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PGA West

Resort golf course in La Quinta, CA, US

Summary

Resort golf course in La Quinta, CA, US

Field	Value
golf_facility_name	PGA West
location	La Quinta, California,
United States
establishment	1986
type	Private (3 courses)
owner	Century Golf Partners
operator	Arnold Palmer Golf Management
holes	108
tournaments	The American Express, formerly the Desert Classic (1987, 2016-)
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (1995–96)
website
course1	Stadium Course
designer1	Pete Dye
par1	72
length1	7,113 yards
course2	Norman
designer2	Greg Norman
par2	72
length2	7,200 yards
course3	Nicklaus Tournament
designer3	Jack Nicklaus
par3	72
length3	7,204 yards
course4	Nicklaus Private
designer4	Jack Nicklaus
par4	72
length4	6,951 yards
course5	Palmer
designer5	Arnold Palmer
par5	72
length5	6,950 yards
course6	Weiskopf
designer6	Tom Weiskopf
par6	72
length6	7,164 yards

United States Resort (3 courses) Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (1995–96)

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

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.

Skins Game – 1986–1991
The American Express, formerly the Desert Classic – 1987, 2016–present
PGA Club Professional Championship – 1990
PGA Tour Qualifying School Finals – 1986, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2006 and 2008
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – 1995–1996

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 American Express). 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 course returned to the rotation in 2016.

References

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

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