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Which PGA Tour courses can the public play, and how much do they cost?

Believe it or not, you can play many of the courses the PGA Tour plays on its schedule. Between a mixture of public facilities, semi-private clubs and resorts, there are more than enough PGA Tour courses open to the public.

All told, there are 22 PGA Tour courses you can play, including multiple courses associated with several different events.

The only true public golf courses on the PGA Tour are the Torrey Pines Golf Courses, which host the annual Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego, Calif.; TPC Deere Run, home to the John Deere Classic; and Port Royal Golf Course, home to the Bermuda Championship.

The Torrey Pines courses are municipal, so they're run by the local government, with different rates for residents and non-residents of the county. However, their tee sheet is open just like any other municipal course in the United States, with weekday and weekend rates.

TPC Deere Run and Port Royal Golf Club can be accessed by the public with tee-time booking services. You can book courses like TPC Sawgrass and TPC Scottsdale through public portals on their websites, but be advised they will charge dynamic rates that can change both based on season and demand.

Most of the other courses that are publicly accessible are associated with a resort. Some require you to be a guest to play the course, like Bay Hill Club and Lodge, home of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, PGA National with their Champion Course and Silverado Resort, where the Fortinet Championship is played.

However, many of them allow the public to get a tee time to play the courses without staying there. If you do stay at the resort as a registered guest, though, some of the resorts will discount the tee times slightly.

Resorts also tend to have seasonal rates, with the green fees higher in the high season for tourism.

As always, it's worth making a call to these facilities or visiting their websites for the latest information on rates and availability.

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Every PGA Tour course YOU can play, ranked by price

W ith PGA Tour heading to a municipal golf course this week in Memorial Park for the Houston Open , it marks one of the cool times you can play the same shots the pros play.

But, it’s really not that rare of an occurrence.

While the 2002 U.S. Open was celebrated as “the People’s U.S. Open” for being played at a municipal golf course, Bethpage Black, for the first time, the PGA Tour has actually been playing at munis and public access courses for decades.

Last week’s Valspar Championship host, Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course, is public. So too is TPC Sawgrass, home of the Players Championship, although it may cost a pretty penny . With a stay at the famous Bay Hill Lodge, you can also secure a tee time at host of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Even two of this year’s major championship hosts are open to the public.

In fact, of the 39 events on the PGA Tour this season, 20 of them will be contested on 23 different golf courses that you can play.

But playing PGA Tour tracks doesn’t come cheap with greens fees at some courses surpassing $500 while many of the resorts require you to stay on the property.

Keep reading below for a list of all the PGA Tour’s public access courses for the 2024 season, ranked by greens fee.

PGA Tour public-access courses

1. memorial park golf course.

City: Houston, Texas.

Tournament: Texas Children’s Houston Open

Type: Municipal

Peak Green fee: $140

2. TPC San Antonio – Oaks

City: San Antonio, Texas.

Tournament: Valero Texas Open

Type: Resort

Peak Green fee: $149

3. Torrey Pines – North

City: San Diego, Calif.

Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open

Peak Green fee: $185

4. Grand Reserve Golf Club

City: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Tournament: Puerto Rico Open

Peak Green fee: $225 + tax

5. Innisbrook – Copperhead

City: Palm Harbor, Fla.

Tournament: Valspar Championship

Peak Green fee: Stay and play packages starting at $465

6. TPC Deere Run

City: Silvis, Ill.

Tournament: John Deere Classic

Type: Public

Peak Green fee: $269

7. Vidanta Vallarta

City: Vallarta, Mexico

Tournament: Mexico Open at Vidanta

Peak Green fee: $270

8. Tahoe Mountain Club – Olde Greenwood

City: Truckee, Calif.

Tournament: Barracuda Championship

Type: Resort/semi-private

Peak Green fee: $275

9. Torrey Pines – South

Peak Green fee: $292

10. TPC Louisiana

City:  Avondale, Louisiana

Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Peak Green fee: $299

11. PGA National – Champion

City: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Tournament: Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

Peak Green fee: $347

12. PGA West – Dye Stadium Course

City: La Quinta, Calif.

Tournament: The American Express

Peak Green fee: $356

13. PGA West – Nicklaus Tournament Course

Peak Green fee: $399

14. Royal Troon

City: Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Tournament: 152nd Open Championship

Type: Private (Allows vistors)

Peak Green fee: £340

15. The Plantation Course at Kapalua

City: Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Tournament: The Sentry

Peak Green fee: $459 + tax

16. Pinehurst No. 2

City: Pinehurst, N.C.

Tournament: 124th U.S. Open

Peak Green fee: $470

17. Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge

City: Orlando, Fla.

Tournament: Arnold Palmer Invitational

Peak Green fee: $475

T18. Spyglass Hill Golf Course

City: Pebble Beach, Calif.

Tournament: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Peak Green fee: $495 + cart fee

T18. Puntacana Resort and Club – Corales Course

City: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Tournament: Corales Puntacana Championship

Peak Green fee: $495

20. TPC Scottsdale

City: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Tournament: WM Phoenix Open

Peak Green fee: $551

21. Habour Town Golf Links

City: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Tournament: RBC Heritage

Peak Green fee: $567

22. Pebble Beach Golf Links

Peak Green fee: $675 + cart fee

23. TPC Sawgrass

City: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Tournament: The Players Championship

Peak Green fee: $900

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Here's every course you can play that has hosted a USGA championship

USGA championships—from the Opens to the Amateurs to the team events—mark the pinnacle of competition for both amateurs and professionals. To test all facets of a player’s game, the USGA stages its championships at our nation’s finest and most demanding courses. Though not every course that has hosted a USGA championship shares the storied history of Pebble Beach or Pinehurst, simply hosting one of our country’s national championships is an indicator of a quality golf course worth playing.

With the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur being played at Anchorage Golf Course in Alaska, the USGA has now held one of its championships in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia. And while many of those championships have been contested on private courses, there are nearly 150 courses across 40 states that have hosted a USGA championship and are currently open for public play.

Which of these public courses are worth playing? We've gathered information on each course, as well as feedback from our Golf Digest course panelists as part of the relaunch of our storied Places to Play franchise .

The Lakewood Club: Dogwood

Point clear, al.

Anchorage Golf Course

Anchorage, ak.

• Best In State

Westin Kierland Golf Club: Ironwood/Acacia/Mesquite

Scottsdale, az.

Papago Golf Club

Phoenix, az.

San Marcos Golf Resort

Chandler, az.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club

Fountain hills, az.

Omni Tucson National Resort: Catalina

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble beach, ca.

• 100 Greatest
• 100 Greatest Public

Torrey Pines Golf Course: South

La jolla, ca.

CordeValle Golf Club

San martin, ca.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex: Alister MacKenzie

Sacramento, ca.

TPC Harding Park

San francisco, ca.

Pasatiempo Golf Club

Santa cruz, ca, more from golf digest.

Singing Hills Golf Resort At Sycuan: Willow Glen

El cajon, ca.

Poppy Hills Golf Course

Quail Lodge & Golf Club

Rancho Park Golf Course

Los angeles, ca.

The Broadmoor Golf Club East Course

Colorado springs, co.

The Broadmoor Golf Club West Course

Wellshire Golf Course

The Greg Mastriona Golf Courses At Hyland Hills: Gold

Westminster, co.

Garden of the Gods Club: North/South/West

Murphy Creek Golf Course

Riverdale Golf Courses: Dunes

Brighton, co.

