Hazeltine National golf course hole-by-hole guide: Hole 11

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 11, Par 5, 606 yards

This hole proved pivotal in the 2002 PGA Championship. Rich Beem played it perfectly, with a long drive to the middle of the fairway and a second shot that came to rest 8 feet from the hole. His eagle was the only one on the hole during the championship, and it propelled him to victory.

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