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The 91st US PGA Championship will be played at Hazeltine National GC in Chaska, Minnesota.

Hazeltine's designer Robert Trent Jones had in mind a long and demanding layout to challenge the world's best. His vision opened to the public in 1962.

Four years later the US Women's Open became the first championship to visit the course, and in 1970 Hazeltine played host as Tony Jacklin became the last European to win the US Open.

That tournament saw high scores as players were undone by strong winds on an unforgiving layout. Criticism prompted Trent Jones to return to his design.

By the time the US Open returned to Hazeltine in 1991 to witness Payne Stewart's memorable play-off victory against Scott Simpson, the changes were in place and the criticism turned to high praise.

In 2002 the US PGA Championship made its first visit to the course and Hazeltine once again proved a superb venue as Rich Beem triumphed.

After the honour of hosting another US PGA Championship this year, Hazeltine is set to welcome the 2016 Ryder Cup to Minnesota and build its reputation further.

Hazeltine by numbers

Length - 7,674 yards

Par 72 (four par-fives, four par-threes, 10 par-fours)

Longest hole The par-five 3rd, 633 yards

Key hole

Hazeltine's most famous hole is the par-four 16th. Johnny Miller called it "probably the hardest par-four I ever played" and it's not hard to see why. Players are asked to drive over Hazeltine Lake, but must also avoid a creek that runs down the left of the fairway. Once that is negotiated an approach to an elevated green awaits, where steep slopes are in place to punish anything off the money.

You can follow LIVE text commentary and scoring from the 91st US PGA Championship here from Thursday at 16:00 (BST)

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