Hazeltine National Golf Club Course Guide: Hole 7

The seventh at Hazeltine is a beautiful par 4 and the first sight of Lake Hazeltine

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A guide to the seventh hole at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota ahead of the 41st Ryder Cup from 30th Sept - 2nd October

Hazeltine National Golf Club Course Guide: Hole 7

Hole 7 - Par 4 - 402 yards

The beautiful par 4 seventh at Hazeltine is the first sight of water for players and spectators.

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Although not long in length, this hole can be tricky.

For the world's best players it's not much more than a hybrid and a wedge, but the tee shot must stay right of the creek down the left and avoid the thick rough to the right.

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The green is narrow and angles away from the players, and flag positions on the right really do bring Hazeltine Lake into play.

This should be a relatively simple par 4, and will be if two good shots are hit, but don't be surprised to see some high numbers.

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV