Whistling Strait Back

The diabolical Straits course in Kohler, Wisconsin has locked up a Ryder Cup and at least two more PGA Championships.

Whistling StraitsThe 86th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, WI was such a success that the course was recently named the home of the championship in 2010 and 2015. Additionally, the course will host the Ryder cup in 2020 pending guarantees of sufficient hotel rooms.

The Straits Course, Pete Dye’s latest major design to receive a national audience and a large tournament, was opened in 1998 alongside Lake Michigan and ranks among the top 5 places you can play according to Golf Magazine. At 7,536, the Straits course is currently the longest course in major championship history.

Said Herb Kohler, fauce man extraordinaire, “We are honored that the club professionals of The PGA of America have made such a strong long-term commitment to return to this venue.”

Future PGA Championships
2005 (87th): Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ
2006 (88th): Medinah Country Club, Medinah, IL
2007 (89th): Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, OK
2008 (90th): Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, MI
2009 (91st): Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, MN
2010 (92nd): Whistling Straits-Straits Course, Kohler, WI
2011 (93rd): Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, GA
2012 (94th): TBD
2013 (95th): TBD
2014 (96th): TBD
2015 (97th): Whistling Straits-Straits Course, Kohler, WI

Future Ryder Cup Matches
2006 (36th): The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
2008 (37th): Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY
2010 (38th): The Celtic Manor, Newport, South Wales
2012 (39th): Medinah Country Club, Medinah, IL
2014 (40th): Gleneagles, Scotland
2016 (41st): Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, MN
2018 (42nd): TBD
2020 (43rd): Whistling Straits-Straits Course, Kohler, WI

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