Sonnenalp Club

Edwards, co.

Walking Stick Golf Course

Connecticut.

Yale Golf Course

New haven, ct, district of columbia.

East Potomac Golf Course: Blue

Washington, dc, watch golf digest's 'every hole at' series.

Omni Amelia Island Resort: Oak Marsh

Amelia island, fl.

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge: Challenger/Champion

Orlando, fl.

From Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten :

I've always been fascinated by the design of Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer's home course for over 45 years (although Tiger Woods owns it, competitively-speaking, as he's won there eight times.) For one thing, it's rather hilly, a rarity in Florida (although not in the Orlando market) and dotted with sinkhole ponds incorporated in the design in dramatic ways.

I always thought the wrap-around-a-lake par-5 sixth was Dick Wilson's version of Robert Trent Jones's decade-older 13th at The Dunes Club at Myrtle Beach. Each of the two rivals had claimed the other was always stealing his ideas. But the hole I like best at Bay Hill is the par-4 eighth, a lovely dogleg-right with a diagonal green perched above a small circular pond. Okay, I admit that it reminds me of the sixth at Hazeltine National, another Trent Jones product, but I don't think Wilson picked Trent's pocket on this one, as both courses were built about the same time, in the early 1960s. 

For our complete review, visit Bay Hill's Places to Play page here .

Ocala National At Golden Hills Country Club

Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course

Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa: Ocean Course

Palm coast, fl.

Scenic Hills Country Club

Pensacola, fl.

Streamsong Resort: Blue

Bowling green, fl.

• Second 100 Greatest

TPC Sawgrass: Stadium

Ponte vedra beach, fl.

Sea Island: Seaside

Saint simons island, ga.

Chastain Park Golf Course

Atlanta, ga.

Wailua Municipal Golf Course

Ala Wai Golf Course

Honolulu, hi.

Kapalua: Bay

Lahaina, hi.

Banbury Golf Course

Cog Hill Golf & Country Club: Dubsdread (Course #4)

Spencer T. Olin Golf Course: Spencer T. Olin

Cantigny Golf: Woodside/Lakeside/Hillside/Youth Links

Wheaton, il.

Silver Lake Country Club: North

Orland park, il.

University of Illinois Golf Course: Orange

Coffin Golf Club: Coffin

Indianapolis, in.

Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame

Notre dame, in.

Eagle Creek Golf Club: Sycamore Course

French Lick Resort: Pete Dye Course

French lick, in.

Otter Creek Golf Course: North/West/East

Columbus, in.

Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex: Ackerman-Allen

West lafayette, in.

Leavenworth Golf Club

Lansing, ks.

Sand Creek Station

Kearney Hill Golf Links

Lexington, ky.

Seneca Golf Course

Louisville, ky.

Shawnee Golf Course

Lakewood Golf Club

New orleans, la.

Bangor Municipal Golf Course

Mount Pleasant Golf Course

Baltimore, md, massachusetts.

Taconic Golf Club

Williamstown, ma.

Red Tail Golf Club

From Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten: Fort Devens in Massachusetts was an army facility dating back to 1917, once a city unto itself, housing 10,000 soldiers, with its own water and sewer systems, its own schools, its own airport. Just 35 miles west of Boston, it was both a training ground and stopping-off point for troops fighting in both World Wars. Before heading to Europe in 1942, General George Patton taught tank maneuvers there. In the late 1980s, much of the soil beneath the fort's thousands of acres was found to be contaminated with the residue of war: arsenic, chromium, nickel, lead, asbestos, battery acid, waste oil and incinerator ash. It became the focus of an enormous (and enormously expensive) clean-up, first by the military and, after the fort was decommissioned in 1995, as a federal EPA Superfund project. The community is now called Devens, Mass., offering a commerce center, business park, private residences, wildlife refuge and a public golf course.  

( The above is an excerpt of our architecture editor's full analysis of Red Tail. Click here for Ron Whitten's full review. )

Stow Acres Country Club: North

Rackham Golf Course

Huntington woods, mi.

The Orchards Golf Club

Washington, mi.

University of Michigan Golf Course

Ann arbor, mi.

Braemar Golf Course: Championship

Bunker Hills Golf Club: North/East/West/Executive

Coon rapids, mn.

Edinburgh USA

Brooklyn park, mn.

Francis A. Gross Golf Club

Minneapolis, mn.

Keller Golf Course

Maplewood, mn.

Meadowbrook Golf Club

Hopkins, mn.

Rush Creek Golf Club

Maple grove, mn.

University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course

Saint paul, mn, mississippi.

Old Waverly Golf Club

West point, ms.

From Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten : I've always admired Jerry Pate's work in golf architecture. He was one of the few PGA Tour pros who really got down and dirty in golf design, and I especially liked the few courses he did with architect Bob Cupp. Their second collaboration was Old Waverly in tiny West Point, Miss., a dream project of West Point native George Bryan, who at the time was chairman of the meat division of the Sara Lee Corporation based in the tri-city area (West Point, Starkville and Columbus) known as Mississippi's Golden Triangle. Cupp was just two years removed from his employment as Jack Nicklaus’ chief designer, and Pate was still active on the PGA Tour when they started the project in August 1986. Both spent a lot of time on the site. I remember Pate was as proud of the massive drainage system he successfully persuaded Old Waverly to adopt as he was of the many strategies he helped impart in its holes. The course opened in August 1988 to immediate acclaim, finishing No. 3 among Golf Digest's Best New Private Courses in 1989. ( The above is an excerpt of our architecture editor's full analysis of Old Waverly. Click here for Ron Whitten's full review. )

Forest Park Golf Course: Redbud/Dogwood/Hawthorn

St. louis, mo.

Swope Memorial Golf Course

Kansas city, mo.

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course

Stateline, nv.

Flanders Valley Golf Course: Red to Gold

Flanders, nj.

Hominy Hill Golf Course

Colts neck, nj.

Neshanic Valley Golf Course: Ridge/Lake/Meadow

Neshanic station, nj.

Santa Ana Golf Club: Cheena/Star/Tamaya

Bernalillo, nm.

Bethpage State Park: Black

Farmingdale, ny.

Bethpage State Park: Blue

Grover Cleveland Golf Course

Amherst, ny.

Sheridan Park Golf Course

Tonawanda, ny, north carolina.

Pinehurst No. 2

Pinehurst, nc.

Pinehurst No. 4

Pinehurst Resort: #6

Pinehurst No. 8

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

Southern pines, nc.

Bryan Park: Champions

Browns summit, nc.

Legacy Golf Links

Aberdeen, nc.

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

Tanglewood Park Golf: Championship

Clemmons, nc.

Community Golf Club: Hills

Glenview Golf Course: East/West/South

Cincinnati, oh.

Heather Downs Country Club

Ottawa Park Golf Course

Ridgewood Golf Course

Shaker Run Golf Club: Woodlands/Lakeside/Meadows

Lebanon, oh.

Jimmie Austin Golf Club At The University of Oklahoma

Page Belcher Golf Course: Olde Page

Pacific Dunes

Bandon Dunes

Bandon Trails

Old Macdonald

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club: Ghost Creek

North plains, or.

Eastmoreland Golf Course

Portland, or.

Heron Lakes Golf Course: Great Blue

Heron Lakes Golf Course: The Greenback

Sunriver Resort: Meadows

Sunriver, or.

