Episode 209: How To Win At Aronimink

About this episode

Jeff Kiddie discusses the upcoming 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink and the unique challenges of the course.

Nobody knows Aronimink like Director of Golf Jeff Kiddie. He's spent the last 18 years preparing one of golf's oldest clubs for big moments. Now comes the biggest yet: the 2026 PGA Championship, returning to the Philadelphia area for the first time since Gary Player hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink in 1962. On this episode of the TGJ Podcast, Kiddie joins host Tom Coyne in the clubhouse to preview the tournament: what makes this par-70 Donald Ross layout so uniquely demanding, what the 2017 Gil Hanse restoration returned to the course, and a hole-by-hole breakdown that reveals where the championship will be won and lost. The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here: https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Coyne

Guest: Jeff Kiddie

Topics covered

• PGA Championship
• golf course design
• Aronimink
• Donald Ross
• golf history
• course restoration

Keywords

• Aronimink
• PGA Championship
• Jeff Kiddie
• Tom Coyne
• golf course
• Donald Ross
• golf history
• course restoration

Sponsors

Titleist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Golfer's Journal, Gil Hanse

Books & works: Wanamaker Trophy

Places: Aronimink, Philadelphia

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