Hazeltine National Selected To Host 41st Ryder Cup Matches

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (April 2, 2002) -- Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., has been selected as the site of the 41st Ryder Cup Matches, PGA of America officials have announced. That event is scheduled for September 2016.

Hazeltine National, which hosts the first of its two PGA Championships Aug. 15-18, will be the first club in Minnesota to host the biennial event that brings together teams from the United States and Europe in a match-play format. Hazeltine National also will host the 91st PGA Championship in 2009.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1962 and remodeled by Rees Jones, in 1987, Hazeltine National has been the site of the 1970 and 1991 U.S. Open Championships, the 1983 U.S. Senior Open, the 1966 and 1977 U.S. Women's Open and the 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur. The club also will host the 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship.

"Hazeltine National Golf Club features all of the components necessary to host the Ryder Cup Matches," said PGA of America President Jack Connelly. "The enthusiasm of the Hazeltine National club members combined with the sports-savvy Twin Cities region makes this selection ideal for this great event. The PGA of America looks forward to continuing its relationship with Hazeltine National along with the community and the knowledgeable galleries as we prepare for the Ryder Cup Matches."

"Hazeltine National Golf Club is excited about bringing the Ryder Cup Matches, one of the great events in sports, to Minnesota," said Hazeltine National Golf Club President Mark Josefson. "This fulfills our mission and continues a proud tradition of significant championships at Hazeltine National Golf Club."

The Ryder Cup Matches originated in 1927, and have been conducted at 17 U.S. sites over the past 75 years. Here is the schedule for future Ryder Cup Matches:

2002: The DeVere Belfry Resort in Sutton Coldfield, England
2004: Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
2006: The Kildare Hotel & Country Club in Straffan, Dublin, Ireland
2008: Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
2010: Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales
2012: Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.
2014: The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland
2016: Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.