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What am I missing about Hazeltine that the PGA of America keeps seeing?
Jason Topp:
Jay - here is another sourse for you - the profile starts at page 25. It is not the greatest source but it does show the changes since 2002 (which it looks like that aerial photo is from).
http://msp.imirus.com//Mpowered/imirus.jsp?volume=mga09&issue=2&page=1
Charlie Goerges:
Here is a gallery with a bunch of minnesota golf courses:
http://golfing.mn/wpg2
Bill_McBride:
Was it Dave Hill who compared it to farmland, and said all it needed was a few cows?
Or was that Sam Snead talking about TOC?
There must have been quite a tree planting program starting in 1970 after Hill's remarks!
Richard Hetzel:
--- Quote from: Jay Flemma on June 30, 2009, 06:47:12 PM ---I think they sent Mr. Magoo to take the pictures:)
Jason, Medinah and Whistling are the other "2 PGA/1 Ryder deals."
I hear three is a decent hole, I just can't see it from the pix!
Anybody have architectural analysis of this course?
--- End quote ---
Yes. Yes, Oakmont that course indeed!
Matthew Runde:
I was raised in Minnesota, and I attended the 1991 U.S. Open at Hazeltine. I was only 11, but I remember it being a big, bright, hot place with millions of tents. It was relatively spectator-friendly, as you could get around the course easily and could get close views of the players (I remember the thrill of seeing Jack Nicklaus and Hale Irwin). I also remember how much attention Minnesotans placed on the preparation of the course. It seemed as though everybody was asking the players how the course conditions compared with the conditions of other courses. I really wish I'd known I was going to develop an interest in GCA!
A few months ago, I was flipping through a magazine, and I saw a preview of this year's PGA. Having studied GCA for some time, I was surprised and disappointed by how penal the course appeared. It seemed like a long slog with nothing but predetermined, do-or-die shots.
Combine the information from those experiences, and it appears to me that the course simply meets the PGA's minimum requirements, while the enthusiasm and care of local residents makes it relatively easy to host a large event there.
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