TPC of Scottsdale is a 36-hole golf

Golf

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 complex located in Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...

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The resort, which opened in 1986, is part of the Tournament Players Club

Tournament Players Club

Tournament Players Club is a chain of public and private golf courses operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or have been hosts for PGA Tour events, with the remainder having frequently hosted events on the second-tier Nationwide Tour or the over-50s Champions Tour.The first...

 network of golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

s operated by the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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. The Stadium Course has been home to the tour's annual Phoenix Open since 1987.

Stadium Course

Tom Weiskopf

Tom Weiskopf

Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course...

 and Jay Morrish

Jay Morrish

Jay Morrish is an American golf course designer. Jay Morrish graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Landscape and Nursery Management. In 1964, he taught Horticulture at that university while pursuing graduate degrees....

 were commissioned by the PGA Tour to build a course that would play host every year to the Phoenix Open starting in 1987. The Stadium Course was built as a result.

The par 3 16th hole on the Stadium Course is the only fully enclosed hole on the PGA Tour. The grandstand

Grandstand

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s that surround the 16th are home to one of the most enthusiastic crowds on the PGA Tour. A shot that lands on the green will result in cheers from the crowd, while a shot that misses the green will result in boos. Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...

 scored an ace (hole in one) on this hole during the 1997 Phoenix Open, sending the crowd in attendance into a frenzy.

Champions Course

The second course at TPC of Scottsdale is the Champions Course, which was designed by Randy Heckenkemper

Randy Heckenkemper

Randall J. Heckenkemper is a renowned golf course architect.Heckenkemper was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in landscape design. Heckenkemper began his career in the 1980s working for Poe and Associates...

, and completed in 2007. This course replaced the original Weiskopf and Morrish designed Desert Course.

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