Valhalla Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in theUnited States | |
| Location | 15503Shelbyville Road, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Elevation | 620 feet (190 m) |
| Established | 1986 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Valhalla Golf Partners, LLC[1] |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | PGA Championship (1996,2000,2014,2024) Ryder Cup(2008) Senior PGA Championship(2004, 2011) |
| Website | valhallagolfclub |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,458 yards (6,820 m)[2] |
| Course rating | 76.4 |
| Slope rating | 148[3] |
| Course record | 62:Xander Schauffele&Shane Lowry(2024) |
Valhalla Golf Club,located inLouisville, Kentucky,is a private golf club designed byJack Nicklaus,opened in 1986.
In 1992, Valhalla was selected to host the1996 editionof thePGA Championship,one of golf's fourmajors.The following year (1993), thePGA of Americapurchased a 25% interest in the club. After the championship in 1996, the PGA of America raised its stake to 50% and announced that the event would return to Valhalla in2000.At its conclusion, the PGA of America exercised an option to purchase the remaining interest in the club. Later that year, it announced that theRyder Cupwould be held at Valhalla in2008.
Valhalla also hosted thePGA Club Professional Championshipin 2002 and theSenior PGA Championshipin 2004. The PGA Championship was originally scheduled to be played at Valhalla in2004,but the PGA of America switched it toWhistling StraitsinWisconsin.[4]
In 2009, the PGA of America announced that the Senior PGA Championship and the PGA Championship would return to Valhalla in 2011 and 2014, respectively. In November 2017, the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would return to Valhalla in2024.[5]
On June 1, 2022, the club and the PGA of America jointly announced that the club had been sold to a group of club members led by Jimmy Kirchdorfer, CEO of locally based piping supplier ISCO Industries. Other group members include formerYum! BrandsCEODavid Novak,businessman and formerNBAplayerJunior Bridgeman,and hotelier Chester Musselman.[1]
The course sits on a 486-acre (2.0 km2) property on Shelbyville Road (US 60) in the eastern portion of Louisville just outside the Gene Snyder Freeway (I-265). It was envisioned by local business leader Dwight Gahm (pronounced "game" ) and his three sons in 1981, and opened five years later. Steve Houg is the head professional as of March 2016.
Major tournaments hosted[edit]
Mark Brookswon the 1996 PGA Championship in a playoff, winning his only major with a birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 18th.FranklinnativeKenny Perrywas the runner-up in the event's final sudden-death playoff. Four years later, the 2000 PGA Championship also went to a playoff;Tiger Woodswon by one stroke overBob Mayin the revised three-hole format. Woods had a 3-4-5=12 to May's 4-4-5=13 on the course's final three holes. It was Woods' second consecutive PGA Championship, his fifth major title and his third of his eventual "Tiger Slam" of four consecutive major titles – the PGA Championship was preceded by the2000 U.S. OpenatPebble Beachand the2000 Open Championshipat theOld Course at St Andrewsand then followed by the2001 MastersatAugusta National.) Valhalla hosted its third PGA Championship in 2014, whenRory McIlroybeatPhil Mickelsonalso by one stroke.[6]Beforehand, the course had undergone a major "modernization" after it hosted the Senior PGA Championship in 2011, which included the rebuilding of all 18 greens.[7]
In addition, Valhalla hosted theRyder Cupin2008,with the United States defeating Europe 16½ to 11½ for the first U.S. win since their comeback victory in1999atThe Country ClubinBrookline, Massachusetts.Perry and another native Kentuckian—J. B. HolmesofCampbellsville,who made the team as one of American captainPaul Azinger's four picks—were part of the victorious Team USA and accounted for a combined five points.
