Hazeltine National ( 1962, RTJ) in Chaska, MN Renovation

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Hazeltine turns to Davis Love III for renovation

Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, has announced a long-term partnership with Love Golf Design for the purpose of developing a comprehensive master plan. The design team is led by PGA winner and Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and is based in Sea Island, Georgia.
The partnership follows the club’s year-long process of thoroughly exploring, conversing with and interviewing the country’s leading architects. The extensive portfolio of Love Golf Design work includes both new course designs such as the Dunes Course at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Georgia; and the Love Course at Barefoot Resort in South Carolina. Additionally, the firm has done major renovations at Atlantic Dunes at Sea Pines Resort in South Carolina and at Sea Island Golf Club's Retreat and Plantation courses in Georgia.
"My brother Mark, our architect Scot Sherman, and I are thrilled to be working with Hazeltine National Golf Club to reimagine the golf course and get ready for the 2029 Ryder Cup,” Love said. “I’ve played major championships here and while serving as the captain of the 2016 Ryder Cup, the support we got from Hazeltine for our Ryder Cup Team was incredible. We’re excited to help Hazeltine move into the next chapter of their major championship life.”
Love Golf Design has been tasked at Hazeltine with examining and master planning the golf course and the entirety of the surrounding property — everything from greens, bunkers, fairways, playing distances, irrigation, drainage, trees and routing plan. The master plan will also identify infrastructure improvements needed to deliver consistent championship playing conditions every day.
"For us to have success in our mission of hosting major championships and delivering exceptional experiences, we need a leading golf course architect to shepherd our master planning process. Selecting the right team was extremely important to the board and our architectural selection committee,” club president Dan Mulheran said. “Not only were we looking for a partner but also a team who has the right background to ensure our championship course continues to be one of the best in golf.
”Love Golf Design has over 25 completed projects in its portfolio and has garnered numerous design awards. Sherman has been involved in over 50 designs during his 35-year career, working on courses in the U.S. and Europe — most notably The Ocean Course at Kiawah Resort. Sherman began his career with the Dye family where the value of designing in the field became a guiding principle of his work."We appreciate the opportunity to work on such a grand scale here at Hazeltine," Sherman said. "Hazeltine is blessed to have plentiful land, which gives us the room to create some thought-provoking strategies, so we are excited to have the master planning process underway. Davis, Mark and I believe the variety of the site lends itself for timeless character and we’re pleased to be working with the storied property that’s situated along Lake Hazeltine.
"Hazeltine, opened in 1962, is a vintage design of Robert Trent Jones. Over the next two decades he undertook a partial redesign of the golf course, most notably rerouting the 16th and 17th holes. The club subsequently benefitted from the design input of his son, Rees Jones, through various incarnations of work. The club was founded on a commitment to championship golf and seeks to preserve and grow that legacy moving forward. The club has previously hosted the U.S. Open (1970, 1991), U.S. Women’s Open (1966, 1977), Ryder Cup (2016), PGA Championship (2002, 2009), U.S. Senior Open (1983), the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (2019), U.S. Amateur (2006) and the U.S. Mid-Amateur (1994), among other significant events. In the coming years, Hazeltine is set to host its second U.S. Amateur in 2024 and is the first U.S. venue selected to host the Ryder Cup Matches for a second time when it returns in 2029.
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[Tommy Williamsen]

After the work done following the 1970 Open, the course has garnered respect but not love. I am very eager to see what the redesign will be like.

[PCCraig]

Hiring DLIII to renovate Hazeltine is the most Minnesota hire ever.

[Daryl David]

I don’t understand the hiring process. How and why were they selected. Maybe only bidders?

[Carl Rogers]

Hazeltine is another "great" course that seems to require more endless re-investment to make it even "better"?!

[Matt_Cohn]

Hiring DLIII to renovate Hazeltine is the most Minnesota hire ever.

Wouldn't Tom Lehman be that?