After that club rejected plans for a new course, Heffelfinger met with Robert Trent Jones to design the golf course.

He got that wish when the 1966 U.S. Women's Open was played at Hazeltine; Sandra Spuzich won with a score of 297 (nine over par) on a course set to 6,305 yards (5,765 m).

Hazeltine hosted the U.S. Open in 1970 and the course received much negative press as many big names and nearly half the field didn't break 80 the first day.

After his round on Friday, Dave Hill said that the only thing Hazeltine was missing was "80 acres of corn and a few cows."

Tony Jacklin (that year's reigning Open Championship winner) won the tournament with a seven-under-par 281.

The club almost secured a deal to host a PGA Championship, but ultimately lost the opportunity.

Billy Casper and Rod Funseth were tied after four rounds with scores of four-over-par 288 (the course played as a par 71).

After he and Funseth were still tied at the end of an 18-hole playoff, Casper made a birdie on the first hole of sudden death to win.

In 2001 another amateur event, the USGA Men's State Team Championship, was held at Hazeltine.

Northwestern Wildcats golfer Luke Donald won the individual championship with a four-under-par score of 284.

Rees Jones lengthened tees and added several new bunkers in preparation for the 84th PGA Championship in 2002.

Rich Beem was the winner of the championship, with a score of ten-under-par 278, holding off a surging Tiger Woods, who birdied the last four holes.

The course's competitive course record was set in the 2002 PGA Championship as Beem, Robert Allenby, and Justin Leonard all shot 66 (six-under-par) during the second round.

Amateur, which was won by Richie Ramsay of Scotland by defeating John Kelly of USA with a score of 4 & 2.

Yang's victory was significant, as it was the first men's major won by a golfer born in Asia.

[4] This event, established in the mid-1950s, is the second-oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, and is conducted by the PGA of America.

On October 10, 2023, Hazeltine National was announced as the host of the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour The golf course is hilly, and it has narrow fairways and small greens.