Hazeltine National golf course hole-by-hole guide: Hole 5

A hole-by-hole guide to Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota, the golf course for the 2009 USPGA Championship where Padraig Harrington will be bidding to defend his title.

Hazeltine National Golf Club hole-by-hole guide

Hole 5, Par 4, 448 yards

The longest hitters can try to fly the fairway bunkers, but the ball usually ends up in the left rough, the thickest on the course. The green is narrow and the deep bunkers in the front and on the sides are to be avoided at all costs. 

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