Most all the template holes are there. So few of these early classics are public. This one is. And the Greenbrier folks keep it meticulously maintained. Designed by Willie Watson Olympic Club and Sam Whiting, its routing alongside Lake Merced yields few truly memorable holes, but it does provide a cool Northern California vibe for the public player. Sally Markiewicz: Panelist since ; has played 84 of the World Top TPC Sawgrass — This is an incredible layout and is a true test with all its length.
The holes are all very different and it has three great finishing holes. The 17th is my favorite. All you want to do is put that ball on the island green, but all you can think about is all that water. The greens are much improved and you still get to enjoy the beautiful lake and cypress trees. These designs are intended to hold tournaments, not necessarily to wow your local architecture snob.
Sawgrass is one of the rare TPCs that does both. But this is not a boring, rear-back-and-bash-it brute. What you get at Sawgrass is great shot variety. The island-green 17th is the most widely recognized hole. In that regard, it pales compared to others, like the short par-4 4th, say, or the curling par-5 9th, both of which better represent the kind of strategic choices you get throughout the course.
The Tour pros often say that Sawgrass favors no one. But the fact that such a wide range of players have won here — everyone from Fred Funk to Fred Couples — speaks to the kind of creativity it allows for. That holds for us mortal, too, provided we choose the right tees. I agree with Steve Lapper above. Though it ranked 28th in state in , TPC Myrtle Beach fell out of both our state and national rankings in And the new TPC Colorado , which opened this year, and opens to the public later this year.
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