PGA National Golf Club

PGA National Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates 26°49′44″N 80°08′28″W / 26.829°N 80.141°W / 26.829; -80.141Coordinates: 26°49′44″N 80°08′28″W / 26.829°N 80.141°W / 26.829; -80.141
Location Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Elevation 16 feet (5 m)
Established 1980, 38 years ago
Type Public
Owned by Walton Street Capital
Operated by Century Golf Partners
Total holes 90
Tournaments hosted The Honda Classic
(2007-present)
Senior PGA Championship
(1982-2000)
1987 PGA Championship
1983 Ryder Cup
Website pgaresort.com
The Champion
Designed by George & Tom Fazio
redesign: Jack Nicklaus
Par 72
Length 7,048 yards (6,445 m)
Course rating 75.2
Slope rating 148 [1]
The Fazio (formerly The Haig)
Designed by George & Tom Fazio
redesign: Tom Fazio II
Par 72
Length 6,806 yards (6,223 m)
Course rating 73.4
The Squire
Designed by George & Tom Fazio
Par 72
Length 6,465 yards (5,912 m)
Course rating 72.1
Slope rating 140
The Palmer
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Par 72
Length 7,079 yards (6,473 m)
Course rating 74.6
Slope rating 141

PGA National Golf Club, the home of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, is located at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The golf facilities include five championship 18-hole courses, four within the main resort ground and another five miles (8 km) west.[2] The resort was acquired in August 2006 by Century Golf Partners in conjunction with Walton Street Capital, LLC and SCS Advisors, Inc.[3]

Courses

  • The Champion - The Champion course opened in 1981 on November 17. It was the site of the Ryder Cup in 1983, the PGA Championship in 1987 (won by Larry Nelson), and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years, from 1982–2000. The course underwent a $4 million renovation in December 2002 and became the home of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour in 2007.[4] The tough three hole stretch of the par-3 15th, par-4 16th, and par-3 17th holes is known as "The Bear Trap," named after Jack Nicklaus, who is nicknamed the Golden Bear and redesigned the course. The course will host the 2018 Governor Cup for the first time in it's history.[5]
  • The Fazio - Originally the Haig Course, named for golfing great Walter Hagen. It was the first course opened for play at PGA National Resort, on March 4, 1980, then was renovated and renamed The Fazio upon opening in November, 2012.
  • The Squire - The Squire is named after Gene Sarazen, the first golfer ever to win the professional Grand Slam. It opened on October 30, 1981.
  • The Palmer - The Palmer, named for golf legend and course designer Arnold Palmer, was the last of the original four courses built at PGA National, opening on February 28, 1984.
  • The Estate - The Estate originally opened in November 1984 as Stonewall Golf Club, and has been part of PGA National since August 28, 1988.

Earlier clubs

BallenIsles

The original PGA National Golf Club (1964–1973) in Palm Beach Gardens was nearby to the east and is now the BallenIsles Country Club. The Champions Course (now the East Course at BallenIsles) hosted the PGA Championship in 1971, won by Nicklaus in late February.[6][7] It also was the site of eight consecutive Senior PGA Championships (1966–1973), and the original qualifying school tournaments for the PGA Tour.[8][9]

Dunedin

An earlier PGA National Golf Club (1944–1962) was on the western side of the state at Dunedin, northwest of Tampa. Designed by noted architect Donald Ross (1872–1948), it opened 91 years ago in 1927 as a municipal course.[10] Acquired by the PGA of America in 1944,[11][12] the course was renamed and hosted the PGA Seniors' Championship for eighteen consecutive years (1945–1962). The PGA of America moved its national offices from Chicago to Dunedin in 1956,[13] then sold its holdings in the course back to the city in 1962 and relocated to eastern Florida in 1965 at Palm Beach Gardens.[12] Now the Dunedin Golf Club, the course was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[14]

Scorecard

PGA National Golf Club - The Champion
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 75.2 / 148 3654375383761714882264274043432 54545042738846517943417255636167048
Gold 73.4 / 145 3604195163561524792064013863275 52542540837044216341216154634526727
Blue 71.8 / 138 3453934953361384681863813603102 50839538733542015339115552732716373
White 69.9 / 129 3393614803181214531693343422917 47634637732341114335313150730675984
Handicap Men's 9113131711575 84141012162186
Par 44543534436 5444434353672
Red 71.7 / 136 308302424285883781412893112526 41126029328636711032511145626195145
Handicap Women's 7531117115139 61410241612188

References

  1. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: PGA National - The Champion". USGA. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ PGA Resort and Spa - golf courses
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ PGA Resort and Spa - Champion course
  5. ↑ https://trugolf.com/news/pga-national-resort/
  6. ↑ Loomis, Tom (March 1, 1971). "Jack the giant killer - 2nd PGA falls to Nicklaus". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 15.
  7. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (March 8, 1971). "Dominance of the Smiling Bear". Sports Illustrated. p. 22. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1971 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Club history". BallenIsles Country Club. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Rosenfeld, Jeffrey (January 14, 2012). "Historic Local Golf Course Set to Celebrate 85th Anniversary". Patch.com. (Dunedin, Florida). Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "History 1940-1949". PGA of America. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "History 1960-1969". PGA of America. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ "History 1950-1959". PGA of America. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings: Weekly List". National Park Service. June 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2017.


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