Minnesota Golf - 2009 PGA Championship is Underway!

Summer 2009 in Minnesota has been disappointing for the sun-lovers... lots of cloudy, cool days. But it's been great for golf... didn't break 90 all of July. Now the flat bellies are here for the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Tiger is renting a home at Bearpath Country Club - about a mile from my home but I haven't been invited over for a beer yet. I wonder if I can engineer a visit from Obama this week... I hear he hosts beer parties frequently.

A friend of mine is course superintendent at Hazeltine and says this has been the easiest year ever for preparing the course for a major - the 4th one here. Lots of rain in the last two weeks after near drought-like conditions all summer.

Well, this is going to be fun! What a field!

More good news from Minnesota: For those who like to come to the Land of 10,000 Lakes for cool Minnesota golf, the greens fees at many of the premier courses are about 20% lower this year because of the economy. Some of the resort courses "up North" have great Stay & Play packages.

Come on Up!

Dick