What is a TPC golf course?

We’ve all heard the names. TPC Sawgrass and TPC Scottsdale are two of the most iconic golf courses on the PGA Tour schedule each year.

But what does it mean if a venue is a TPC golf course? Allow us to explain…

What is a TPC golf course?

TPC stands for Tournament Players Club and is a chain of private golf courses which are operated by the PGA Tour.

This network of private courses are specifically designed to accommodate big crowds at high-profile tournaments, like The PLAYERS and the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The most famous Tournament Players Club is undoubtedly TPC Sawgrass, which hosts the annual PLAYERS Championship – the PGA Tour’s flagship event.

With a prize fund of $25 million, it once offered the highest purse of any professional golf tournament. The field usually contains the top 50 players in the world and Scottie Scheffler has won the last two renewals.

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TPC Sawgrass, which opened in 1980, is also where the headquarters of the US circuit is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Meanwhile, TPC Scottsdale in Arizona is another venue operated by the PGA Tour, which hosts the highly popular Waste Management Phoenix Open.

There are 32 courses in the TPC network, which all have the TPC title in their name, making them easily identifiable as courses designed to stage tournaments by the PGA Tour.

Most of these courses are in the United States and have frequently hosted events on the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.

The sole TPC course in Mexico is TPC Danzante Bay, which is located in the city of Loreto.

The 2020 PGA Championship was the first major championship held at a TPC course – TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Collin Morikawa won that tournament, which took place with no fans due to the pandemic.

TPC Harding Park had previously staged two World Golf Championships and the Presidents Cup in 2009.

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Notable TPC golf courses:

TPC Sawgrass

TPC Scottsdale

TPC Harding Park

TPC Las Vegas

TPC Tampa Bay

TPC Myrtle Beach

TPC Southwind

TPC Summerlin

TPC River Highlands

TPC Twin Cities

TPC Craig Ranch