PGA National Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
| Established | 1980, 37 years ago |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Walton Street Capital |
| Operated by | Century Golf Partners |
| Total holes | 90 |
| Tournaments hosted |
The Honda Classic (2007-present) Senior PGA Championship (1982-2000) 1987 PGA Championship 1983 Ryder Cup |
| Website | pgaresort.com |
| The Champion | |
| Designed by |
George & Tom Fazio redesign: Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,140 yards (6,530 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 in the southeastern United States, located at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The golf facilities include five championship 18-hole courses, four within the main resort ground and another five miles (8 km) west. The resort was acquired in August 2006 by Century Golf Partners in conjunction with Walton Street Capital, LLC and SCS Advisors, Inc.
The original PGA National Golf Club (1964–1973) in Palm Beach Gardens was adjacent to the east, presently known as BallenIsles Country Club. The Champions Course (now the East Course at BallenIsles) hosted the PGA Championship in 1971, won by Nicklaus in late February. It also was the site of eight consecutive Senior PGA Championships (1966–1973), and the original qualifying school tournaments for the PGA Tour.
An earlier PGA National Golf Club (1944–1962) was on the western side of the state at Dunedin, northwest of Tampa. Designed by noted architect Donald Ross (1872–1948), it opened 90 years ago in 1927 as a municipal course. Acquired by the PGA of America in 1944, the course was renamed and hosted the PGA Seniors' Championship for eighteen consecutive years (1945–1962). The PGA of America moved its national offices from Chicago to Dunedin in 1956, then sold its holdings in the course back to the city in 1962 and relocated to eastern Florida in 1965 at Palm Beach Gardens. Now the Dunedin Golf Club, the course was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
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