Emerald Valley Golf & Resort

Creswell, or, pennsylvania.

Downing Golf Course

Harborcreek, pa.

North Park Golf Course

Allison park, pa.

South Park Golf Course: Eighteen

South park, pa, south carolina.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club

Myrtle beach, sc.

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton head island, sc.

Myrtlewood Golf Club: Palmetto

Wild Dunes Resort: Links

Isle of palms, sc, south dakota.

Meadowbrook Golf Course

Rapid city, sd.

Omni Barton Creek Resort Fazio Foothills

Cedar Crest Golf Course

Tenison Park Golf Course: Tenison Glen

Soldier Hollow Golf Course: Gold

The Omni Homestead Resort: Cascades Course

Hot springs, va.

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club: Gold Course

Williamsburg, va.

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club: Green

Birdwood Golf Course at Boar's Head Resort

Charlottesville, va.

Laurel Hill Golf Club

Chambers Bay

University place, wa.

Indian Canyon Golf Course

Spokane, wa.

Gold Mountain Golf Club Olympic Course

Bremerton, wa.

Kalispel Golf and Country Club

The Home Course

Jefferson Park Golf Course

Seattle, wa.

West Seattle Golf Course

West virginia.

The Greenbrier: Old White

White sulphur springs, wv.

Erin Hills Golf Course

Hartford, wi.

Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Milwaukee, wi.

Blackwolf Run: River

Blackwolf Run: Meadow Valleys

SentryWorld Golf Club

Stevens point, wi.

Whistling Straits: Straits Course

Sheboygan, wi.

Yahara Hills Golf Course: East

Madison, wi.

Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club

Jackson, wy.

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15 PGA Tour Courses You Can Play

• Published 10/28/2016
• By Jamie Goodenough

For most of us, watching the pros play on the PGA Tour is as close as we’ll ever get to playing the same courses as them.

Clubs such as Augusta National, East Lake, and Firestone shut their doors to the general public, with only rich members and their guests allowed to play.

However, it may come as a surprise that there are still multiple high profile courses that are happy to accept the general public through their gates.

Here are my top 15 PGA Tour courses you can play in America that have hosted an event in the last year.

15 – TPC San Antonio, AT&T Oaks Course (San Antonio, Tex.)

The AT&T Oaks Course closing hole as seen during the Valero Texas Open (Credit: Cohen/Getty)

The Valero Texas Open dates back to 1922, but it was only in 2010 that it moved to its current home at TPC Antonio.

The AT&T Oaks Course was designed by Greg Norman with help from Sergio Garcia, and it sprung to fame in 2011 when Kevin Na recorded a 16 on the ninth hole in the opening round of the tournament.

TPC Antonio also has another 18-hole course, the AT&T Canyons Course, which has hosted the San Antonio Championship on the Champions Tour since 2011.

Tee times on both courses are reserved for those who stay at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, with packages including golf starting from $220 per person, per night.

14 – Golf Club of Houston, Tournament Course (Houston, Tex.)

The 17th hole during the 2012 Shell Houston Open (Credit: Getty)

2016 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Shell Houston Open moving from the Member Course to the Tournament. While the Member Course is, as the name suggests, for members only, the Tournament Course is open for public play.

Green fees start from $99 at certain times in midweek, while at weekends expect to pay anyway between $125 and $200 depending on the time of day.

Designed by Rees Jones and 2001 PGA championship winner David Toms, the par 72 course plays just over 7,400 yards from the back tees.

In recent years, the Shell Houston Open has been the last stop on the PGA Tour before the Masters. While many of us dream of being able to one day stroll up the 18th fairway at Augusta, the Golf Club of Houston is not a bad option to fall back on.

13 – TPC Louisiana (Avondale, La.)

The 18th hole during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Credit: Getty)

TPC Louisiana was designed by Pete Dye in 2004 and began hosting the Zurich Classic of New Orleans a year later. The tournament had to be moved in 2006 due to the effects Hurricane Katrina had on the course, but it returned to the PGA Tour schedule in 2007 – where it has remained ever since.

Recent winners of the event include Justin Rose, Jason Dufner and Bubba Watson. The par-72 course plays just under 7,400 yards from the back tees, but scoring-wise it is one of the easier on the PGA Tour – with the average winning score being almost 17-under-par since 2005.

Current rates to play the course range between $99 and $179 for non-residents and $49-$89 for Louisianans.

12 – PGA West, TPC Stadium Course (La Quinta, Calif.)

The signature par-3 17th hole (Credit: Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun)

The Stadium Course returned to the PGA Tour’s CareerBuilder Challenge rotation in January after a 19-year absence.

Designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1986, it shortly after played host to the formerly known Bob Hope Classic in 1987, but was removed the following year due to complaints from players that it was too hard.

However, the course returned to our TV screens in 2016, joining the La Quinta Country Club and PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course, which can also be played by the public.

Green fees range from $89 on weekdays to $159 on weekends, with tee times available for resort guests and the general public.

11 – Copperhead Course at Innisbruck Resort (Palm Harbor, Fla.)

The Copperhead Course is one of four courses at Innisbrook (Credit: Salamander Resorts)

The Copperhead Course at Innisbruck is the course of choice for the Valspar Championship – an event held in March as part of the PGA Tour’s ‘Florida swing’.

Located less than an hour’s drive outside downtown Tampa, Innisbruck has hosted a tour event since 2000, with recent winners including former Masters champions Jordan Spieth and Charl Schwartzel .

Being a resort, only guests can stay and play the four courses, although, with one night and a round of golf starting from $99-$189 per person depending on the season, it’s definitely worth it to play the Copperhead.

10 – PGA National, The Champion Course (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)

The 17th hole marks the final test of the bear trap (Credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

The Champion Course at PGA National has played host to the Honda Classic on the PGA Tour every year since 2007. It is also home to the Bear Trap, which is made up of arguably the toughest three-hole stretch on tour – the par-3 15th, par-4 16th, and par-3 17th holes.

As with Innisbruck and San Antonio, PGA National is a resort, so access is restricted to guests only. A one-night stay and day of golf on a choice of four courses will cost between $165-$339 per person depending on the season, although the downside is that a surcharge of around $100 applies for the Champion Course.

If you are just looking for golf, the resort is currently offering a full day’s access to all five courses for $159 for the first player and $99 for each additional person. The Champion Course surcharge still applies, however.

9 – TPC Deere Run (Silvis, Illinois)

The 16th hole during the 2012 John Deere Classic (Credit: Getty)

TPC Deere Run has had its fair share of action since it began hosting the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in 2000.

The tournament gave wildcard exemptions to Michelle Wie in 2005 and 2006, saw Paul Goydos shoot 59 in the first round in 2010 and was the scene of Jordan Spieth’s breakout victory in 2013.

The John Deere Classic is also the last opportunity for many golfers to gain qualification for the Open Championship the following week, with the sponsor arranging a flight for players to the U.K. that departs following the conclusion of the event.

Green fees for the general public are the cheapest on the list, starting at just $69.

8 – Harbour Town Golf Links (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)

The famous 18th hole at Hilton Head (Credit: Golf Advisor)

Harbour Town Golf Links is one of the oldest stops on the PGA Tour, having hosted the RBC Heritage since 1969.

While Houston has often been the venue the week before the Masters, Hilton Head Island traditionally hosts the week after. Although this may deter some of the top players from competing, the course is very highly rated by those who do play, and the likes of Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar have won here in recent years.

