SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For most of the year, the TPC Scottsdale looks and feels nothing like the chaotic scene that surrounds the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a golf party that attracted half a million people in 2012.
The Morrish-Weiskopf Stadium design, which opened in 1986 near the McDowell Mountains, challenges snowbirds who aren't in mid-season form with their short games. The drivable, par-4 17th is probably the most memorable hole.
TPC Scottsdale's Champions Course -- the old Desert course -- was redesigned by Randy Heckenkemper in 2007 into a more walkable and more affordable layout with similar slick greens.
TPC Scottsdale - 16th hole - Waste Management Phoenix Open
Fans line the par-3 16th hole during the Waste Management Phoenix Open at the TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course.
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TPC Scottsdale, Champions course - hole 1
The first hole on the Champions Course at the TPC Scottsdale starts the round off gently.
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TPC Scottsdale, Champions course - hole 2
The Champions Course at the TPC Scottsdale is a similar desert experience to the more celebrated Stadium Course.
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TPC Scottsdale, Champions course - hole 3
The par-3 third on the Champions Course at the TPC Scottsdale is tough to ace.
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TPC Scottsdale, Champions course - hole 4
The split fairway of the Champions Course on the TPC Scottsdale makes an interesting par-5 fourth hole.
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TPC Scottsdale - 4th hole - Waste Management Phoenix Open
Kevin Sutherland putts out on the fourth green at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course during the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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TPC Scottsdale - 17th hole - Waste Management Phoenix Open
The drivable 17th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open often plays a role in who wins the tournament.
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TPC Scottsdale, Champions course - hole 9
The ninth hole on the Champions Course at the TPC Scottsdale ends with a water hazard.
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TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course - no. 15
The par-5 15th hole at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course.
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TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course - 18th
The finishing hole at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course features a large lake on the left side and plenty of fairway bunkers to challenge the tee shot.
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Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale - 4th
The short, par-3 fourth is a fun, little test early in the round at TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course.
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