Hazeltine National Golf Club
Club information | |
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Coordinates | 44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W |
Location | Chaska, Minnesota |
Established | 1962, 62 years ago |
Type | Private |
Events hosted | |
Website | hazeltinenational.com |
Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,674 yards (7,017 m) |
Course rating | 77.8 |
Hazeltine National Golf Club (/ˈheɪzəltin/ HAY-zəl-teen) is a golf club located in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis, United States. 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 restaurants.
History
Totton P. Heffelfinger, a former president of the
The course was originally named "The Executive Golf Club" and was initially intended to be part of a series of Executive Golf Clubs around the country. However, the name was not favorable and the other clubs did not materialize. The founders decided to call the new course Hazeltine National Golf club in honor of the adjoining
Hazeltine hosted the
After that, the club faced severe financial troubles, and it looked unlikely that the club would host a major championship again. The club almost secured a deal to host a PGA Championship, but ultimately lost the opportunity. However, the course was awarded the U.S. Women's Open for 1977. 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 on a course set at 6,313 yards (5,773 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 an 18-hole playoff, Casper made a birdie on the first hole of sudden death to win.[1] The course played to 6,625 yards (6,058 m).
The course was awarded the
The 1991 U.S. Open is also remembered because of lightning that struck on Thursday, June 13, 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 trees for shelter. Six spectators stood under a tree near the famous sixteenth hole when lightning struck, with one fatality.[2]
In 1994, the course hosted the
Hazeltine also hosted the 1999
Rees Jones lengthened
In 2006 the course hosted the
Hazeltine again played host to the PGA Championship in 2009. 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.[3]
The 2016 Ryder Cup was awarded to Hazeltine in 2002 and was scheduled for September 27 – October 2. On February 24, 2015, Davis Love III was named captain for Team USA with Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke captaining Team Europe. The United States' 17–11 victory was their first victory in the event since 2008 at Valhalla and tied the record for the biggest American margin of victory on home soil set in 1979 at The Greenbrier, which was the first year that Great Britain and Ireland included continental Europe to create the current European team.
On March 26, 2018, Hazeltine National was announced as the host of the 2028 Ryder Cup. It will be the first American venue to host a second Ryder Cup.
2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
In late June 2019, the club hosted, for the first time, the
Major tournaments hosted at Hazeltine National
Year | Tournament | Winner | Winning score |
Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1966 | U.S. Women's Open | Sandra Spuzich | 297 (+9) | 1 stroke | Carol Mann | 4,000 |
1970 | U.S. Open | Tony Jacklin | 281 (−7) | 7 strokes | Dave Hill | 30,000 |
1977 | U.S. Women's Open | Hollis Stacy | 292 (+4) | 2 strokes | Nancy Lopez | 11,040 |
1983 | U.S. Senior Open | Billy Casper | 288 (+4) | Playoff | Rod Funseth | 30,566 |
1991 | U.S. Open | Payne Stewart | 282 (−6) | Playoff | Scott Simpson | 235,000 |
1994 | U.S. Mid-Amateur |
Tim Jackson | 1 up | Tommy Brennan | n/a | |
2002 | PGA Championship | Rich Beem | 278 (−10) | 1 stroke | Tiger Woods | 990,000 |
2006 | U.S. Amateur |
Richie Ramsay | 4 & 2 | John Kelly | n/a | |
2009 | PGA Championship | Y.E. Yang | 280 (−8) | 3 strokes | Tiger Woods | 1,350,000 |
2016 | Ryder Cup | United States | 17−11 | Europe | n/a | |
2019 | Women's PGA Championship | Hannah Green | 279 (−9) | 1 stroke | Park Sung-hyun | 577,500 |
Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour
Future events
Year | Tournament |
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2024 | U.S. Amateur |
2026 | Women's PGA Championship |
2029 | Ryder Cup |
Course information
The golf course is hilly, and it has narrow fairways and small greens. Nine of the holes have water hazards. The
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 7,360 yards (6,730 m) and had a rating of 77.0/153. From the blue tees, the course measures 7,010 yards (6,410 m) and has a rating of 75.4/150. From the gold tees, the course measures 6,646 yards (6,077 m) and has a rating of 73.7/146. From the white tees, the course measures 6,204 yards (5,673 m) and has a rating of 71.8/142 for men and 77.2/144 for women. From the red tees, the course measures 5,690 yards (5,200 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 (480 m); and lengthening the course to 7,678 yards (7,021 m). The rating was 78.0, and the slope was listed as 155.
Scorecard
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
Tournament | 77.8 / 148 | 490 | 431 | 633 | 210 | 448 | 405 | 572 | 176 | 432 | 3797 | 452 | 606 | 518 | 248 | 352 | 642 | 402 | 182 | 475 | 3877 | 7674 |
Blue | 75.9 / 144 | 442 | 425 | 568 | 205 | 400 | 380 | 562 | 168 | 425 | 3573 | 424 | 570 | 445 | 198 | 352 | 575 | 380 | 182 | 438 | 3564 | 7137 |
Gold | M73.3 / 140 W79.9 / 146 |
412 | 384 | 560 | 186 | 382 | 368 | 512 | 144 | 389 | 3337 | 404 | 550 | 420 | 174 | 328 | 538 | 352 | 156 | 406 | 3328 | 6665 |
White | M71.2 / 135 W77.3 / 140 |
390 | 368 | 522 | 160 | 365 | 345 | 494 | 124 | 379 | 3144 | 378 | 515 | 374 | 166 | 310 | 525 | 312 | 135 | 362 | 3077 | 6221 |
Green | M67.7 / 127 W73.2 / 132 |
378 | 360 | 468 | 142 | 348 | 338 | 422 | 116 | 320 | 2892 | 369 | 464 | 367 | 144 | 303 | 468 | 240 | 108 | 346 | 2809 | 5701 |
Black | M66.1 / 125 W71.3 / 128 |
321 | 308 | 396 | 142 | 284 | 256 | 422 | 116 | 320 | 2565 | 318 | 406 | 313 | 144 | 303 | 426 | 240 | 108 | 306 | 2564 | 5129 |
References
- UPI. July 26, 1983.
- ^ Schumacher, John (June 14, 1991). "Storm hits quickly and tragically in 1st round". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1.
- ^ Walker Jr., Michael (August 19, 2009). "Live PGA Championship Coverage: Final Round". Golf Magazine. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Green, 22, hangs on to win her 1st LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2019.