The club hosted the2024 PGA Championship,marking the fourth and final time as host site for that major.
| Year | Tournament | Winner | Winning Score | Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s) Up | Winner's Share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PGA Championship |  Mark Brooks
|
277 (-11) | Playoff | Kenny Perry
|
430,000 | |
| 2000 | PGA Championship | Tiger Woods
|
270 (-18) | Playoff | Bob May
|
900,000 | |
| 2004 | Senior PGA Championship | Hale Irwin
|
276 (-8) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas
|
360,000 | |
| 2008 | Ryder Cup | United States
|
161/2to 111/2 |  Europe
|
N/A | ||
| 2011 | Senior PGA Championship | Tom Watson
|
278 (-10) | Playoff | David Eger
|
360,000 | |
| 2014 | PGA Championship |  Rory McIlroy
|
268 (-16) | 1 stroke | Phil Mickelson
|
1,800,000 | |
| 2024 | PGA Championship | Xander Schauffele
|
263 (-21) | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau
|
3,300,000 | |
Scorecard[edit]
Course setup for the2024 PGA Championship
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Post | 484 | 4 | 10 | Big Red | 590 | 5 | |
| 2 | Winning Colors | 500 | 4 | 11 | Holler | 211 | 3 | |
| 3 | Honest Abe | 208 | 3 | 12 | Sting Like A Bee | 494 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mine That Bird | 372 | 4 | 13 | The Limestone Hole | 351 | 4 | |
| 5 | The Sun Shines Bright | 463 | 4 | 14 | On The Rocks | 254 | 3 | |
| 6 | Long Shot | 495 | 4 | 15 | Julep | 435 | 4 | |
| 7 | Genuine Risk | 597 | 5 | 16 | Homestretch | 508 | 4 | |
| 8 | Float Like A Butterfly | 190 | 3 | 17 | Straight Up | 472 | 4 | |
| 9 | Twin Spires | 415 | 4 | 18 | Photo Finish | 570 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,724 | 35 | In | 3,885 | 36 | |||
| Source:[2][8] | Total | 7,609 | 71 | |||||
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 76.4 / 148 | 495 | 530 | 210 | 375 | 460 | 495 | 600 | 190 | 415 | 3,770 | 595 | 210 | 490 | 355 | 255 | 435 | 515 | 475 | 575 | 3,905 | 7,675 |
| Black | 74.1 / 143 | 415 | 500 | 200 | 350 | 405 | 475 | 505 | 175 | 410 | 3,430 | 555 | 200 | 445 | 350 | 215 | 410 | 440 | 430 | 540 | 3,585 | 7,015 |
| Green | 71.6 / 138 | 390 | 475 | 170 | 325 | 400 | 450 | 500 | 160 | 385 | 3,255 | 520 | 190 | 420 | 325 | 165 | 380 | 400 | 390 | 480 | 3,270 | 6,525 |
| Blue | 69.8 / 129 | 345 | 455 | 160 | 300 | 380 | 420 | 490 | 150 | 400 | 3,100 | 475 | 165 | 385 | 285 | 155 | 350 | 355 | 360 | 440 | 2,970 | 6,070 |
| SI | Men's | 13 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | Ladies' | 11 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Silver | 70.8 / 124 | 310 | 410 | 115 | 205 | 305 | 340 | 460 | 130 | 295 | 2,570 | 410 | 150 | 330 | 210 | 135 | 290 | 315 | 280 | 395 | 2,515 | 5,085 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"PGA of America Sells Valhalla Golf Club to a Local Group of Club Members"(PDF)(Press release). PGA of America. June 1, 2022.RetrievedJune 2,2022.
- ^ab"Course tour".Valhalla Golf Club. Archived fromthe originalon October 8, 2013.RetrievedJuly 19,2013.
- ^"Course Rating and Slope Database: Valhalla Golf Club".USGA.RetrievedJuly 19,2013.
- ^"Le xing ton Herald Leader: Search Results".
- ^"2024 PGA Championship, 2018 Boys Junior PGA Championship to be contested at Valhalla Golf Club".
- ^"PGA Championship".pga.PGA/Turner Sports Interactive.Retrieved7 November2014.
- ^Sokeland, Justin (August 4, 2013)."Green light at Valhalla: Renovation of putting surfaces draws praise one year out from PGA Championship".Louisville Courier-Journal.RetrievedAugust 4,2013.
- ^"PGA Championship: course tour".PGA of America. 2014.RetrievedAugust 11,2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- NicklausValhalla Golf Club
- 2008 Ryder Cup: course description
- LouisvilleCourier-Journal:course map for 2008 Ryder Cup
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