PGA West - TPC Stadium

PGA West - TPC Stadium
Yards: 6408, Par: 72, Slope: 71.5/138
Score: 100, Putting Average: 1.94
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The TPC Stadium course ate my lunch yesterday. Period. This is probably one of the hardest courses I've ever played and I can tell why they have the Q-School here. The course was designed by Pete Dye, the same architect that designed the Westin Mission Hills course I played on Tuesday, and is considered the hardest course he's designed. There are fairway bunkers and water lining just about every hole so you basically have to hit a perfectly straight shot or you're in trouble all day. The second shot isn't any easier, you basically have to carry it over some water to a very small landing window just to lay up on a par 5. On par 4's the green side bunkers are about 12 feet hight and nearly impossible to hit out of. You also have to carry water on just about every par 3 on the course. If you are lucky enough to hit the green on your approach shot, the green does not hold and the ball will trickle to the back for a 30 ft putt. But hey, at the the course was pretty :)

One thing I do have to gripe about is golf etiquette when being paired up with a stranger. I completely understand if you need to take an emergency call once in a while on the course. We've all had to do that one time or another. But if you are on the phone for about 2.5 hours out of a 4.5 hour round, don't bother being out there. The person I was paired up with was doing just that. The rest of us in the group basically had to wait for him to finish his call before he hit his every shot. Also, be truthful with you score. I just saw you hit the ball into the water on your drive, take a drop, shank your approach shot, and 3 putted on the green. You clearly did not get a bogey so please don't "tell" me to mark that for you. Golf should be an enjoyable sport and being paired up with someone with poor etiquette just plan sucks. Just my 2 cents...

I have 2 days of rest before playing another full 18. My body definitely needs it. Enjoys the pics!

17th Hole, Island Green, 146 yard, Par 3

17th hole from the back