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Valhalla is a Jack Nicklaus-design that has ranked among Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for almost 30 consecutive years. With nearly 500 acres stretching across rolling hills and a breathtaking golf theater, it has become one of golf's most storied venues hosting numerous major championships.
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May 15, 2024 · Opened in 1986, the Jack Nicklaus design took just 10 years before it was selected to host a Major - the 1996 PGA Championship. The PGA of America gradually bought full ownership of the Louisville, Kentucky course, which then staged the 2008 Ryder Cup.
May 13, 2024 · The course generally presents itself very well visually, a design trait of Nicklaus. With putting surfaces mowed to 1/10th of an inch, they will likely support speeds of 12-12.5 on the...
May 10, 2024 · Valhalla Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design, opened for play in June 1986. Only 10 years later it hosted its first major championship. While the club is hosting the PGA Championship this year for the first time in a decade it is no stranger to historic championship golf.
May 14, 2024 · 1. Valhalla was the brainchild of Dwight Gahm, who dreamed of creating a golfing haven that included a course capable of hosting championships. 2. Gahm and his three sons hired Jack Nicklaus to design the layout, and at one stage, there were around 40 different routings under consideration.
May 14, 2024 · Valhalla Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design, hosts its fourth PGA Championship this week. Nicklaus, described the site in 1983 as a "golf designer's dream because there is a variety of terrain, vegetation and water to work with.
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May 13, 2024 · Jack Nicklaus’ Valhalla design was initially met with understandable skepticism. The PGA of America awarded a major to the Gahm family’s dream course just six years after the course opened.