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Played TPC Sawgrass stadium and valley courses this weekend with my daughters. What a great place !! Both courses were so much fun. We had a forecaddie for both days and they both where awesome.

Saturday we played the stadium course. Started out great par, par, bogey, par. I thought this is easy ... finished the front with a 45. Back 9 did not start good but I did birdie 13 and was so happy to hit 17 on the first shot and made a par. Shot 92 and was very happy.

Sunday we played the valley course. Started out with a triple on the first hole ... not fun. Then bogey, par, bogey and ... got on track with 3 birdies in a row ... now this is FUN. Finished with 41 on the front. Finished the back with 5 pars for total of 83.

Both my girls hit the island green and made par, I was so proud.

Life is good !!!

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Good stuff,i would like to play there one day.So what is the yardage on 17 of the non pro tee's ?

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kpaulhus Great Member

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When I played in October the 17th was 105 yards

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Bo the Golfer Great Member

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what are the rates for Sawgrass?

My brother and I went down and played 6/25 for $199. We got a reduced rate as some of the greens were a bit sandy from work they had done. Great experience. Our forecaddie gave lots of great stories from the Players and after our round got we got a tour of the clubhouse. I highly recommend a round there as their customer service is through the roof.

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$199 is a dealski. It is usually $350

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mattttt25 Well Established Member

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You guys should swing through Maryland and play my home course of Renditions. 18 championship holes from around the world, including TPC 17th, all for around $100 on weekends.

To the OP, great story, even better that it was shared with your daughters.

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It has been about 2 years since we played TPC Sawgrass stadium course. We have been getting better so we decided to go play it again and see how we do.

We played Saturday April 7th and the conditions were very windy, some gusts to 25+. They were busy setting up the grand stands for tournament and the course was in great shape. Can't wait to watch the tournament in a few weeks.

We played much better, Kelsie won with 85, I shot 89 which was better than last time and Lynsie shot 93. We had the best time.

Highlights: we all hit on 17 and parred again, so much fun. I hit on 16 in 2 and had an eagle putt but missed and was happy with birdie. Hit the driver great all day, just very difficult greens.

So much fun playing golf with my girls !!

Life is Good !!

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Originally Posted by kpaulhus

When I played in October the 17th was 105 yards

That short? Was that from the furthest back non championship tee, i.e. Blue tees?  I think the one episode of the Haney project where they had the chef Mario and his friend play the 17th hole, both of them used a 7i.  I'm sure they're not long hitters, but hard to believe they would be using a 7i for a 100 yard shot even if they suck.

 

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Originally Posted by ERdiesel

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Originally Posted by kpaulhus

When I played in October the 17th was 105 yards

That short? Was that from the furthest back non championship tee, i.e. Blue tees?  I think the one episode of the Haney project where they had the chef Mario and his friend play the 17th hole, both of them used a 7i.  I'm sure they're not long hitters, but hard to believe they would be using a 7i for a 100 yard shot even if they suck.

Scorecard shows:

Green:    92

White:   115

Blue:     128

Yellow:  137

And I don't think the pros play it much further back then the standard back tee length.  I was suprised too when I first learned how short it was. I believe the wind plays a factor in making it more challenging. (In fact it might have been a headwind in the Haney project episode).

Bill

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Usually it's a pitching wedge for most players, I remember Sean O'hair hit 9 iron once and completely airmailed it into the water.

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wolfsburg2 Well Established Member

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Sounds like a blast Rocket. How easy is it to get a tee time at TPC Sawgrass? Ive been thinking about trying to play it lately.

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ERdiesel Well Established Member

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I was watching the replay of the final round of the 2000 Players Championship last night and the 17th hole was playing to 145 or so with Tiger hitting a PW (slightly short of the putting surface) and Hal Sutton hitting a 9i I believe.

 

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Originally Posted by mattttt25

You guys should swing through Maryland and play my home course of Renditions. 18 championship holes from around the world, including TPC 17th, all for around $100 on weekends.

To the OP, great story, even better that it was shared with your daughters.

I'm going there sunday.  Can't wait to try their replica of this hole and others.

Dan

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Originally Posted by dsc123

I'm going there sunday.  Can't wait to try their replica of this hole and others.

I played there 3 weeks ago and it's in great shape but I hope you have an early tee time because it will be a LONG day if you don't.

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