PGA National Golf Club, Golf resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
PGA National Golf Club is a golf resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with five 18-hole championship courses plus a 9-hole short course. The Champion opened on 17 November 1981 and was redesigned by Jack Nicklaus; The Fazio, first opened in 1980 as the Haig Course, was renovated and renamed in 2012. The resort also holds 339 hotel rooms, nine restaurants and lounges, a 40,000-square-foot spa and a racquet club with 19 tennis courts.
PGA National opened its first course, The Haig (now The Fazio), on March 4, 1980, and The Champion course followed on November 17, 1981. The Champion hosted the 1983 Ryder Cup and the 1987 PGA Championship, won by Larry Nelson, and the Senior PGA Championship ran there for 19 straight years from 1982 to 2000. The PGA of America had its headquarters at the resort until moving to Texas in summer 2022.
Course names at PGA National honour figures in golf: The Fazio recalls architect Tom Fazio, The Palmer remembers Arnold Palmer, and The Haig was named for Walter Hagen. The Champion's par-3 15th, par-4 16th and par-3 17th form "The Bear Trap", named after Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, who redesigned the course.
The resort includes 339 hotel rooms, multiple restaurants, conference facilities, spa services, and tennis courts available to guests and members. Its location near West Palm Beach makes it accessible for visitors coming from different areas.
The Bear Trap is the nickname for holes 15, 16 and 17 of The Champion: a par 3, a par 4 and a par 3. It is named after Jack Nicklaus, the "Golden Bear", who redesigned the course. The Champion opened on 17 November 1981.
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