PGA West's Stadium Course
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Often touted as the most difficult golf course in the world, Pete Dye's Stadium Course at PGA West presents one challenging hole after another.
With water on more than half the holes and Dye's signature deep bunkers throughout, the 6,800-yard par 72 will keep you on your toes. The par 3s can be particularly difficult, including the 255-yard, par-3 sixth, which is mostly carry over water, and the shorter 17th, which features an island green, ala TPC Sawgrass.
The 17th is also considered the golf course's signature hole, and there is an automated camera ready to take your picture when you play it. Recent renovations have actually rendered the Stadium Course at PGA West, a perennial site for PGA Tour School finals, a little more player friendly.
PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 1
With three troublesome fairway bunkers, the 445-yard par-4 first on the Stadium Course at PGA West is a good opening test.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 2
Nicknamed "Craters," the short par-4 second on the Stadium Course at PGA West has 11 bunkers.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 3
The key to this long par 4 on the Stadium Course at PGA West is to hit the tee shot long down the right side.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 4
You can bail out short and left on the sandy, par-4 fourth hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West, but most other misses will find the huge bunker that guards the green.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 5
The medium-length, par-5 fifth hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West requires you to negotiate two lakes on the way to the green.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 6
The 255-yard par-3 sixth is one of the most intimidating holes on the Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta.
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PGA West's Stadium GC in La Quinta - No. 7
The bail-out area on the left is no bargain for the short par-4 seventh hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 8
With plenty of large bunkers, the par-5 eighth hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West isn't easy, but it is a potential birdie hole.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 9
One of the more difficult holes on PGA West's Stadium Course, the long par-4 ninth requires a big tee shot down the left side to avoid the water.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 10
A precise tee shot is helpful, although there is is a bail-out area right of the green on the par-4 10th hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West.
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PGA West's Stadium G.C. in La Quinta - No. 11
Playing more than 600 yards from the tips, it's no wonder the 11th hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West is called "Eternity."
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 12
The short par-4 12th hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West is one of the few good birdie opportunities if you can keep your tee shot down the right side.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 13
Anything left on the 216-yard, par-3 13th hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West is wet.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 14
The greenside bunker on the left side of the par-4 14th hole on the Stadium Course at PGA West should be avoided at all costs.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 15
At 468 yards with plenty of difficult bunkers, the par-4 15th is one of the more difficult holes on the Stadium Course at PGA West.
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PGA West's Stadium Course in La Quinta - No. 16
The long par-5 16th on the Stadium Course at PGA West has a difficult, deep green.
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