
Stephen Szurlej

Courtesy of PGA of America, Gary Kellner


Stephen Szurlej

Courtesy of Gary Kellner

Courtesy of PGA of America, Gary Kellner

Courtesy of PGA of America, Gary Kellner
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National Golf Club
1900 Hazeltine Blvd
Chaska, MN 55318-1020
United States
Overview
Hazeltine might be the most controversial championship course of the modern era, designed by Robert Trent Jones for former USGA president Totton Heffelfinger, who used his considerable clout to bring the 1966 U.S. Women’s Open and 1970 U.S. Open to the then-very immature layout. Criticisms were so extreme that Trent Jones spent the next two decades remodeling it, straightening doglegs, relocating holes and rebuilding greens. Between 1987 and 2010 his younger son, Rees Jones, assumed the reconstruction, with even greater success—and today the layout, like many in the old man's portfolio, is more Rees than Trent. Hazeltine hosted the 2009 PGA and 2016 Ryder Cup, the latter a bright spot for the American team, which perhaps is why the PGA of America has already awarded the 2028 Ryder Cup to this Minnesota site. Davis Love III, longtime Ryder Cup player and victorious U.S. captain in 2016, will step in for Rees and make modifications to the course in preparation with his brother Mark and their lead architect, Scot Sherman.
About
Awards


Ranking history:
Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2017.
Previous ranking: 138th.
2025-'26 ranking: T-137.
100 Greatest: Ranked for 48 years from 1966-2016.
Highest ranking: No. 50, 1995-'96.
Best in State: Ranked first, 1991-'95. Ranked third, 2011 to current. Ranked inside the top 5 since 1977.
2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 3rd.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“Hazeltine National is a private club that’s located in Chaska, Minnesota, 30 min west of MSP International airport. Designed my Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1962). It’s held several events including: the US Open(1916), PGA Championship (2002,2009), Ryder Cup(2016), Women’s PGA Championship (2019), US Am (2024), KMPG Women’s PGA Championship (2026), Ryder Cup (2029). The course plays tough due to the long bluegrass rough and narrow fairways. The greens are well protected with surrounding bunkers and bluegrass rough green surrounds."
Read More2025
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“Big wide brawny private course with several good holes. Conditioning very good."
Read More2023
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“It's neat to play this course with all it's history. But the rough is too thick, the fairways too tight, and there are too many trees."
Read More2022
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“Solid championship course with some great holes."
Read More2018
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“Although this course has hosted a couple of majors, I didn't find it particularly memorable. It's tough and in great condition but there's nothing spectacular about the course or the setting."
Read More2018
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“A great test of golf. Friendly staff and solid golf course."
Read More2018