Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Par
- 71
- Yardage
- 7,609
- Designer
- Jack Nicklaus
- Opened
- 1986
- Avg winning score
- -18.5 (2 ed.)
Valhalla Golf Club is a par-71, 7,609-yard PGA Tour golf course in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, designed by Jack Nicklaus. It has hosted 2 PGA Tour events in OTIS's 15-season window; the most recent was won by Xander Schauffele (2024).
What this course rewards
Distance venue — length off the tee gets rewarded here. Length: 93rd percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).
- Off the tee35%
graded on all-drives distance and total driving (distance + accuracy combined)
- Approach21%
graded on mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds) and long-iron proximity (175–200 yds)
- Course history18%
past results at this venue
- Around the green14%
scrambling from rough and sand
- Putting12%
5–10 ft make rate and lag putting
Hole by hole
Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.
Hole 1Par 4 · 487 yds
- Field average
- 3.994 (-0.006)
- Difficulty
- #12 of 18
- Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
- 28 · 101 · 27
Under par · par · over par, share of the field
| Hole | Par | Yards | Scoring avg | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 487 | 3.994 | #12 |
| 2 | 4 | 493 | 4.288 | #1 |
| 3 | 3 | 194 | 3.006 | #11 |
| 4 | 4 | 352 | 3.827 | #14 |
| 5 | 4 | 467 | 4.192 | #6 |
| 6 | 4 | 498 | 4.256 | #2 |
| 7 | 5 | 590 | 4.667 | #17 |
| 8 | 3 | 169 | 2.833 | #13 |
| 9 | 4 | 411 | 4.026 | #10 |
| OUT | 35 | 3,661 | 35.089 | |
| 10 | 5 | 590 | 4.814 | #15 |
| 11 | 3 | 216 | 3.205 | #5 |
| 12 | 4 | 491 | 4.160 | #7 |
| 13 | 4 | 343 | 3.750 | #16 |
| 14 | 3 | 256 | 3.237 | #4 |
| 15 | 4 | 424 | 4.147 | #8 |
| 16 | 4 | 503 | 4.250 | #3 |
| 17 | 4 | 451 | 4.064 | #9 |
| 18 | 5 | 571 | 4.558 | #18 |
| IN | 36 | 3,845 | 36.185 | |
| TOTAL | 71 | 7,506 | 71.274 |
Hosting history
| Season | Tournament | Winner | Score | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PGA Championship | Xander Schauffele | -21 | — |
| 2013 - 2014 | PGA Championship | Rory McIlroy | -16 | $10,000,000 |
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Player history here
Rounds played, best finish, and scoring at this venue — cited from results, lower scoring is better. “Similar venues” is a player's scoring across every distance course of this type, the closest honest read on venue fit (Strokes Gained can't be split by venue, so this is scoring, not SG).
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Tournament intelligence
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A disclosed similarity model over archetype, length, greens, and par — method.
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