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2016 THE 41ST RYDER CUP SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2016 H A Z E L T I N E N A T I O N A L G O L F C L U B C H A S K A , M I N N E S O T A cafés and pubs, ethnic bistros, food trucks, and the just plain quirky (check out the 14-seat, James Beard Award-winning Al’s Breakfast in the Dinkytown area near the University)— make it a truly memorable place to visit. There’s also a Scenic Riverfront district along with an extensive network of jewel-like lakes, public parks, bike paths and hiking trails that cater to Minnesotans’ love of all things outdoors. Welcome to And they do take the outdoors very Minneapolis- seriously. The city's Chain of Lakes St. Paul! FLY FISHING contains seven lakes plus Minnehaha Creek—all interconnected by paths for biking, running and hiking. If you're into hunting, fishing (even if it involves dropping your line through a hole in the ice), boating, hiking, biking, running, swimming, skiing (on water or snow) or skating (on wheels or blades), ice hockey or curling, this could be your nirvana. Their park system is second to none—quite possibly the best-designed, financed and maintained in the U.S., and there are an estimated 770 square feet of DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS parkland for every resident. Of special note to golfers: with five golf courses Their 3.5 million residents make Airport, just south of the city, connects inside the city limits, along with the twin cities area the 14th largest via light rail to downtown Minneapolis, nationally-ranked Hazeltine National metropolitan area in the United States St. Paul and Bloomington. And even in Golf Club and Interlachen Country Club and the second largest economic the harshest winter weather, eight in the suburbs, Minneapolis is blessed center in the American Midwest— miles of elevated, climate-controlled with more golfers per capita than any right behind Chicago. To say they’re pedestrian bridges or “skywalks” link other major U.S. city. joined at the hip, they really couldn’t over 69 downtown blocks in the heart be more different from one another. of the city. Minneapolis is the state’s largest Sleek new skyscrapers, a thriving arts city, straddling the banks of the mighty environment (Frank Gehry fans will Mississippi River, and the primary want to experience the University of business center between Chicago and Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum), Seattle. It’s a modern, cosmopolitan world-class entertainment (which city with enough perks to land a spot includes five professional sports on a 2013 Travel + Leisure list of the franchises representing Major League hottest travel destinations in the Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL world—the only U.S. city to make the and the WNBA), high-end shopping, cut. Connectivity is important here: the and an abundance of restaurants— Minneapolis-St. Paul International everything from fine dining to classic 2 C A L L T O L L - F R E E : 1 . 8 8 8 . 4 3 9 . 8 8 8 6 O N T H E W E B : W W W . P R E M I E R G O L F . C O M Just east of Minneapolis is its older, architecture and an abundance of Just south of the twin cities lies smaller sibling—Minnesota’s state well-preserved Victorian mansions. Bloomington—oddly enough, capital and second-largest city, St. Known for its high literacy rate, the named for Bloomington, Illinois. In Paul. At one time the end of the line city is the acknowledged center of 1981, when the Minnesota Twins and for steamboat traffic traveling up the Minnesota government and business, the Minnesota Vikings both abandoned Mississippi River from as far south as and its historic Fitzgerald Theater is Bloomington’s Metropolitan Stadium New Orleans, St. Paul is often com- the home stage for Garrison Keillor’s for Minneapolis and its new Hubert pared to a European city with its weekly A Prairie Home Companion live H. Humphrey Metrodome, the Port eclectic mix of new and historic radio variety extravaganza. Authority purchased the old 86-acre site and broke ground just two years later for what would become the Mall of America. Today, thanks to the Welcome to popularity of that ever-expanding mall (where, incidentally, you’ll pay no sales tax on clothing), along with the concomitant proliferation of hotels and Minneapolis- restaurants, Bloomington actually provides more jobs per capita than St. Paul! either Minneapolis or St. Paul. MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA—ST. PAUL