It is relatively short in yardage compared to most other PGA Tour courses, although most fairways are narrow and tree-lined. This Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus designed classic will set you back anywhere between $150-$290 to play depending on the season.

The course is currently closed due to the effects of Hurricane Matthew but is expected to reopen in November.

7 – Plantation Course at Kapalua (Maui, Hawaii)

The Plantation Course is one of the most visually stunning venues on tour (Credit: Golf Advisor)

While many of us are huddled around the fire in January, a lucky few PGA Tour golfers who won an event in the previous season head to Hawaii to play in the Tournament of Champions.

Since 1999, the venue for this event has been the Plantation Course at Kapalua, on the northern shores of the island of Maui. Recent winners include Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, and Dustin Johnson.

The standard green fee is $299, although the rate is reduced to $239 around midday and $199 after 1pm. There is a discount for resort guests and the Bay Course is also open to the public.

6 – TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Rickie Fowler tees off the 16th hole during the 2015 Phoenix Open (Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty)

The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale will host the Waste Management Phoenix Open for the 30th time in 2017. It will also mark the 20th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ famous hole in one at the 16th hole.

The hole has become world-famous for its unique atmosphere – surrounded by grandstands on all sides and able to hold 20,000 fans. The event itself also is one of the best attended on the PGA Tour, with over 550,000 spectators passing through the gates in 2016.

Green fees are currently as low as $123 in the afternoon during the week – but expect to pay as much as $237 on weekends.

5 – Trump National Doral Miami, The Blue Monster (Doral, Fla.)

The 18th green at the WGC-Cadillac Championship (Credit: Getty)

Although Doral won’t host a PGA Tour golf tournament in 2017 for the first year since 1961, it still earns its place on the list due to its notoriety and long-time association with the tour.

The Blue Monster course initially hosted the Doral Open from 1962-2006, before hosting the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship from 2007-2016. The tournament will be re-branded and moved to Mexico in 2017.

Donald Trump bought the Doral resort in 2012 and it underwent a $250million renovation earlier this year. Whatever your opinion is of the billionaire businessman and presidential candidate, at least he keeps his golf courses open to the public.

However, if you want to play the Blue Monster, it will currently set you back $390 during the day or $235 late afternoon.

4 – Bethpage State Park, Bethpage Black (Farmingdale, N.Y.)

The par-4 18th hole during the third round of the 2016 Barclays (Credit: David Cannon/Getty)

Bethpage Black is one of the best-known public golf courses in the U.S., and recently played host to the 2016 Barclays in August. It is also scheduled to host the 2019 PGA Championship and 2024 Ryder Cup.

Designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened in 1936, the Black Course is considered one of the hardest in the world – a par 71 playing almost 7,500 yards off the back tees, with a course rating of 78.1 and slope rating of 152.

Green fees are a reasonable $130 weekdays ($78 twilight) and $150 weekends ($90 twilight), with New York State residents able to play for half price. There are also further discounts for seniors.

3 – Torrey Pines, South Course (La Jolla, Calif.)

An aerial view of Torrey Pines (Credit: Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

The South Course at Torrey Pines played host to Tiger Woods last major victory at the U.S. Open in 2008. It has also hosted the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour yearly since 1968, with the North Course also being used for the event. The U.S. Open will return to Torrey Pines in 2021.

Designed by William F. Bell and opened in 1957, it is still one of the longest courses on tour playing over 7,600 yards. Outside of the majors and WGC events in 2016, Brandt Snedeker’s total of 6-under-par was the worst winning score on the PGA Tour.

If you are a San Diego resident, green fees are a mere $61 on weekdays and $76 on weekends, although that price increases typically to $183 weekdays and $229 weekends for non-residents. There is also an advanced booking fee, but discounts on twilight rates and for seniors and juniors.

2 – TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)

The par-3 17th hole is famous for its island green (Credit: Chris Condon/PGA Tour)

TPC Sawgrass is the home of PGA Tour headquarters, and its Stadium Course has hosted the Players Championship annually since 1982.

With an overall prize fund of $10.5million, $1.89million of that going to the winner, the Players Championship is currently the richest tournament in professional golf. In the last five years, winners have included Jason Day (2016), Rickie Fowler (2015), and Tiger Woods (2013).

The green fees are expensive, as you would expect for such a famous course, with prices varying from $250-$400+. If you are looking for a weekend away, however, you may find better value for money by staying at the resort – where some packages offer golf at the Stadium Course, as well as the Dye Valley.

As is the case with Harbour Town, TPC Sawgrass is currently closed due to damage from Hurricane Matthew and is to reopen on November 15.

1 – Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, Calif.)

The par-3 7th green at Pebble Beach looks out at the Pacific Ocean (Credit: Joann Dost)

It should come as no surprise to any golfer that Pebble Beach Golf Links is number one on this list. The course has hosted five U.S. Opens, a PGA Championship, and 2017 will mark 70 years of hosting the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Pebble Beach is one of a number of courses in the Monterey Peninsula area that include Spyglass Hill, Monterey Peninsula CC and the very exclusive Cypress Point.

The eye-watering green fees of $525 make Pebble Beach one of the most expensive courses in the world to play. Nevertheless, it still ranks at the top of the list for most golfers to play, and honestly who can blame them?

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What Defines a P.G.A. Championship Golf Course? Excitement.

Unlike the other majors, the tournament has been moving around looking for compelling play for more than 100 years.

By Paul Sullivan

The last time the P.G.A. Championship was held at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, Rory McIlroy entered the final round with a three-shot lead over the field, but the former P.G.A. champions Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods were giving chase.

That week in August 2012 had been full of drama. Winds during Friday’s second round gusted to 30 miles per hour. A thunderstorm on Saturday had left about a third of the players having to finish their rounds on Sunday morning, including McIlroy.

When the final round got underway, McIlroy shot a bogey-free round of six under par. Some players made a charge on Sunday that cut into his lead, but he won the tournament walking away.

With an eight-shot buffer, McIlroy beat a stacked field that succumbed to the course. He also set a record for margin of victory, besting the one set by Jack Nicklaus when he won his fifth P.G.A. Championship in 1980.

That is exactly the kind of excitement the P.G.A. of America seeks when it selects a course for its major championship. It wants a bunch of players to have a chance to win, but it’s also happy if one player puts on a master class and pulls away from everyone else.

“Our philosophy is we want someone to win it, not lose it,” said Seth Waugh , chief executive of the P.G.A. of America, which holds the P.G.A. Championship and the Ryder Cup. “We want birdies and eagles and bogeys and others. We’re not trying to create a torture test. That’s not what we try to do.”

Looking back on the scores of courses that have hosted P.G.A. Championships, this tournament is more enigmatic than the other three majors when it comes to a defining template for its courses.

The Masters is at Augusta National Golf Club every spring (not the fall, as it was in 2020), with all eyes on the back nine on Sunday. There players fall in and out of contention with dizzying speed as they did this year, when it looked as if the eventual winner, Hideki Matsuyama , was faltering as Xander Schauffele was surging, only to have everything flip again.

The British Open is played at a fairly set rotation of courses, but the winning score is as dependent on the weather — particularly the wind — as it is on the course itself. Winning scores at the Old Course at St. Andrews, for example, have ranged widely. Woods won there in 2000 at 19 under par. Five years earlier, John Daly won at six under. The most recent Open at St. Andrews was won by Zach Johnson at 15 under par.

