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The Sahalee Country Club is a private 27-hole golf course and country club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. In the Chinookan language, Sahalee means "high heavenly ground."〔(Sahalee Country Club ) - Club History〕 The course is located on a heavily forested plateau immediately east of Lake Sammamish. Sahalee is best known as the site of the PGA Championship in 1998, the first of Vijay Singh's three major titles. It was also the host of the WGC-NEC Invitational in 2002, won by Craig Parry. The course's original architect was Ted Robinson; in preparation for the PGA Championship, Rees Jones redesigned the course in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The course has been listed on ''Golf Digest's'' Top 100 Courses list for over twenty years, and is the host of the Sahalee Players Championship, a top amateur tournament in the region. After the success of the 1998 PGA Championship, Sahalee was selected in 1999 to host the championship again in 2010. That decision was reversed by the PGA of America in January 2005, when the 2010 event was abruptly moved to Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which had recently hosted the very profitable 2004 edition and set new attendance records. The PGA of America stated that it was concerned about the possibility of reduced financial support in the Pacific Northwest; it was scheduled to be held less than six months after the conclusion of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. In February 2007, the USGA selected Sahalee to host the U.S. Senior Open in 2010, held from July 29 to August 1.〔(U.S. Senior Open )〕 Bernhard Langer of Germany shot eight under par and won by three strokes over local favorite Fred Couples,〔(USSeniorOpen.com ) - 2010 final leaderboard - accessed 2011-07-21〕 Couples, originally from Seattle, was in his first full season on the Champions Tour. Sahalee is scheduled to host the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in 2016. Held in June, it is the second major of the year on the LPGA Tour. ==General information== Since Sahalee is a private course, guests can only play with a member; green fees for guests are $85. The pro shop is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The dress code states that denim is not allowed and that a collared shirt is required; slacks or non-denim shorts are allowed. Metal spiked shoes are not allowed; neither are groups of five. The course is open year-round, and its greens are aerated in May and September. The greens and fairways are both Poa annua grass. Cell phones are not allowed within 100 yards of the clubhouse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sahalee Country Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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