TPC at Summerlin

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TPC Summerlin
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Coordinates 36°11′17″N115°17′53″W / 36.188°N 115.298°W / 36.188; -115.298
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
Elevation2,700 feet (820 m)
Established1991;32 years ago (1991)
TypePrivate
Operated by PGA Tour TPC Network
Total holes18
Events hosted Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Website tpc.com/summerlin
Designed by Bobby Weed
Par 71 (Shriners)
Length7,255 yards (6,634 m)
Course rating 74.4 (Shriners)
Slope rating 137 (Shriners) [1]

TPC at Summerlin is a private golf club in the western United States, located within the planned community of Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Opened 32 years ago in 1991, the championship golf course was designed by Bobby Weed and is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. It hosts the tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, formerly the Las Vegas Invitational, played in October. The average elevation of the course is approximately 2,700 feet (820 m) above sea level. The course was featured in the PS1 version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001; it was added to Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf on PC as part of the Vegas courses expansion pack.

Course layout

TPC Summerlin
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Shriners74.4/137408469492450197430382239563363042044844260616834156019644436137255
Championship72.4/131395424473429187407345203550341340343641357913832754818643334636876
TPCM:70.2/130
L:77.0/146
365383455393163387333190531320036841538454211931053616136832036403
PlayersM:68.3/121
L:73.3/136
330340441370120354299170502292632437734553011428848415435829745900
Par445434435364445345343672
SI Men's115731319151742814181610126
SI Ladies'911171331715514612218104168
ForwardM:65.9/114
L:70.5/128
30328440734210828725014843125602933473285089327546012535027795339
Family1451011421468113110873175110212214311416777851559612210812183

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References

  1. "Course Rating and Slope Database: TPC Summerlin". USGA. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. "TPC Summerlin Scorecard".