And then there’s the golf course that hosts the United States Open. How the United States Golf Association, which administers the U.S. Open, sets up the course is often the subject of debate. Complaints are legendary: The greens at Shinnecock Hills in 2004 and 2018 were so fast and the pins were placed in such difficult locations that some of the best players in the world called the course unplayable. They included Phil Mickelson, who in 2018 hit a putt while it was still rolling to keep it on the green. (He incurred a two-shot penalty.)

So what makes a course worthy of the P.G.A. Championship? It’s easy to say what the courses are not — overly tight, unforgiving or predictable — but it’s harder to say what they share in common.

A look at the courses that have hosted the championship doesn’t, on its face, paint the same picture of consistency as the other major championships.

A relatively short Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, N.Y., hosted the first P.G.A. Championship in 1916. Oakmont Country Club, considered by the sport to be the toughest course in America and synonymous with the U.S. Open, hosted a P.G.A. Championship in 1922, five years before its first of nine U.S. Opens. Classic courses like Baltusrol in Springfield, N.J.; Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y.; and Oakland Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have hosted P.G.A. Championships and U.S. Opens.

Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., and Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa., have hosted regular PGA Tour events as well as the P.G.A. Championships. And some now obscure courses have also held the tournament, including Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., and Hershey Country Club in Pennsylvania.

“The list of P.G.A. Championship courses is kind of uneven, but in a cool and fun way,” said Tom Coyne, who played golf in all 50 states, including at every U.S. Open venue, for his new book “A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course.”

“There are those mainstays that go back and forth between the U.S. Open and the P.G.A. like Baltusrol, Oakland Hills and Southern Hills,” he said. “Then there are those you wouldn’t even know hosted a P.G.A. Championship, like Llanerch Country Club. I had no idea it hosted the 1958 championship, and I grew up playing at a club 10 miles down the road.”

Coyne said one distinguishing factor in course selection might be the history of the organizations themselves. Both the U.S.G.A. and the R&A, which puts on the British Open, are the official arbitrators of the rules of golf. Rodman Wanamaker, whose wealth came from owning department stores, was one of the founders of the P.G.A. of America, which began in 1916 as a trade organization for professional golfers.

“The P.G.A. is less bound by the history of golf. You’re going to have people saying this isn’t a U.S. Open course,” Coyne said about clubs chosen to host the event, “but they’re not going to say this isn’t a P.G.A. course.”

One thing that stands out is the P.G.A. of America’s having embraced Pete and Alice Dye, among the 20th century’s most important golf architects , whose courses illicit strong emotions. While some players enjoy them as a stern test of golf, others find that the courses seem to punish even good shots.

Whistling Straits, a Dye-designed course in Kohler, Wis., got its first P.G.A. Championship in 2004. M.G. Orender was the president of the P.G.A. of America at the time. He said the selection might have seemed like a departure for the organization, but it was really a recognition of the historical standing of the Dyes.

“Dye built courses that have stood the test of time,” Orender said of Whistling Straits and Kiawah. “He’s no different than Donald Ross, Seth Raynor or A.W. Tillinghast.” Those last three are considered among the best golden age architects, with courses that regularly host championships.

The first P.G.A. Championship at a Dye course was Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., in 1991 — won by John Daly.

If there’s one other thing that drives the location of a P.G.A. Championship, it’s the desire to share the courses among the P.G.A. of America’s 41 governing areas, which represent club and teaching pros.

“When we pick golf courses, because we’re the P.G.A. of America, we represent golf at every level,” Waugh said. “Each of our sections also takes enormous pride in hosting a championship.”

Several of the P.G.A. Championship courses have been at clubs that hold regular tour events, but the PGA Tour — a different entity from the P.G.A. of America — sets them up. For the P.G.A. Championship, the course can be set up however Kerry Haigh, chief championships officer at the P.G.A., wants it to be.

“The reason we’re going to these venues is they’re already great golf courses,” he said before the 2019 championship at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y.

His job in setting up the championship is to make “minor tweaks and suggestions,” Haigh said. “We try to bring out the great features of any golf course.”

Still, Waugh stressed that the connective tissues among the courses is an exciting finish. “I can’t tell you if the winning score is going to be five under or five over or 20 under,” he said about this year’s tournament. “But the course will be fair, and it will be fun, and we hope there’s a playoff at the end.”

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Top Public PGA Tour Courses for 2024: Ranked by Greens Fee

More than half of the PGA Tour events are held at public courses, allowing golf enthusiasts to experience playing the same tracks as the pros. Despite the rarity once associated with such events, the PGA Tour has a long history of playing on municipal and public access courses. This season, 20 out of 39 PGA Tour events will be played on 23 different courses open to the public, but the experience comes at a hefty price, with some greens fees exceeding $500.

Public access golf courses have become a significant part of the PGA Tour landscape, offering fans the chance to play where their favorite golfers compete.

• Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, has a peak green fee of $140.
• TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the host of The Players Championship, has a peak green fee of $900.
• 20 out of 39 PGA Tour events this season will be played on 23 different public access courses.
• PGA Tour events increasingly take place at public courses, offering fans a unique connection to professional golf.
• Greens fees at these courses can be high, with prices exceeding $500 for some tracks.

Playing at PGA Tour courses open to the public provides enthusiasts with a rare opportunity to walk in the footsteps of their favorite players, although it often comes at a premium cost, reflecting the exclusive nature of these experiences in the world of golf.

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Stephan jaeger holds off scottie scheffler, wins first pga tour title at 2024 texas children's houston open, share this article.

Stephan Jaeger spoke for nearly a minute about how impressive Scottie Scheffler’s recent run of play has been.

The 34-year-old German finished his play Friday during the second round of the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open, and while speaking with the media, he had plenty of positive things to say about the world No. 1.

Little did he know at the time, he would spend the next two days going toe-to-toe against him. It’s exactly what he wanted.

“Honestly, it’s fun to watch, right,” Jaeger said of Scheffler’s play. “It’s unorthodox in a sense and it’s … ball-striking-wise it’s really, really, really impressive what he’s doing week in, week out. To be that on, and your bad stuff be that good, is pretty impressive. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, he’s awesome, so I’m happy for him obviously.

“I’m going to try to beat his brains out this weekend.”

Jaeger could only sit and watch as Scheffler had a 5-foot putt to tie Jaeger on the 72nd hole Sunday. Scheffler missed, his first blemish from inside 7 feet on the greens all weekend.

Jaeger called his shot. He held off the world No. 1, carding nine straight pars on the back nine at Memorial Park Golf Course to capture his first PGA Tour title in his 135th start. Jaeger shot 12-under 268, finishing a shot ahead of Scheffler and defending champion Tony Finau, amongst others.

“It feels amazing,” Jaeger said. “I couldn’t have thought … dreamed up a better week to do it. Obviously playing Scottie last couple days, he’s been on a tear, so to kind of slay the dragon a little bit this week was amazing. He’s such a good dude, such a good player, I was just happy to play with him a couple days.”

On top of the victory, the win gives Jaeger a huge advantage to earning his spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He will also take home $1,638,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points, but perhaps bigger than both of those is his invitation to compete in the Masters in two weeks.

For Scheffler, his putting performance on the 18th green this week was arguably the difference in him winning his third straight start. On Friday, Scheffler three-putted from 7 feet, where on the second putt he tried to quickly tap in from a couple of feet and the putt slipped past the hole, resulting in a double bogey.

