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TPC Sawgrass Pictures - Stadium Course

Photos of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass

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The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is one of the best-known courses in the world, thanks to two things: It hosts The Players Championship every year, and its 17th hole, the famed island green, is one of the best-known individual holes. Pete Dye is the designer, although the idea for the island green on No. 17 came from his wife, Alice.

The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is a very challenging track, for pros and amateurs alike, with its combination of ribbon-like fairways running between tall trees or against numerous water hazards, and borders of long, snaking bunkers, with plenty of mounding thrown in, too.

The course plays to 7,215 yards with a stout USGA course rating of 76.8 and a slope rating of 155 (the maximum).

When finished checking out these TPC pictures, return to the Golf Course Pictures index for more galleries.

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TPC Sawgrass - Stadium CourseTPC Sawgrass - Stadium CourseTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 1TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - Hole 1TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 11 BunkersTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - Hole 11TPC Sawgrass Hole 11 - Aerial ViewTPC Sawgrass No. 11 from Above
TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 14TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - Hole 14TPC Sawgrass Holes 16 and 17 - Aerial ViewHoles 16 and 17 at TPC SawgrassTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 16TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - Hole 16TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 17TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - Island Green
TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 17TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 17TPC Sawgrass 17th Green from BehindBehind the Green at 17TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 18 TeeTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 18 TeeTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 18 GreenTPC Sawgrass Stadium Course - No. 18 Green

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