CONTENTS
FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE.......................................................... 66
Dating back to 1962, Hazeltine National Golf Club’s impressive history includes a PGA Championship, two U.S. Opens, a U.S. Senior Open and two U.S. Women’s Opens
MINNESOTA MEMORIES............................................................................ 74
Rich Beem’s fairytale finish at Hazeltine National in 2002 highlights the four PGA Championships played previously in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”
A TRIBUTE TO ROSSIE ............................................................................... 82
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Bob Rosburg’s PGA Championship triumph at Minneapolis Golf Club
TWO OF A KIND ........................................................................................... 84
Hazeltine National Golf Club has employed only two PGA head professionals in club history, Don Waryan and Mike Schultz
LUCK OF THE IRISH..................................................................................... 88
2008 PGA Championship Review: Ireland’s Padraig Harrington rallied to capture his third major championship in 13 months, becoming the first European player to win the PGA Championship since Scotland’s Tommy Armour in 1930
20 QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................... 104
With 2008 PGA Champion Padraig Harrington
KEEPING UP, THANKS TO THE JONESES ..................................................... 108
Rees Jones has again updated his father’s design at Hazeltine National to challenge the world’s best players
HAZELTINE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB HOLE BY HOLE................................ 110
PGA Head Professional Mike Schultz examines each hole
SPECIAL STAFF .......................................................................................... 146
Hazeltine National’s staff of PGA Professionals strive to exude professionalism
MAGNIFICENT MINNESOTANS ............................................................. 148
From Les Bolstad to Tom Lehman, Minnesota has been home to more of the game’s premier players than you may think
THE MALL OF AMERICA, PLUS SO MUCH MORE .............................. 154
From an abundance of lakes and rivers to four professional sports teams, the Twin Cities have plenty to offer —including lots of golf
IT’S A SMALL WORLD............................................................................... 158
Mike Small leads a contingent of 20 PGA Professionals competing in this week’s PGA Championship
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN.............................................................. 160
A pioneer on behalf of diversifying golf, PGA Life Member William Powell receives the 2009 PGA Distinguished Service Award
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEES.................................................... 162
RETURN VISIT: WHISTLING STRAITS.................................................. 166
The 11-year-old facility in Kohler, Wis. — which has hosted a PGA Championship,
U.S. Senior Open and PGA Professional National Championship — will be the site of the 2010 PGA Championship
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS...................................................................... 170
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS ...................................................................... 182
IF ONLY THE WANAMAKER TROPHY COULD TALK!................................ 184
Awarded to each year’s PGA Champion since 1916, the 27-pound silver trophy was believed to be lost in the 1920s, was too hot to handle in 1963
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