![]() ![]() There are many ways to get it done around here and I’m not sure it favours any particular “type” of golfer well, except those who can make plenty of birdies. ![]() The drivable par 4 15th kicks off this four hole stretch, followed by the reachable par 5 16th, of which the green is protected by water to the right the par 3 17th is not an easy hole to conquer, particularly if in contention on Sunday, with bunkers right and water left of the narrow green finishing with a longish par 4 closing hole, tasked with a drive over the desert to a generous fairway though where the large green is protected by water to the left.Ī stretch that will make or break many players, with birdies and eagles on offer but where disaster awaits for the most nervy contenders. This lack of challenge with the ball-striking, combined with how at ease many feel on the greens here is pretty telling in terms of why scores are usually so low here though it does combat this somewhat with difficulties around-the-greens, where some tight run-off areas have made TPC Summerlin rank in the top 15 toughest courses on tour in which to scramble around over the last six years.Īll of the excitement at this venue comes over the closing four holes, where water plays a huge part. The fairways are generous and non-penal should you stray from the short-grass, whilst the large bentgrass greens are receptive and rank amongst the easiest greens to hit on the PGA Tour, with the greens themselves lacking in severe undulations and usually kind to putt on. What they have created is a typical TPC course, where fun playability is generally more considered than providing a difficult test. Bobby Weed put the course down in 1991, with help from the first winner of this event in 1983, Fuzzy Zoeller. TPC Summerlin is a par 71 measuring 7255 yards, though will play a tad shorter due to Summerlin being at altitude made up of 11 par 4s, 4 par 3s and 3 par 5s. What makes this course so susceptible to low scoring? The course record was set in that first renewal in 2008, with Marc Turnesa shooting -25 to win, though the course has since been changed from a par 72 to a 71 Patrick Cantlay’s -9 in 2017 is the highest winning score in that time period, an event heavily impacted by strong winds. Over the 14 renewals of the event since 2008, 11 have been won with a score of -20 or better, possessing an average winning score of -22.3. It has been the permanent and sole home of the Shriners Open since 2008, providing one of the most birdie-laden tests on the schedule. TPC Summerlin has been associated with this event since 1992, when it was a five-round event played over three courses and in 1996 was one of the courses used when a certain Mr. This event started out in 1983, known as the Las Vegas Invitational throughout much of its early years starting its relationship with Shriners Children’s Hospital in 2008 and has some way or another displayed its name since. Onto this week and birdies will be the order of day in Vegas, as we head to TPC Summerlin for the Shriners Children’s Open. The Austrian looked to take control a couple of times throughout Sunday’s final round but due to a combination of a little sloppiness around the turn struggling to dial in an approach shot over the final three holes in regulation after some fantastic drives and Hughes’ fabulous short-game getting him out of trouble more than once down the stretch, we had to settle for a frustrating 2nd place finish, with the 40/1 place somewhat softening the blow. ![]() Ouch! There was a feeling of inevitability about Sepp Straka’s playoff defeat to Mackenzie Hughes yesterday, as our 40/1 shot just lost out to the Canadian at the Sanderson Farms Championship. ![]()
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