Hazeltine National Golf Club
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 Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National Golf Club
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| Coordinates | 44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°WCoordinates: 44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W |
| Location | Chaska, Minnesota |
| Established | 1962, 55 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Website | hngc.com |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,678 yards (7,021 m) |
| Course rating | 78.0 |
Hazeltine National Golf Club is a golf club located in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and opened in 1962.
Hazeltine also hosts functions other than golf. The clubhouse has a ballroom and two restaurants.
Totton P. Heffelfinger, a former president of the United States Golf Association, saw the opportunity to build a new championship golf course after The Minikahda Club in Minneapolis (where Chick Evans won the 1916 U.S. Open) was threatened by the development of a freeway. After that club rejected plans for a new course, Heffelfinger met with Robert Trent Jones to design the golf course.
The course was originally named "The Executive Golf Club" and was initially intended to be part of a series of Executive Golf Clubs around the country. However, the name was not favorable and the other clubs did not materialize. The founders decided to call the new course Hazeltine National Golf club in honor of the adjoining Lake Hazeltine. The course opened for play to club members in 1962. Heffelfinger's ultimate goal was to have major championships played at Hazeltine. He got that wish when the 1966 U.S. Women's Open was played at Hazeltine; Sandra Spuzich won with a score of 297 (nine over par) on a course set to 6,305 yards (5,765 m).
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