Hazeltine National golf course hole-by-hole guide: Hole 4

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.

Hazeltine National Golf Club hole-by-hole guide

Hole 4, Par 3, 210 yards

Surrounded by bunkers, the green features a shelf in the back that is difficult to hold and a flat area across the front of the green. In between is a relatively severe slope, so that a tee shot that is on the green but not close to the hole can easily lead to a bogey. 

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