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How to Play Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium

Course strategy, tee-specific yardages and a hole-by-hole game plan for Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ.

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Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium golf course

Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium

Scottsdale, AZ
Black tees · 7,261 yards
COURSE OVERVIEW

About Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium

Designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish in 1986, the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale is a premier PGA Tour venue built specifically for spectator viewing and strategic target golf. Set against the Sonoran Desert and McDowell Mountains, the layout features generous fairways bordered by native desert scrub, desert washes, strategic fairway bunkering, and water hazards on key finishing holes. Its fast, firm greens require precise distance control and angle management.

COURSE STRATEGY

How to play Tpc Of Scottsdale — Stadium

Off the tee

Tee shots demand clear target selection to avoid desert waste areas, fairway bunkers, and water hazards. Fairways are fairly wide, but playing to the proper side is essential to secure clean approach angles.

Elevation & terrain

Terrain across the valley floor is relatively flat, but artificial stadium mounding and subtle natural gentle slopes influence drainage, stance lies, and visual cues throughout the round.

Approach play

Approaches test distance control into large, firm greens that reject spin and feature distinct tiers. Strategic bunkering, desert washes, and lateral water hazards punish offline or misjudged approach shots.

Around the greens

Greenside complexes feature deep bunkers, subtle runoffs, and false fronts. Putting surfaces typically roll fast and firm, rewarding controlled iron shots to the proper green section.

Best way to play it

Prioritize strategic positioning off the tee over raw distance, avoiding fairway hazards to set up high-percentage approaches to the centers of firm green complexes.

Key takeaways

  • Famous host venue of the PGA Tour's WM Phoenix Open featuring iconic spectator mounding and stadium architecture.
  • Strategic target golf course where positioning off the tee dictates green approach angles.
  • Firm, fast green surfaces demand precise distance control and penalize spin miscalculations.
  • Volatile back-nine closing stretch with water hazards on holes 11, 15, 17, and 18.
YOUR GAME PLAN

Hole-by-hole game plan

Hole
Par
Yards
HCP
Strategy
1
4
403
14
Favor the right-center of the fairway off the tee to clear the left bunker and setup a short approach into the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~163 yards remaining by raw distance.
2
4
442
8
Target the left side of the fairway off the tee to avoid the right fairway traps and gain a clear view of the well-bunkered green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~202 yards remaining by raw distance.
3
5
558
4
Aim tee shot toward left-center fairway away from the bunker, then choose between laying up short of the crossing waste area or attacking the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~318 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
4
3
183
18
Focus on distance control and aim for the center of the putting surface rather than chasing corner pin positions.
5
4
470
6
Play to the wider right fairway option off the tee for safety, then add an extra club on approach to clear the false front.
Your 240 yd driver · ~230 yards remaining by raw distance.
6
4
432
12
Favor the right-center fairway off the tee to stay short or right of the inside bunkers, opening up the approach.
Your 240 yd driver · ~192 yards remaining by raw distance.
7
3
215
16
Commit to a solid strike aimed at the center of the green to clear the narrow front entry and flanking bunkers.
8
4
475
2
Drive right-center to clear the inside dogleg bunkers, leaving a straight approach into a green sloping away to the back.
Your 240 yd driver · ~235 yards remaining by raw distance.
9
4
453
10
Drive left-center away from the right bunker, focusing approach shots on exact distance control to hold a shallow green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~213 yards remaining by raw distance.
10
4
428
11
Tee off with a fairway wood or hybrid out to the left fairway corridor, avoiding the big bunker to setup a short approach.
Your 240 yd driver · ~188 yards remaining by raw distance.
11
4
472
1
Aim down the right side of the fairway off the tee to counteract the left slope toward the water hazard.
Your 240 yd driver · ~232 yards remaining by raw distance.
12
3
192
15
Aim for the middle of the green, taking conservative lines away from left bunkers and surrounding waste areas.
13
5
558
5
Navigate tee shot along the central fairway corridor and lay up to a comfortable distance short of fairway pinches.
Your 240 yd driver · ~318 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
14
4
490
7
Drive strong down the right-center fairway to avoid thick rough on spectator mounds, leaving a long iron into the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~250 yards remaining by raw distance.
15
5
553
9
Weigh risk before going for green in two over water; lay up right for a safe wedge approach into the island green complex.
Your 240 yd driver · ~313 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
16
3
163
17
Select the precise club for the distance and strike a confident shot to the center of the green.
17
4
332
13
Choose between aggressively driving at the green over water/bunkers or laying up right with a mid-iron for a short wedge approach.
Your 240 yd driver · ~92 yards remaining by raw distance. Favor position and approach angle over extra tee-shot distance.
18
4
442
3
Bite off a comfortable line over the left water hazard onto the fairway, avoiding right church-pew bunkers.
Your 240 yd driver · ~202 yards remaining by raw distance.

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