Scottsdale, Arizona
TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course delivers on its reputation as Arizona's home of big-stadium golf, combining tour-level presentation with gutsy holes tailored for tournament drama. The famous 16th and risk-reward 17th bring spectacle few courses match, making it a must-play for fans of the modern golf event experience.
If you visit during tournament week, walk beneath the massive temporary grandstands at 16 to feel the sheer scale—and snap a photo inside golf's rowdiest arena.
TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course is pure modern spectacle—built expressly for tournament drama, with bold corridors, dramatic bunkering, and signature holes designed as arena stages. Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish routed play through desert arroyos and over mounded spectator hills so fans never miss the action, all while giving resort golfers and tour pros alike real decisions and plenty of places for disaster to lurk. Thanks to painstaking conditioning, contrast between lush fairways and rugged Sonoran desert is sharp, and the stadium’s final stretch is crafted to deliver swings of fate in front of the grandstands.
Weiskopf and Morrish’s work at TPC Scottsdale established the modern model for tournament-friendly desert golf, blending event spectacle with shotmaking challenge.
A reachable par 5 with water protecting the green, the 15th tests your nerve as you try to set up eagle or birdie, all while disaster lurks just off the fairway. In the heat of the Phoenix Open, fortunes turn quickly here, making it a vital point in the closing run.
Hit a long, accurate drive to bring the green in two within reach, but erring too far right or long brings water into play; the safe play is a precise layup short of the hazard.
Too bold on the second shot risks a watery grave; missing right or long makes double bogey a real possibility.
Impeccable fairways and greens, with tournament-level presentation nearly year round.
Expect a deliberate pace; rounds take time due to both scale and popularity.
Quietly polished most days, but transforms into an electric sports festival during the WM Phoenix Open.
Standard upscale golf attire required—collared shirts, proper shoes, and golf slacks or shorts.
Tee times during the prime season and tournament weeks sell out fast, so plan and book well in advance.
Run through precise wedge shots and mid-iron approaches to capitalize on short par 4s and tricky pin positions.
Arizona’s dry heat can sneak up on you—even in winter—so bring extra water and start hydrating the day before.
Play late in the day for better rates and the chance to see the desert sunset over the closing stretch.
Stadium Course opens, designed by Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Hosts first Phoenix Open at the new course
Major $15 million renovation led by Tom Weiskopf
Reopens post-renovation for WM Phoenix Open
WM Phoenix Open singles day record: over 216,000 fans in one day
Course continues to host the WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole turns into a 20,000-seat amphitheater during the WM Phoenix Open, where golf meets party and every shot is met with raucous cheers or boos. No other hole in professional golf matches its crowd energy or pressure-cooker vibe.
Tom Weiskopf’s design insists you weigh aggression against disaster—nowhere more so than the short par-4 17th, which tempts you all day with reachable greens and lurking water. Many a championship has swung on one bold, fateful shot here.
Built on arid ground north of Phoenix, the Stadium Course was conceived as a golf theater for fans and players alike. The tournament’s explosive growth turned the course—and the region—into a can’t-miss stop for the world’s best and their adoring crowds.
The WM Phoenix Open routinely draws the largest crowds in professional golf.
The 16th hole transforms into a 20,000-seat stadium, the loudest in the game.
Built specifically to be golf’s ultimate spectator event, inspired by TPC Sawgrass.
Tom Weiskopf’s redo in 2014 modernized greens and bunkers throughout.
The 17th is one of the most pivotal and dramatic short par 4s in golf tournaments.
Easier to book and pleasantly challenging companion to the Stadium Course.
Iconic desert golf with pure Sonoran scenery and dramatic terrain.
Arguably Arizona's best public-access layouts for design and views.
Polished resort play and winner of multiple event hosts.
Well-run city layout with value and central location.
North Scottsdale/Kierland area for best access to top courses and off-course action.
Courses with the most similar DNA profile — matched by deviation shape across all eight playing characteristics.
Why it matches: If TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course is your kind of course, Trump National Doral Miami – Golden Palm Course is worth a look because it puts the same premium on presentation.
Why it matches: There is real overlap here. Brickyard Crossing offers similarly polished playing surfaces, making it a compelling counterpart to TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course.
Why it matches: What links these two? Puts the same premium on presentation — a familiar feeling, expressed in The Virginian Golf Club's own setting.
Highly ranked mountain course
Premier Sonoran desert design
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