THE MALL OF AMERICA—BLOOMINGTON Hazeltine National Golf Club Originally known as The Executive Golf Club of Minnesota, this Robert Trent Jones-designed course was rechristened Hazeltine National Golf Club (in honor of adjacent Lake Hazeltine) and opened for play in 1962. Under the direction of Jones’ son, Rees, the layout of the course has continued to evolve over the years, resulting in what some say is the finest private course in the Midwestern United States. In 1991, it hosted the U.S. Open that would become Payne Stewart's second major championship following a dramatic 18-hole playoff come-from-behind victory over Scott Simpson. All told, the course has produced a list of championships unrivaled among clubs less than 50 years old, and at the conclusion of the 2016 Ryder Cup, it will become one of only two courses in the United States to have hosted the Ryder Cup in addition to the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women’s Open, the U.S. Senior Open, and the U.S. Amateur Championship. The course itself is a par-72, 7,674-yard tribute to the ages-old struggle between forest and prairie—hilly, with narrow fairways and small greens, there are water hazards on nine holes. The signature par-four sixteenth requires a tee shot of 220 yards over Lake Hazeltine; the green is a raised peninsula, falling off on all sides, with additional hazards in back and to the right. Always a challenge, the course takes on a whole new dimension whenever the wind is up. 16TH HOLE—HAZELTINE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB C A L L T O L L - F R E E : 1 . 8 8 8 . 4 3 9 . 8 8 8 6 O N T H E W E B : W W W . P R E M I E R G O L F . C O M 3 The Ryder Cup 1991: The “War by the Shore” at matches date Kiawah Island is Premier Golf’s first Ryder back to 1926 Cup. Bernhard Langer misses a six-foot when a group putt to give the Americans a one-point of American victory to regain the Cup after six years. professional golfers were KIAWAH ISLAND, 1991 invited to participate in a friendly match with their British counterparts at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. They were 1 1 The soundly defeated 13 ⁄2 - 1 ⁄2. British seed merchant Samuel Ryder had already commissioned the gold trophy that bears his name to present to the winning team, 1999: At the Country Club in Brookline, Ryder but due to a general strike, half of the Massachusetts—in the greatest comeback American team was unable to attend and in Ryder Cup history—Justin Leonard did not participate. It was decided to delay sinks a forty-foot putt on number 17 to the presentation of the Cup until the insure a one-point victory for America. following year. Cup BROOKLINE, 1999 The first official Ryder Cup was therefore contested in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. Captain Walter Hagen’s American team was 1 1 victorious, 9 ⁄2 - 2 ⁄2. 2001: Matches are postponed due to the tragic events of September 11, meaning future matches will be contested in even-numbered years. 2002-2006: The Europeans gain some payback for the years of American dominance by winning decisively in three consecutive matches. LOUISVILLE, 2008 For 30 years beginning in 1937, U.S. teams dominated, winning every Ryder Cup but one (no matches were played from 1939 to 1945, due to World War II). Recent highlights include: 1969: With what is still considered one of the greatest gestures of sportsmanship ever, Jack Nicklaus concedes a four-foot 2008: Paul Azinger relies on the putt to Tony Jacklin on the last hole, American fans—his “13th man”—as the allowing the team from Great Britain and American team wins one of the most Ireland to gain a tie. exciting matches ever played. 1979: Continental Europe is invited to 2010: The closest Ryder Cup since participate in the action at the suggestion 1999, the winning team remains of Jack Nicklaus. The first “European” undecided until the 17th hole of the team loses at the Greenbrier 17 - 11. rain-delayed final match. Europe reclaims 1 1 the Cup with a 14 ⁄2 - 13 ⁄2 victory. 1985-1989: The Europeans win two consecutive matches and tie the third, 2014: Despite a promising start, setting the stage for what would arguably Team USA eventually withers under the be the most competitive ten years in the unrelenting pressure of a superb European 1 1 history of sports. team, losing by a score of 16 ⁄2 - 11 ⁄2. 4 C A L L T O L L - F R E E : 1 . 8 8 8 . 4 3 9 . 8 8 8 6 O N T H E W E B : W W W . P R E M I E R G O L F .