The Stadium Course at PGA WEST

What a great deal we found on GolfNow at the last minute! The Stadium Course is not fair, but life is not fair either as per Pete Dye. We could not have had better conditions on this date, and playing it forward was a must for our bunch. Well done if you can shoot your hdcp on this track.

As usual the course I’d in absolutely great condition, the greens are fast a true and you get punished if you loose concentration the Pete Dye design is awesome. If you love golf you need to play this course

Jan 27th ... Sometimes "Too Good to be True", is really a good deal. Booked a 1:48 pm T-Time at PGA West TPC Stadium Course on GolfNow for $60.00, arrived early and was welcomed by everyone from the guys at the front door to the Pro-Shop staff & Starter, they were more than accommodating. Got hooked up with a 3 some from Minneapolis went out at 1:30 pm, we finished at 5:08 pm, what an amazing course & experience, played from the Whites they were difficult enough, lost 2 balls #6 in water & #15 in yard/bushes, made 2 birdies, had a few 3 putts, shot 40/42=82, had to pinch myself more than once to make sure I wasn't dreaming, a really fun day on a tough course, that the Pro's recently made the game look easy!

Pace of play was slow as we had two novice golfers in front of us. Course is difficult one needs to pick the best tees for the skill of their ability

Played PGA West Stadium course today. I shot a 91, which is phenomenal since I haven't played back home since October. There is a ton of sand and lots of water. If your ok with that, it is great. We got lucky as there was no one ahead of us and no one behind us. So cool to play a course a week before the pros are there. Can't wait to watch them next week.

The golf course was a great golf course to play the pace of play was very poor I believe because of membership they did not regulate the time it took us 5 1/2 hours to play 18 normally I am a fast player and I would’ve played it within three hours.

Great weather and course was pristine. Keep it straight and avoid those bunkers around the greens, which are 10 feet or more below the green. Play over water and broad waste areas. The 17th hole is awesome, a 150 yard par 3 over water to a small island green. The 18th is made for a long hitter. The grand stands were already up around the 17th and 18th for the upcoming FedEx event which made it fun, and offered a few good photo opportunities. Great staff, proshop, clubhouse and restaurant, all pro tour level.

Great place to play especially on a golf now discounted round.

Love to play here when I can get on for a discounted rate. Great track.

Just an excellent course. Every hole offers different looks, hazards. Humps and bumps were fair, but you definitely had a few ackward stances. Conditions were very good. Would play it again for sure when we get back to Palm Springs

The course was a great course to play But the pace of play was very slow. The greens were in terrible condition as were getting ready for the PGA tournament in couple of weeks. Wish we had been told the greens were in that condition as we wouldn’t of spent that kind of money to play.

The course was a great course to play the layout was excellent they are going to play a PGA tournament in a couple weeks the only thing that I did not like was the pace of play it was a little slow.

Very nice afternoon round. Pace of play was good. Tough yet playable course and always worth the money. Would definitely come back

This is one of Pete Dye’s best designs and most challenging. Adhere to instructions and tips from built in GPS on carts and your day should be unscathing. Failure to sacrifice distance for accuracy on some holes may prove costly. A great test for precision golf and remember, Do Not Go Left on the 16th.

Played for $65 through GolfNow. Pace was excellent, playing in 4 hours. Conditions were very good, the greens were fast and the fairways in great shape. Ask the starter which tees to play to fully enjoy this beauty. I’m a 9 hdcp and played the blue/white combo which was perfect for my game.

Played the Stadium course yesterday. First time playing at La Quinta or the Stadium Course.

The Stadium course is notoriously difficult, and rightfully so. I was lucky to draw a husband and wife duo who were a 3 and 9 handicap respectively, that had played there multiple times.

Service - 10

Driving Range - 9

Layout - 8

Conditions - 7

Fun Factor - 9

Challenge - 10

Overall - 8

The course starts off mildly with some tight, narrow holes that require you to hit the fairway or accept a bogey. You must then hit the green or accept a bogey. If you hit the wrong part of the green you must accept a bogey. It's more fun than it sounds.

This is the tone for the entire course. Pete Dye gives you an assignment, you just follow his directions to complete the assignment. You have options on most holes but there's always one shot that requires you do something exactly right or pay a price.

The par 3's and 5's stand out in particular, and there famous closing stretch lives up to the hype.

I can easily recommend any single digit play this course at least once. Higher handicaps should go into it with the right expectations to have a memorable day. Regardless of score, simply playing some of the holes exactly right will be immensely rewarding and provide good memories and stories after the round.

This was our first time golfing at PGA West Stadium Course.

Pete Dye’s layout is quite challenging and the wonderful topography of elevation changes are enjoyable.

From the bag boys to Proshop and starters were friendly and inviting.