15 PGA Championship Courses You Can Play

Do you think the Tiger Woods/Steve Williams/Adam Scott love triangle will generate increased interest in this week’s PGA Championship?

Ok, dumb question. But beyond the curiosity of how Woods will respond (on the course) I also started wondering how many past and future PGA Championship courses are available for public play, much like I’ve advised with respect to U.S Open and British Open courses.

Guess what? There are more of these courses than you might think…and you probably live or will soon travel near one of them.

Check out the list here:

As you can see, the PGA Championship has been (and will be) played on plenty of public courses in some of the best golf vacation destinations in America, making it easy to add a major championship to your own personal record book.
15 PGA Championship Courses You Can Play on Golf Vacations:

California
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1977
Architect: Jack Neville and Douglas Grant
Green Fee: $495

Florida
Course: PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion Course)
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1987
Architect: Jack Nicklaus
Green Fee: $160-$170

Indiana
Course: French Lick Resort (Donald Ross Course)
Location: French Lick, IN
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1924
Architect: Donald Ross
Green Fee: $85-$115

Minnesota
Course: Keller Golf Course
Location: Maplewood, MN
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1932 and 1954
Architect: Paul Coates
Green Fee: $35

North Carolina
Course: Tanglewood Park (Championship Course)
Location: Clemmons, NC
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1974
Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
Green Fee: $37-$47

Course: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2)
Location: Pinehurst, NC
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1936
Architect: Donald Ross
Green Fee: $319-$410

New Jersey
Course: Seaview Resort (Bay and Pines Courses)
Location: Absecon, NJ
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1942
Architect: Donald Ross
Green Fee: $69-$109

New York
Course: Eisenhower Park (Red Course)
Location: East Meadow, NY
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1926
Architect: Devereux Emmet
Green Fee: $41-$49

Pennsylvania
Course: Shawnee Inn & Resort Golf Course
Location: Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1938
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
Green Fee: $65-$90

Course: Hershey Country Club (West Course)
Location: Hershey, PA
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1940
Architect: Maurice McCarthy
Green Fee: $140

South Carolina
Course: Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course)
Location: Kiawah Island, SC
Will Host the PGA Championship in: 2012
Architect: Pete Dye
Green Fee: $262-$360

Texas
Course: Pecan Valley Golf Club
Location: San Antonio, TX
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1968
Architect: Press Maxwell
Green Fee: $43-$89

Course: Cedar Crest Golf Course
Location: Dallas, TX
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1927
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
Green Fee: $22-$27

Virginia
Course: Belmont Golf Course (formerly Hermitage GC)
Location: Richmond, VA
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 1949
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast (redesigned by Donald Ross)
Green Fee: $25-$28

Wisconsin
Course: Whistling Straits (Straits Course)
Location: Haven, WI
Hosted the PGA Championship in: 2004 and 2010 (will host again in 2015)
Architect: Pete Dye
Green Fee: $230-$340

Have you played any of these PGA Championship Courses? Did I leave any out? Please share your comments below.

source : golfvacationinsider.com