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1.16 American Express (PGA) Tournament Fact Sheet The American Express PGA West Stadium Course • La Quinta, Calif. • Jan. 16-19, 2020 Director of Agronomy Tournament Set-up Chris May Par: 72 Email: [email protected] Yardage: 7,113 Stimpmeter: 11-plus Years as GCSAA Member: 19 Years at PGA West: 13 Course Statistics Years as a Superintendent: 20 Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft. Acres of Fairway: 30 Number of Employees: 80-plus Acres of Rough: 120 Number of Tournament Volunteers: Number of Sand Bunkers: 90-plus Number of Water Hazards: Other Key Golf Personnel How many holes is water in play: 7 Robert Durkee, Superintendent Soil Conditions: Native Michael Martic, Asst. Superintendent (Stadium Course) Water Sources: Canal John Vaughn, Asst. Superintendent (Nicklaus Course) Drainage Conditions: Good Course Architect Turfgrass Architect (year): Stadium Course - Pete Dye (1986), Greens: Tifdwarf bermudagrass .110” Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course – Jack Nicklaus (1987) Tees: Tifgreen 328 bermudagrass .300” Fairways: Tifgreen 328 bermudagrass .400” Rounds Per Year: 40,000 per year per course Rough: Tifgreen 328 bermudagrass 2” Tournament Fact Sheets for the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Korn Ferry Tours can be found all year at: https://www.gcsaa.org/media/tournament- fact-sheets Mike Strauss • Media Relations Manager • (O) 785-312-5164 • (C) 785-865-8444 • [email protected] • www.gcsaa.org Since 1926 the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to 18,200-plus members in more than 75 countries. GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. .
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