81st PGA Championship

August 12-15, 1999
Medinah Country Club, No. 3 Course
Medinah, Illinois

Course Characteristics

Championship Yardage: 7,401
Tees: Bentgrass
Fairways: Bentgrass and Poa annua
Greens: Bentgrass and Poa annua
Course Terrain: Hilly
Average Tee Size: 2,500 square feet
Average Green Size: 6,000 square feet
Course Rating From Championship Tees: 77.1
Slope Rating From Championship Tees: 149
Stimpmeter Rating for Tournament Play: 11 feet
Rounds Per Year: 20,000
Acres of Fairway: 30
Acres of Rough: 175
Sand Bunkers: 70
Water Hazards: Lake on holes 2, 13, 14 and 17
Soil Conditions: Clay loam
Source of Water: Lake

Grass Cut for Tournament Play
Tees: 1/4 inch
Fairways: 3/8 inch
Greens: 1/8 inch
Rough: 4 inches

Key Personnel

Club President: Alvin W. Reitz, II
Club Manager: Kevin Kennebeck
Green Committee Chairman: David Steele
PGA Professional: Michael Harrigan
Course Superintendent: Danny H. Quast, CGCS
Assistant Superintendents: Keith Peterson and Reynaldo Tijerina
Course Architect: Tom Bendelow; Roger Rulewich
Horticulturist: Greg Moore

Information provided by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America