Hazeltine National golf course hole-by-hole guide: Hole 3

A hole-by-hole guide to Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota, the golf course for the 2009 USPGA Championship where Padraig Harrington will be bidding to defend his title.

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Hazeltine National Golf Club hole-by-hole guide

Hole 3, Par 5, 633 yards

The drive must avoid the penal bunkers on the left side of the fairway while missing the thick rough on the right. A safe second shot is played to a flat spot that leaves a short approach; more aggressive plays must hug the left side of the fairway or risk ending up well below the green in the right rough. 

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