977
Oak Hill CC Rochester, N.Y. 1980, 2003
Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Ga. 1981, 2001
Riviera CC Pacific Palisades, Calif. 1983, 1995
Shoal Creek Birmingham, Ala. 1984, 1990
Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 1986, 1993
Oak Tree GC Edmond, Okla. 1988
Kemper Lakes GC Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 1989
Crooked Stick GC Carmel, Ind. 1991
Bellerive CC St. Louis, Mo. 1992
Valhalla GC Louisville, Ky. 1996, 2000
Winged Foot GC Mamaroneck, N.Y. 1997
Sahalee CC Redmond, Wash. 1998
Medinah CC Medinah, Ill. 1999, 2006
Hazeltine GC Chaska, Minn. 2002, 2009
Whistling Straits Kohler, Wis. 2004
Baltusrol GC Springfield, N.J. 2005
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