Then on Sunday, he missed the birdie attempt that would’ve forced a playoff. 

“I didn’t think it was going to move very much and I tried to hit it straight and I feel like I started right in the middle and looked like it broke off pretty hard, so just a misread,” Scheffler said. “I put up a good fight, felt like I had some weird breaks this week. That’s kind of the thing, like it’s tough to describe, but obviously I’m a bit disappointed. I hit two or three really good shots into 18 to give myself a chance and I feel like I made the putt and I looked up and it was breaking off. So a bit disappointing, but Stephan played great this week, and he’s a deserving champion.”

Added Jaeger on Scheffler’s put: “Yeah, 100 percent. I expected him to make it, and I’m not mad at him for missing it.”

Scheffler’s next start will be at Augusta National, where he donned the green jacket in 2022.

Also finishing a shot back, Finau was the best in the field around the greens this week but one of the worst on them. Outside of his round Friday where he tied the tournament scoring record, he lost nearly 7.5 strokes on the greens the other three rounds but still managed a strong finish.

“Didn’t make a crucial putt when I really needed it,” Finau said. “That’s the game we play. But I was happy to finish with really solid shots down the last couple holes and just to birdie the last couple.”

Also finishing runner-up were Alejandro Tosti, Taylor Moore and Thomas Detry. Tosti was tied for the lead on the 18th hole, but a poor tee shot resulted in a bogey.

“I’m super happy. I dream about this, having this opportunity like today,” Tosti said. “It was of course the first one and I know that I’m going to have revenge and I’m going to be in this position many times.”

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Golfers at Myrtle Beach’s first PGA event to see alligators, tailgating. Here’s what else

The greater Myrtle Beach area has a well-earned reputation for providing quality golf courses for locals and visitors, and soon, PGA Tour Professionals will tee off on the Grand Strand for the first time.

The Myrtle Beach Classic , the Grand Strand’s first PGA Tour tournament, begins at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club on May 9, 2024. Many members and visitors have played the Robert Trenton Jones course since its opening in 1947.

However, May will bring a projected 10,000 people to the course, and many might wonder what to expect when watching the tournament. There are spots on the course where golfers will have trouble, interact with interesting animal, and holes that will crown the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic champion.

Sitting in the Dunes Golf & Beach Club’s members’ locker room, which features a wall-to-wall ocean view, Head Golf Professional Dennis Nicholl, who first played the course in 1996 before becoming head professional in April 2007, said the course and event will provide players with plenty of obstacles that spectators will get to observe.

Some are minor, others are more obvious, but regardless, the golfers will have to deal with them or face the consequences of a missed shot in front of thousands of people in attendance.

While the crowds probably won’t resemble the raucous masses of the golf film character Happy Gilmore, the Dunes Golf & Beach Club’s open, scenic setting, with trees pruned to provide even greater viewing opportunities, will still give golfers plenty of challenges.

Seating sections around the 17th hole are designed so that spectators can enjoy all angles of play while partaking in tailgating and other activities, Nicholl said. The course’s critters will also have a close-up view.

Why alligators might be watching Myrtle Beach Classic with you

Indeed, the fauna will be a feature of the Dunes Golf & Beach Club’s staple hole, which would be the most intimidating to play. Known as Waterloo because it will break your golf game, just as Napoleon’s armies were broken in Belgium in 1815, the par five Hole 13 at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club has traditionally presented golfers with their greatest challenge at the course.

Even PGA Tour legend Lee Trevino disliked the hole, expressing a desire to replace the hole.

Psychologically, golfers must first deal with Lake Singleton and the length of the hole. The more than 600-yard hole wraps around Lake Singleton, populated by a lonely island within view of the hole, and constantly warns of the consequences if a player hits too far to the right.

“The trick is to get as close as you can to the water without going in,” Nicholl added.

The numerous alligators residing in Lake Singleton alongside Hole 13 won’t help the golfers either. Usually lurking in the water next to the hole, their snouts occasionally poke above the surface, letting you know they’re there; the reptiles sometimes sit still on the grass next to the water, sunbathing as golfers play. In the blink of an eye, the alligators can go from motionless to jumping back into the water, and it is possible players will have to make crucial shots as one of the reptiles watches close by.

Famed Sports Illustrated reporter Dan Jenkins complained about the gators when he named Waterloo one of the best 18 holes in America in 1965 , noting a golfer could “perish by alligator bite.” While death by an alligator is unlikely, crucial shots are more probable to occur.

Nicholl said the Myrtle Beach Classic will probably be decided by how golfers play holes 10 through 14. Due to its length, Waterloo is usually the most challenging hole typical players face. Waterloo especially causes frustration when it comes to hitting over Lake Singleton on their second shot.

Nicholl, who deposited his first shot into Lake Singleton when demonstrating how PGA Tour players would play 13, said it would challenge PGA Tour golfers less than many might expect.

While alligators and water might provide a mental challenge, ball and club technology increases the distances golfers can hit, which means clearing Lake Singleton won’t be as Herculean a feat as many amateur players and spectators believe.

“For the tour player, The 13th hole is not going to be that difficult,” Nicholl said. “They’re going to tear it apart; they’re going to make birdies all day long, I would think.”

Why one hole might feel like a ‘slow, painful death’ for golfers

The other holes also present challenges. For Nicholl, tour players will find opportunities on the course’s par-five holes to boost their scorecards.

“The par fives here at this golf course, the tour players are licking their chops,” Nicholl said.

What will matter most is that players get off to a good start when they tee off at the Dunes Club. While difficult, Nicholl said the first four holes serve as players’ best opportunity to build up a good score, as the course provides few places to catch up as the front nine turns over to the back nine.

“Some courses are like the warm-up holes you get out there, and they’re a little bit easier to get you in your game. That’s not the case (here),” Nicholl said. “No. 1, you got to be ready to go right away because it’s a challenge. So some of the players that might race out and get a couple early birdies, that’s an advantage.”

Those challenges include how players will change their game to adapt to the course. Many of the front and back nine holes also feature doglegs because the layout bends into a leg-like shape as the course progresses, which will present further tactical decisions for golfers to make due to the change in direction. Holes like six, a par four, bend leftwards, and the ideal landing spot off the tee box is to the right of a fairway bunker. Surviving that obstacle, the pros will face a tricky approach shot.

There’s a sand trap in front of the green waiting to punish players who take a conservative approach, and the hole itself has a slope through the middle of the green, which Nicholl warned could cause a three-putt. Indeed, greens serve as one of the primary obstacles of the course, which is why golfers during the Myrtle Beach Classic will have to focus heavily on precision throughout their round of play.

Some holes have sloped greens, particularly 10. A par four with a fairway pond that golfers must land short of, Nicholl said, hole 10 features a false front green , meaning the incline is so great that it could cause some professionals’ golf balls to roll if they land on it. Nicholl added their best approach would be to try and aim for the middle of the green, as trying to hit over it and chip on doesn’t remove the danger caused by the false front, which could lead to the ball falling into the fairway pond if they’re unlucky enough.

“The 10th green has just been a nightmare for some players because you hit a shot that lands on the green, you kind of take a deep breath that you hit a good shot, and then all of a sudden, your ball starts to move,” Nicholl added. “It’s a slow, painful death watching it roll 30 yards down.”

