Tournament Fact Sheet Ryder Cup Hazeltine National Golf Club Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2016 • Chaska, Minn.

Golf Course Superintendent Chris Tritabaugh Tournament Set-up Phone: 952-556-5410 Email: [email protected] Par: 72 GCSAA Membership: 17 yrs Age: 38 Years at course: 4 Native hometown: Albany, Minn. Yardage: 7678 yds Golf Course Personnel Course Statistics Ryan Moy, senior assistant superintendent Tournament stimpmeter: 12-13 ft. Michael Graves, assistant superintendent Average green size: 5,000 sq.ft. Steve Giesen, golf course technician Acres of fairway: 27 Keith Conway, golf course technician Acres of rough: 60 Ralph Arnt, equipment manager Total course acreage: 160 Thomas Wheeler, assistant equipment manager Soil conditions: Jim Andersen, president Clay with overlying loamy soil from years as a farm Reed Mackenzie, green committee chairman Source of water: Well Chandler Withington, PGA professioinal Drainage conditions: Good Interseting Notes Sand bunkers: 108 Totton P. Heffelfinger, a former president of the United States Golf Water hazards: 9 Association (USGA), wanted to create a golf club that would host major championships while providing a pure golf experience for its Turfgrass members. Over the 54 year history of the Club, the membership Tees: Bentgrass 0.275" has dutifully followed Heffelfinger's mission. Fairways: Bentgrass 0.335" Previous events hosted by facility: 1966 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, 1970 U.S. Open Greens: Bentgrass 0.100" Championship, 1977 U.S. Women's Open Championship, 1983 Rough: Bluegrass 3" U.S. Senior Open Championship, 1991 U.S. Open Championship, 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Championship, 2001 USGA Men's State Team Championship, 2002 PGA Championship, 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship, 2009 PGA Championship Course architect/date: Robert Trent Jones, 1962

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