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HOLES
Trump National Golf Club has a
wide variety of holes, from five
par-4s that extend 440 yards or
longer to a drivable par-4. There
are also par-3s ranging from 160
to 249 yards. The venue requires
a player’s attention to a number of
different approaches, risk/reward
holes, strategic bunkering, and
demanding greens. But there are a
few notable holes:
NO. 13
Par: 5
Length: 544 yards
Features: Three bunkers left,
right and center in the fairway,
leading to an elevated green
measuring 10,000 square feet,
the largest on the course.
NO. 15
Rocco Mediate hoisted one of the more impressive trophies in golf—the Alfred S. Bourne trophy—after last
year’s Senior PGA Championship. Is a repeat in the cards?
All 18 greens were completely rebuilt
and reseeded with Bentgrass, adding
undulation to silky smooth putting
surfaces that average 6,500 square feet.
The rebuilt greens now feature target areas
in quadrants that demand precision shot-
making. Finally, bunkers were renovated
and additional tees were added to maximize
the length.
BREAKING GROUND
This will be the first Trump course to hold
any sort of major championship, though
more are on the way, including the 2017
U.S. Women’s Open and the 2022 PGA
Championship, both scheduled for Trump’s
property in Bedminster, N.J.
Mediate won the PGA Senior, first major
title of his career, last year at Harbor Shores
in Benton Harbor, Mich. Just the way he’s
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coming into Trump National this year,
he had never played that course until he
showed up for practice rounds during tour-
nament week, and his expectations when
he arrived were not all that great. But after
receiving a posture tip from a friend and a
put