Valhalla Golf Club
Hole
18

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Location:
15503 Shelbyville Road,
Louisville,
KY,
40245,
US
(GPS):
Holes:
18
Established:
1986
Course Record:
63
Website:
Designer:
Access:
Private
Operater:
Roger Meier
Courses Nearby:
Persimmon Ridge Golf Club
University of Louisville Golf Club
Hurstbourne Country Club - The Championship Course
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Valhalla Golf Club, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is a private golf club designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened in 1986.

In 1992, Valhalla was selected to host the 1996 edition of the PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors. The following year (1993), the PGA of America purchased a 25% interest in the club. After the championship in 1996, the PGA of America raised its stake to 50% and announced that the event would return to Valhalla in 2000. At its conclusion, the PGA of America exercised an option to purchase the remaining interest in the club. Later that year, it announced that the Ryder Cup would be held at Valhalla in 2008.

Valhalla also hosted the PGA Club Professional Championship in 2002 and the Senior PGA Championship in 2004. The PGA Championship was originally scheduled to be played at Valhalla in 2004, but the PGA of America switched it to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

In 2009, the PGA of America announced that the Senior PGA Championship and the PGA Championship would return to Valhalla in 2011 and 2014, respectively. In November 2017, the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would return to Valhalla in 2024.

On June 1, 2022, the club and the PGA of America jointly announced that the club had been sold to a group of club members led by Jimmy Kirchdorfer, CEO of locally based piping supplier ISCO Industries. Other group members include former Yum! Brands CEO David Novak, businessman and former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, and hotelier Chester Musselman.

The course sits on a 486-acre (2.0 km2) property on Shelbyville Road (US 60) in the eastern portion of Louisville just outside the Gene Snyder Freeway (I-265) It was envisioned by local business leader Dwight Gahm (pronounced "game") and his three sons in 1981, and opened five years later. Steve Houg is the head professional as of March 2016.

Via Valhalla GC on Wikipedia

Hole
Gold
Black
Green
Blue
M's HCP
 
 
 
 
Par
 
 
Silver
F's HCP
Rating / Slope
Out
Int
In
Total
77.5 / 154
495
530
210
375
460
495
600
190
415
3770
 
595
210
490
355
255
435
515
475
575
3905
7675
74.7 / 150
415
500
200
350
405
475
505
175
410
3435
 
555
200
445
350
215
410
440
430
540
3585
7020
72.3 / 143
390
475
170
325
400
450
500
160
400
3270
 
520
190
420
325
165
380
400
390
480
3270
6540
69.9 / 132
345
455
160
300
380
420
490
150
385
3085
 
475
165
385
285
155
350
355
360
440
2970
6055
 
13
9
11
15
3
1
5
17
7
 
 
6
16
2
14
18
10
4
8
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
36
 
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
36
72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
71.3 / 131
310
410
115
205
305
340
460
130
295
2570
 
410
150
330
210
135
290
315
280
395
2515
5085
 
11
5
15
17
9
1
3
13
7
 
 
6
16
2
14
18
12
4
10
8