PGA National Resort

PGA National Golf Club

Club information
Location	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Established	1980, 44 years ago
Type	Public
Owned by	Walton Street Capital
Operated by	Century Golf Partners
Total holes	90
Events hosted	Honda Classic (2007-present) Senior PGA Championship (1982-2000) 1987 PGA Championship 1983 Ryder Cup
Website	PGA Resort.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
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. In August 2006, Century Golf Partners in conjunction with Walton Street Capital, LLC and SCS Advisors, Inc. acquired the resort. The Golf Club facilities include four championship, 18-hole golf courses within PGA National and a fifth course located five miles west of the main resort.

Courses

• The Champion - The Champion course was opened on November 17, 1981. It was the site of the 1983 Ryder Cup, the 1987 PGA Championship (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 in 2007 became the home of The Honda Classic. 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 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.

Original club

The original PGA National Golf Club (1964–1973) was adjacent to the east, presently known as BallenIsles Country Club. The Champions Course (now the East Course at BallenIsles) hosted the 1971 PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship (1966–1973), and the original qualifying school tournaments for the PGA Tour.

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	365	437	538	376	171	488	226	427	404	3432	545	450	427	388	465	179	434	172	556	3616	7048
Gold	73.4 / 145	360	419	516	356	152	479	206	401	386	3275	525	425	408	370	442	163	412	161	546	3452	6727
Blue	71.8 / 138	345	393	495	336	138	468	186	381	360	3102	508	395	387	335	420	153	391	155	527	3271	6373
White	69.9 / 129	339	361	480	318	121	453	169	334	342	2917	476	346	377	323	411	143	353	131	507	3067	5984
SI	Men's	9	11	3	13	17	1	15	7	5		8	4	14	10	12	16	2	18	6
Par		4	4	5	4	3	5	3	4	4	36	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	36	72
Red	71.7 / 136	308	302	424	285	88	378	141	289	311	2526	411	260	293	286	367	110	325	111	456	2619	5145
SI	Women's	7	5	3	11	17	1	15	13	9		6	14	10	2	4	16	12	18	8

References

PGA National

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Location in the United States

External links

• PGA Resort.com - golf courses - official site
• PGA.com - PGA of America - official site