Explore Olympia Fields to fully enjoy KPMG Women's PGA

As the director of golf at Olympia Fields Country Club since 2001, Brian Morrison has an impressive history with championship golf and hosting major events.

And his best advice for any golf fan wandering the grounds at the historic course this week for the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship is as straight forward as a drive down the middle of the fairway: keep moving and don't stop.

"Fans should take advantage of walking the grounds as much as possible," Morrison said. "It's a beautiful course with historic holes, and every hole is unique and different.

"Don't just sit in one place to watch. Move around to watch tee shots, fairway shots and the greens."

Founded in 1915, the prestigious club has hosted the 1925 and 1961 PGA Championship, the 1928 and 2003 U.S. Open, and now the LPGA's best will test the famous North Course, which was designed by two-time British Open champ Willie Park Jr. in 1922.

Olympia Fields also is proud of its diversity efforts to support the game, having hosted five Western Opens, the 1997 U.S. Senior Open, 2011 U.S. Junior Girl's Championship, 2012 PGA Junior Ryder Cup, and the 2015 Men's U.S. Amateur.

"From 1997 to 2017, we will have touched every category for golf," Morrison said. "We feel that as a club we're the host of champions, and it's important to the club to be viewed as the host of all champions."

Aside from its championship-level courses, Olympia Fields also features an English Tudor style, 110,000-square-foot clubhouse with an 80-foot clock tower that is the focal point of the property. Its award-winning pro shop (Morrison was 2009 PGA Merchandiser of the Year) also is a destination point.

Back to the golf course, Morrison also has some advice about the key holes that will challenge the pros this week, which he explained in some detail in an interview at KMPGwomensPGAchampionship. com:

"Holes 5, 9, 12 and 17 will be the key holes," Morrison said. "Holes 5, 9, and 12, in particular, require a long tee shot as well as a precise approach shot to difficult putting surfaces. No. 17 is a long par 3 with a large steeply sloped green. The player must be below the flagstick with the approach shot to make par or better."

• Brian Morrison is a PGA Professional and the director of golf at Olympia Fields Country Club, home of the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (June 27-July 2). Tickets available at www.KPMGwomensPGAchampionship.com.

For more information on Brian and Olympia Fields CC, visit www.ofcc.info.