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Round played on 06/13/17, 06:30 tee time, $105 per person.
Home to Waste Management's infamous tournament; probably one of the most rowdy and college like golf event on the PGA tour. "Stadium" Hole #16 is the modern age, Roman coliseum like arena.
Let's be frank, we picked to play this course because of the hype. We were "tourist" golfers. This course was probably the one on our list that we looked forward to the most. TPC Scottsdale actually has two courses: Stadium and Championship. By simply talking to numerous locals and other golfers visiting Scottsdale strictly for golfing, everyone is just automatically drawn to Stadium because of its popularity.
The staff was professional, helpful, and courteous. We arrived early and dropped our bags off first. The guys prepped our cart for us. I immediately noticed that they had Titleist clubs to rent and the newest models available: 917 driver, AP2, AP1, etc. They had a few other brands available as well but it seemed like Titleist was the leading pack. After checking in, we headed over to their range to warm up. They will send over a guy to let you know when to head over to the 1st tee box.
If it is your time like it was ours, the first hole had its aura of "Wow, I'm playing the course the pros play that I've seen on TV." However, after a few holes on the first nine, the hype will soon wear off. Nothing stood out as amazing. The greens weren't as fast as I thought they would be and the conditions were mediocre. They did ask us to try our best to apply the 90 degree cart rule and if we had to drive on the fairway to just stay off the rough as much as we could. Lots of holes were lined up against homes and/or condos. The starter gave us a helpful yardage book that I wished I used more of.
When you finally reach the back 9, things start to open up a little bit and you start to wonder about that hole #16, par 3. We saw less homes and just more open land. You can get better pictures on the back 9 because it's much more picturesque. Hole 16 without the grand stands is really just a short par 3. We did take a minute to stand around, trying to imagine it all, while snapping as many pictures as we could. They had like four maintenance guys around on this hole. I found the back 9 holes to be a little more target golf, with more hazards coming into play. I don't recall any water hazards on the front, but be ready for some on the back 9. Do look out for that nasty left side bunker after the water hazard on hole #18.
All in all, I would suggest to every golf enthusiast to come and try TPC Scottsdale: Stadium just to say you have played where the pros come through on tour. However, if and when I do come back to Scottsdale, I think I will skip Stadium and try the Championship Course. Many locals told us that it is quite underrated, in better shape, and has a lot less visitors since everyone is stacked on Stadium. If it wasn't for the Waste Management tournament that goes through Stadium course, then I would think of this course as any other course. I never even really felt like I was in a desert setting except for the heat that started to bare on us near the end of the round.
The club house seemed like a pretty cool spot to hang out after the round. The locker room had a country club like feel to it. Knock Stadium course off your to-do (play) list, snap some pictures for memory and proof, and move onto the many numerous courses in the surrounding area.
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