The elements also contribute to the difficulties caused by the course, creating new obstacles for golfers.

The open views of the course offer little protection from noticeable gusts of wind from the beach that could impact a player’s score. Nicholl added that winds could range from 10 to 20 mph when the Myrtle Beach Classic tees off, further complicating players’ approach to the course.

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(left-to-right) Scott McLean, European Tour Greenkeeping Consultant, Andrei Dukhovny, Director of Moscow Country Club, David MacLaren, Head of European Tour Properties, Mary Bazhenova, Golf Membership Manager of Moscow Country Club and Konstantin Gribkov, Golf Director of Moscow Country Club.

European Tour Properties has extended its portfolio of Destinations by welcoming Moscow Country Club as the 28 th  venue within its extensive network of world-class venues.

Situated only an hour outside of Moscow, the club features Russia’s first 18-hole championship course and will host the Staysure Tour’s VTB Russian Open Golf Championship (Senior) from August 17-19, 2018.

The Country Club combines five-star hospitality with top-quality golf in a tranquil setting close to the Russian capital, and this new partnership extends the network to 28 venues within 21 countries, across three continents.

The course itself was designed by renowned architect Robert Trent Jones II and is nestled within dense Russian forest of thick firs and birches, offering a fascinating landscape for any golfer.

In addition to golf, Moscow Country Club features a five-star hotel, cottages and townhouses to rent throughout the year, and a choice of eight restaurants for guests to enjoy.

With an indoor and outdoor pool, state-of-the-art gym, tennis courts and other leisure activities, the extensive facilities at Moscow Country Club make the venue a strong addition to European Tour Properties’ network.

David MacLaren, Head of European Tour Properties, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Moscow Country Club as the 28th member of our network of world-class venues and particularly pleased to welcome our first Destination in Russia.

“Moscow Country Club is both a fine golf resort and an established tournament venue. Our other Venues are sure to welcome the further expansion of our network within key geographical locations worldwide.

“In August, Moscow Country Club will host the VTB Russian Open Golf Championship on the Staysure Tour and we look forward to golfers from all over the world visiting our newest Destination.”

Andrei Dukhovny, Director of the GlavUPDK affiliated Moscow Country Club, said: “We are very excited to be part of the European Tour Properties network. We are looking forward to working with their team and using their expertise to enhance our customers’ experience both on and off the course.

“Moscow Country Club is a stand-out Russian golfing destination, with the Staysure Tour set to visit in August for the VTB Russian Open Golf Championship.

“By becoming a European Tour Destination, we are hoping to grow even further and continue developing as a venue.”

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The best golf clubs in moscow: luxury, exclusivity, and entertainment.

By Walter Raymond

February 24, 2015

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In Russia, the western concept of building architecturally beautiful golf courses filled with modern and luxurious amenities has found fertile ground. What was considered a frivolous pastime during the time of the Soviets has become the latest trend for the stylish set. These days, there are countless options around Moscow to practice golf, polo, ski, yachting, and other sports alongside 5-star hotels, luxurious country houses, and magnificent villas.

The game of golf is a sport that requires passion and expertise. It is also part of a culture that considers this pastime a synonym of social prestige and exclusivity. In recent years, the new Russian elite has turned to golf as a vehicle of integration in the era of globalization. Golf courses are also meeting and socializing spaces where Muscovite tycoons can relax and also seal business deals.

Golf Courses in Russia

The Moscow Country Club, Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club, Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, and Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia are some of the most exclusive and elegant golf courses in Russia. Some of them have made it to the list of Top 15 golf clubs in the world, a source of great prestige for the country.

Moscow Country Club Moscow Country Club

The first 18-hole golf course built in Russia, Moscow Country Club, hosts the exclusive PGA European Tour. Located just eight miles from the city center, this luxurious facility was created by architect Robert Trent Jones Jr . The design takes advantage of a typical Russian birch and spruce forest to provide a natural environment of extraordinary beauty.

Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club

The Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club is 18 miles from the heart of Moscow, close to historical monuments from the 17th and 18th centuries. Designed by famed architects Paul and Dave Thomas , this 18-hole course is part of a complex that includes a yacht club, an equestrian center, and a health and wellness facility. Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club is Russia’s version of a classic country club with multiple attractions.

Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club

This park is among the best in Eastern Europe and was awarded the 2014 World Golf Award as the best golf course in Russia. Located 25 miles from Moscow, it is part of a vast complex featuring an 18-hole golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus , a polo club and a mountain ski club with four tracks. The design combines classic Scottish, Alpine, and English features in a dreamy landscape.

Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia

Less than 60 miles from Moscow, this golf course with a definite Scottish design is the only one in Russia recognized as a PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) from Britain and Ireland. Located in an ecologically pristine area on the banks of the Volga River, the Zavidovo Golf Club embodies the spirit and appearance of the legendary Scottish golf courses. Its many springs and streams, hills, forests, swamps and lakes justify its reputation as a very demanding circuit. Last year, it entered the exclusive club of the 15 best golf courses in the world.   ■

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Valero Texas Open, Round 4: How to watch, featured groups, live scores, tee times, TV times

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Round 4 of the Valero Texas Open gets underway Sunday from San Antonio, Texas. The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, one of the TOUR’s most historic events and the last stop before the Masters, sees Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Max Homa in the field.

Akshay Bhatia holds a four-stroke lead heading into Sunday after a third-round, 4-under 68. He sits at 15-under and remains four clear of Denny McCarthy. Brendon Todd sits in solo third at 8-under, seven back of Bhatia.

Here's everything you need to know to follow the action.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Golf’s biggest buzzword on the eve of its biggest tournament has nothing to do with technique or equipment or any of the superstars converging this week on Augusta National . The topic du jour is sustainability — or, rather, the perceived unsustainability of the current landscape, which has the world’s best pros competing on separate tours, their much-anticipated alliance still up in the air , and a sport enjoying surging participation but fearing a decline in fan interest.

“Things need a correction,” Rory McIlroy, one of the faces of the PGA Tour, said last week in Texas, “and things are unsustainable.”

“And it needs to happen fast,” Bryson DeChambeau, the LIV Golf star, said in Florida. “It’s not a two-year thing. It needs to happen quicker rather than later just for the good of the sport. Too many people are losing interest.”

While there’s more money than ever flowing through the sport, the dueling pro circuits are fighting for relevance. They’re tweaking and overhauling their business models in hopes of unlocking a return on investment, trying to funnel unprecedented sums of money to their players while still building profitable businesses. Meanwhile, a growing chorus is calling for some form of reconciliation.

This week, 13 LIV players will compete at the Masters with their PGA Tour counterparts, distinguishable only by the LIV team gear they’ll be sporting on golf’s most hallowed grounds — Sergio García, the Fireball; Bubba Watson, the RangeGoat. And for four days, fans will be reminded both of what today’s game isn’t — a unified tour where the best players consistently play against one another — and what they hope it might again become.

The sustainability discussion is two-pronged: Can the sport remain relevant and engaging to fans in its fractured state? And is the sport economically viable enough to support the current pace of spending?

“I just think with the fighting and everything that’s went on over the past couple years, people are just getting really fatigued of it, and it’s turning people off men’s professional golf,” McIlroy told reporters last week. “And that’s not a good thing for anyone.”

More than 10 months have passed since the PGA Tour announced plans to partner with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund , which owns LIV Golf. The sides blew past a Dec. 31 deadline and continue to work through details, but no deal is imminent.

