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Desert Oasis TPC Summerlin


PROFILING THE HOME OF THE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN


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PC Summerlin is not the average golf course—rugged, raw desert terrain meanders through arroyos and canyons,


contrasting with the numerous water features and honey mesquite and pine trees. That variety equals excellence as TPC Summerlin


was named by Golf Digest as “One of America’s Best Golf Courses” and No. 1 private golf course in Nevada by Nevada Business Magazine in 2006. TPC Summerlin’s, par-72, 7,243-yard layout was designed by golf course architect Bobby


TPC Summerlin was transformed from rugged desert terrain to an oasis by architect Bobby Weed.


Weed, with PGA TOUR veteran Fuzzy Zoeller as a consultant. The course, which plays to par 71 for the PGA TOUR pros, was the site of Tiger Woods’ first professional victory in 1996 and the drama of Jonathan Byrd’s winning ace at dusk in the 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. It has been the site of the tournament since 1992 and shared the course duties until going solo in 2008. The final four holes offer a risk/reward ending


for TOUR players and members alike. No. 15: The short, drivable par 4 measures 320 yards and most PGA TOUR players will attempt to reach it with their tee shots. The severely elevated and undulating green is surrounded by five bunkers that regularly attract stray tee shots. No. 16: The downhill par 5 is reachable with two good shots, but the green is guarded by water short of the green and bunkers beyond.


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