PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)

In 2016, the pga tour's careerbuilder challenge event (formerly known as the bob hope classic) co-hosted the championship on both the nicklaus tournament course (featuring two island greens) and pete dye's tpc stadium course at pga west.

âĢľalso starting in 1986 was the nicklaus tournament course, another major (albeit sometimes overcooked) complex that would certainly attract more interest if it weren't located directly adjacent to the stadium,âĢĿ wrote daniel wexler in the palm springs area golf guide.

Water is used sparingly here (it has a noticeable effect on just six holes), but it is the predominant consideration on much of the layout's most notable plays, with the exception of dry entrants like the 549-yard 4th, the 364-yard split-fairway 6th, and the 528-yard 11th.