LIV Golf continues to pour money into personnel on and off the course, even as its product has yet to reach a critical mass, particularly in the United States. And the PGA Tour responded to LIV’s flurry of activity by going on its own spending spree — with new expenses seemingly outpacing new revenue streams.

Because the game’s top players haven’t competed against one another in an individual event since last year’s British Open, fans have endured lackluster tournament fields and forgettable Sunday finishes. While LIV’s linear TV ratings aren’t publicized, LIV officials say their numbers on the CW Network are up 40 percent from last year and they’re pleased with early streaming viewership. The PGA Tour’s TV figures, which includes a much larger audience domestically, are down more than 15 percent.

“Ratings fluctuate from year to year,” said Sean McManus, head of CBS Sports. “As we all know, to a large extent, it depends on who is on the leader board and how close the tournament is. … But the advertisers seem happy, the sponsors seem happy, so it’s a little early to predict where there is a trend out there on the ratings.”

Neither circuit has seen its biggest stars shine on a weekly basis — last weekend’s winners were 22-year-old Akshay Bhatia on the PGA Tour and South African Dean Burmester for LIV — and the headlines focus on the off-course intrigue and the sport’s uncertain future.

“We talk so much about how important it is for players to be in the right place mentally, and I just think there’s an epidemic of distraction on the PGA Tour, whether it’s greed or trying to solve problems that are almost unsolvable, however you want to put it,” said Brandel Chamblee, a Golf Channel analyst. “I just think they’re hugely distracted.”

After shifting its business away from the nonprofit model, the tour now has to pay taxes, reward players who want more money and answer to investors who seek a return — in addition to TV executives and advertisers who expect a product that will reliably attract a huge audience.

PGA Tour officials have put together a plan that is not wholly dependent on the PIF following through on its early investment plans. The tour took on a $1.5 billion investment from a collection of U.S. sports owners known as Strategic Sports Group ; the amount could double. That money helped the tour launch PGA Tour Enterprises, which will oversee all of its commercial ventures.

“Prior to creating the structure of PGA Tour Enterprises and taking on outside investment, we’ve always had in our previous structure this natural conflict between an organizational objective to maximize player earnings with growth investment,” said Jay Madara, the tour’s chief financial officer. “I liken it to meeting payroll this month [or] this quarter and not having anything left over for investment, if you will. … If there were things that made sense strategically that created long-term returns, there wasn’t patient capital for that.”

According to its most recent tax filings, the tour saw $1.9 billion in revenue in 2022, compared with $1.87 billion in expenses — and both figures have steadily risen over the years. The tour has high-dollar commitments — $4 billion due from sponsors through 2035 and $5 billion in media rights through 2030 — but also has taken on new expenses.

With an ambitious plan to offer golfers an equity stake in the tour and with tournament purses that have more than doubled over the past decade, tour officials have been trying to create new revenue streams and expand existing ones. While its broadcast rights deals run through 2030, the organization plans to open its own 70,000-square-foot production studio next year, which will enable the tour to create and distribute more of its own content.

The tour is also looking to generate more revenue from its weekly tournaments and has overhauled its event funding formula. The tour relies on local organizations to run most of its tournaments but makes money by staging six events on its own — and could take on more. The tour recently acquired a golf cart company and a logistics outfit, which will make it easier and more cost-effective to host tournaments.

One of its most audacious efforts to balance the books: The tour informed event organizers this week that they’ll soon be on the hook for a hosting fee — $250,000 for full-field events and $500,000 for the signature events next year, and twice those amounts beginning in 2026. The tour also expects organizers to kick back a percentage of hospitality sales — 1 percent next year and increasing to 2.5 percent in 2027.

Tour events traditionally have involved a philanthropic component, and while the new initiative has created fears that these fees will eat into charitable donations, tour officials said they’re confident that contributions will not suffer.

“It is something that is important to our tradition, honor and legacy. It’s something we have to balance as we move forward, as well, in terms of our new structure,” Madara said.

LIV, thanks to its deep-pocketed Saudi benefactors, does not appear to face the same economic pressures, with officials saying they’re financially ahead of schedule.

“The critical piece for us is the creation of new value through all of this,” said Jed Moore, a senior LIV consultant. “People have misunderstood the investment into players. They’ve misunderstood the investment in the Asian Tour. They’ve misunderstood why golf needed to find a way to create that new value. Sustainable economics in sports — it’s become front and center because it’s now an asset class.”

LIV officials view their product similar to Formula One — fewer events, with top-tier athletes globe-trotting between major cities. And one key cornerstone: a team-based format that LIV hopes will inspire fan loyalty and drive value.

While LIV owns a 75 percent stake in each of its 13 teams, they function as independent entities and create revenue as each sees fit. Moore said some are already profitable. None is close to reaching maturity as an asset, he said, but someday they could take on investors or be sold outright.

“Can you imagine what the Golden Bears would have been worth if Jack [Nicklaus] played in a form of LIV in his heyday? Arnie’s Army, the Big Easys, the Great White Sharks?” he said. “Imagine those teams.”

While the LIV product has been slow to catch on with golf fans in the United States, officials have been pleased with the interest they’ve seen in places such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

LIV’s season debut in Mexico marked its highest TV numbers to date — 432,000 watched on the CW for the final round, and more than 3.5 million streamed some portion of the three-day event on YouTube or LIV’s app. While not as lucrative to advertisers, the direct-to-consumer streaming options are a valuable metric to LIV officials, who say they’re targeting a younger audience. (The final round of last year’s Masters, won by Jon Rahm, averaged more than 12 million viewers.)

And while many thought LIV’s days were numbered when the PIF agreed to partner with the PGA Tour last June, LIV has only kept building. Signing Rahm before this season was a major coup, and this week LIV is hiring four senior-level executives and working on its 2025 schedule.

Even LIV’s biggest detractors (see: McIlroy, Rory) have come to reluctantly accept its place in the golf ecosystem. LIV launched in 2022 with no corporate signage at its events, but this year it has already announced more than 20 global partnerships, including with Panini and Google Cloud. Its teams have separately inked deals with more than a dozen corporate sponsors.

LIV officials say the plan was never to replace the PGA Tour, just as Formula One isn’t trying to replace U.S.-based auto racing circuits. They think the tours can coexist — different leagues coming together for a major championship, akin to the Super Bowl or World Series.

Left unsaid: While LIV tries to expand and the PGA Tour adopts a new business plan, what becomes of a weary fan base? The sport’s participation numbers have never been higher — some 45 million Americans swung a club last year, according to the National Golf Foundation — and while professional players have never been richer, the fans have been left wanting more.

“Right now, we are in the disruption phase,” Phil Mickelson, among the first to bolt for LIV, said last week, “so we are in the middle of the process. And when it’s all said and done, it’s going to be a lot brighter. But while we go through it, it’s challenging. But we’ll get there.”

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Tee times: First- and second-round pairings and tee times have been announced. See the full schedule .

Who’s playing: The Masters field has 89 players, including five-time winner Tiger Woods , defending champion Jon Rahm and 2022 winner Scottie Scheffler . Five amateur golfers are also in the field .

LIV and PGA: Thirteen LIV players will compete at the Masters with their PGA Tour counterparts, distinguishable only by the LIV team gear they’ll be sporting. More than 10 months have passed since the PGA Tour announced plans to partner with LIV Golf’s Saudi backers, but no deal is imminent.

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