PGA West

33.643302°N 116.267506°W / 33.643302; -116.267506

PGA West

Club information
Location	La Quinta, California, United States
Established	1986
Type	Private (3 courses) Resort (3 courses)
Owned by	Century Golf Partners
Operated by	Arnold Palmer Golf Management
Total holes	108
Events hosted	The American Express, formerly the Desert Classic (1987, 2016-) Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (1995–96)
Website	www.pgawest.com/golf
Stadium Course
Designed by	Pete Dye
Par	72
Length	7,113 yards
Norman
Designed by	Greg Norman
Par	72
Length	7,200 yards
Nicklaus Tournament
Designed by	Jack Nicklaus
Par	72
Length	7,204 yards
Nicklaus Private
Designed by	Jack Nicklaus
Par	72
Length	6,951 yards
Palmer
Designed by	Arnold Palmer
Par	72
Length	6,950 yards
Weiskopf
Designed by	Tom Weiskopf
Par	72
Length	7,164 yards

PGA West is a set of 6 golf courses located in La Quinta, California.

The PGA West Stadium Course was designed by Pete Dye and is viewed as the sequel to the TPC at Sawgrass. It was inspired by the Scottish links-style courses and at one point was considered one of Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses in America.

Golf tournaments

The PGA West Stadium Course has hosted many important golf tournaments and is considered one of the most challenging courses in America.

• Skins Game – 1986–1991
• The American Express, formerly the Desert Classic – 1987, 2016–present
• PGA Club Professional Championship – 1990
• PGA Tour Qualifying School Finals – 1986, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2006 and 2008
• Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – 1995–1996

Controversy

The PGA West Stadium Course has long been known as the course that was too tough for the professionals. In 1987 it made its first appearance as a PGA Tour venue in the Bob Hope Classic (now known as The American Express). After creating a challenging course setup in what is normally one of the PGA Tour's easier tournaments, the tour pros refused to return in 1988 successfully signing a petition to get it removed as one of the host courses, a ban that effectively ran until 2015; the course returned to the rotation in 2016.^[1][2][3]