Hazeltine National Golf Club
Eighth wonder was Harrington trap
Padraig Harrington paid a massive price for his quintuple bogey eight on the par-three eighth at Hazeltine National Golf Club on Sunday.
Looking at the hole profile on the PGA Championship website, it was an accident waiting to happen:
Hazeltine's holes to watch
Hazeltine National will host the 2016 Ryder Cup, just 54 years after it was founded in 1962.
But the jury is still out on a par-72 Robert Trent Jones track that will measure a frightening 7,674 yards off the back tees when the 98 of the top 100 golfers on the planet battle to snatch the Wanamaker Trophy from Padraig Harrington’s grasp. Naturally, it’s the longest course in major championship history.