Hazeltine National Golf Club
Chaska, MN • Private

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
Overview
Hazeltine might be the most controversial championship course of the modern era, designed by Robert Trent Jones for former USGA president Totten 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. In the past two decades 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.
About
Awards


Ranking history:
Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2017.
2023-'24 ranking: 138th.
Previous ranking: 126th.
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-'24. Ranked inside the top 5 since 1977.
2023-'24 ranking: 3rd.
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Reviews
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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
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