PGA West Stadium Course

PGA West is a set of 6 golf courses located in La Quinta, California.

PGA West
Club information
LocationLa Quinta, California,
United States
Established1986
TypePrivate (3 courses) Resort (3 courses)
Owned byLa Quinta Resort & Club
Total holes108
Tournaments hostedDesert Classic (1987, 2016-)
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (1995–96)
Websitewww.laquintaresort.com
Stadium Course
Designed byPete Dye
Par72
Length7,113 yards
Norman
Designed byGreg Norman
Par72
Length7,200 yards
Nicklaus Tournament
Designed byJack Nicklaus
Par72
Length7,204 yards
Nicklaus Private
Designed byJack Nicklaus
Par72
Length6,951 yards
Palmer
Designed byArnold Palmer
Par72
Length6,950 yards
Weiskopf
Designed byTom Weiskopf
Par72
Length7,164 yards

The PGA West Stadium Course was designed by Pete Dye and is viewed as the sequel to the TPC at Sawgrass. It was inspired by the Scottish links-style courses and at one point was considered one of Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses in America.

Golf tournaments

The PGA West Stadium Course has hosted many important golf tournaments and is considered one of the most challenging courses in America.

Controversy

The PGA West Stadium Course has long been known as the course that was too tough for the professionals. In 1987 it made its first appearance as a PGA Tour venue in the Bob Hope Classic (now known as the Desert Classic). After creating a challenging course setup in what is normally one of the PGA Tour's easier tournaments, the tour pros refused to return in 1988 successfully signing a petition to get it removed as one of the host courses, a ban that effectively ran until 2015; the Challenge will return to the rotation in 2016.[1][2][3]

However, the PGA West Stadium Course plays to an easier course rating than other courses played in the tournament. The Stadium course plays to a rating of 76.1 whereas SilverRock Resort plays to a rating of 76.3.

References
  1. WHITE Jr, GORDON S. (January 22, 1987). "Pros oppose playing PGA WEST course". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  2. "Scorecard". Sports Illustrated. February 2, 1987. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  3. "Worth Your Money This Month: PGA West (Stadium Course)". Golf Magazine. January 11, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
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