TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course Golf Course
THE PLAYERS Stadium Course recently underwent a historic summer-long restoration. The tees, fairways and greens were rebuilt with new sand and a modern drainage system to encourage “firm and fast” conditions. Offline shots are more likely to roll into difficult spots among or behind 200 newly planted trees (oaks, pines and palms). Natural waste areas, lower-level bunkers, greenside chipping areas and water hazards may also come into play more often. The course will not be over-seeded with ryegrass, as was necessary for the previous March date of THE PLAYERS, resulting in a faster playing surface year-round. But more than the changes, Pete Dye said the alterations will allow for one basic tenet: a better course year round.
