Tournament Fact Sheet

TPC Challenge at the Oaks TPC San Antonio – Oaks Course • San Antonio, • July 15-18, 2020

Director Course Operations

Roby Robertson, CGCS Tournament Set-up Phone: 210-481-9778 : 72 Email: [email protected] Yardage: 7,494 Twitter: @RRAgronomy Stimpmeter: 11

Years as GCSAA Member: 32 Course Statistics Years at Course: 2 Average Green Size: 6,400 sq. ft. Years as a Superintendent: 29 Average Tee Size: 7,800 sq. ft. Previous Courses: TPC Scottsdale, TPC Craig Ranch, TPC Acres of Fairway: 35 Eagle Trace, Shangri-La Resort & CC, Quail Ridge Acres of Rough: 35 Hometown: Wellington, Kan. Number of sand bunkers: 64 Education: Kansas State University Number of water hazards: 3 Number of holes water is in play: 2 Number of full-time staff members: 42 Soil conditions: Sand cap/native clay Number of tournament volunteers: 2 Water sources: Well water Drainage conditions: Good Other Key Golf Personnel Jonathan Graham, Sr. Assistant Superintendent Turfgrass Patrick Parkins, Assistant Superintendent Greens: Champion bermudagrass .115” Jonathan Wolf, Assistant Superintencent Tees: TifSport bermudagrass .400 Ryan Perez, Assistant Superintendent Fairways: TifSport bermudagrass .475” Austin Corder, Assistant Superintendent Rough: Bandera bermudagrass 1.5” Sam Baldea, Equipment Manager Robert Harris, Horticulturist Additional Notes Andy Cummings, PGA Professional • Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary for Golf Courses Matt Flory, Manager • The 36-hole facility includes the Canyons Course Scott Spurlock, President designed by . That course hosted the PGA Tour Champions San Antonio Championship from 2011-15. Course Architect • The Canyons Course also hosted last week’s Korn Architect: (2010) with assistance from Ferry event. Sergio Garcia. • Native grasses and plants are prevalent throughout Course Owner: PGA Tour/Black Stone Properties the course.

• Tournament Fact Sheets for the PGA, LPGA, Champions Bunkers reflect a more natural design with the edges and Korn Ferry Tours can be found all year at: emulating the canopy of the native oak trees. https://www.gcsaa.org/media/tournament-fact-sheets

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