The Course - Overview
Valhalla Golf Club was the dream of Dwight Gahm (pronounced "Game"), a prominent Louisville business leader. Jack Nicklaus was commissioned to design and build the course. The course has a front nine that is links-style, while its back nine is more traditional. The signature hole is the thirteenth, a 350-yard, par 4, requiring a tee shot to a small landing area, then an approach shot over water to an island green.
The course has undergone a comprehensive renovation project to prepare the course for the 37th Ryder Cup in September 2008. One of the key improvements is the lowering of the tee on the 17th, allowing for a dramatic amphitheatre style viewing area for spectators on the 16th green.
The Valhalla golf course is regularly rated as one of "America's 100 Greatest Courses". It has hosted many prestigious events, including the 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships, the 2002 PGA Club Professional Championship and the 2004 Senior PGA Championship. With the Ryder Cup in 2008, the facility becomes one of only three venues in the USA to have hosted a PGA Championship, a Senior PGA Championship and a Ryder Cup.
| Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky, USA 7,496 Yards / Par 71 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| 448 | 505 | 206 | 375 | 463 | 500 | 601 | 180 | 416 | 3694 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN |
| 594 | 208 | 464 | 352 | 215 | 434 | 511 | 477 | 547 | 3802 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| *Distance shown in yards. | |||||||||