Sep. 4, 2009
By PGA TOUR Staff
The TOUR moves north to the Boston area for the second week of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup -- the Deutsche Bank Championship. Learn more about this week's venue, TPC Boston.
| Fast facts |
| Course Superintendent |
Thomas G. Brodeur |
| Original architect |
Palmer Golf Design (2001) |
| Course remodel |
Hanse Golf Course Design (2006-present, changes are ongoing) |
| Number of TOUR events as host venue |
7 (including 2009) |
| Course ranking |
Ranked 42nd (out of 54 courses) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2008 |
| Yardage history |
7,304 (2009) |
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7,207 (2007-08) |
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7,415 (2003-06) |
| Par value: |
71 |
| Grass |
Bentgrass (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass, fescue (rough) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter |
11.5 feet |
| Sand bunkers |
53 |
| Water hazards |
2 |
| Course tour |
Click here |
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| Course record |
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Player
Vijay Singh
Mike Weir |
Year
2006
2008 |
Round
3rd
1st |
Finish
2nd
2nd |
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| Holes-in-one |
| There have been four aces recorded at TPC Boston |
| Robert Allenby |
16 |
2006 |
| Jonathan Byrd |
11 |
2006 |
| Kevin Stadler |
3 |
2005 |
| GarrettWillis |
11 |
2003 |
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| 2008 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
 |
This par 4 has been dramatically changed. Its bunkers on the left have been removed and replaced with chocolate drop mounds sporadically placed on the left side of the fairway covered in natural fescue grasses. These mounds don't look too dangerous until you hit it there. Players will find themselves - even with a good drive - with an approach shot of upwards of 200 yards into a relatively small green.
2008: 0 eagles, 40 birdies, 249 pars, 92 bogeys, 7 double bogeys, 0 others. |
| Easiest Hole |
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This par 5 finishing hole will undoubtedly be controversial. Players can choose to carry two bunkers in the middle of the fairway and leave themselves a chance to reach the green with a fairway wood. Or the longest hitters can carry the right fairway bunker around 320 yards, giving themselves a mid-iron approach for a chance at eagle. The players choosing to lay up on their second shot will still need to avoid a pot bunker in the center of the fairway in order to score well. There will be plenty of birdies, bogeys, and heartbreak on this finishing hole.
2008: 21 eagles, 206 birdies, 137 pars, 19 bogeys, 4 double bogeys and 1 other. |
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| TPC Boston |
2008 rankings | Last six years |
| 1 |
4 |
365 |
3.92 |
12 |
3.902 |
15 |
| 2 |
5 |
554 |
4.691 |
16 |
4.752 |
17 |
| 3 |
3 |
184 |
2.985 |
10 |
3.041 |
10 |
| 4 |
4 |
298 |
3.582 |
17 |
3.961 |
13 |
| 5 |
4 |
466 |
4.103 |
4 |
4.181 |
2 |
| 6 |
4 |
465 |
4.034 |
7 |
4.120 |
7 |
| 7 |
5 |
600 |
4.812 |
15 |
4.812 |
16 |
| 8 |
3 |
213 |
3.119 |
2 |
3.141 |
6 |
| 9 |
4 |
472 |
4.113 |
3 |
4.180 |
3 |
| 10 |
4 |
425 |
4.021 |
8 |
4.038 |
11 |
| 11 |
3 |
231 |
3.039 |
6 |
3.179 |
4 |
| 12 |
4 |
461 |
3.992 |
9 |
4.083 |
8 |
| 13 |
4 |
451 |
4.085 |
5 |
4.152 |
5 |
| 14 |
4 |
495 |
4.17 |
1 |
4.191 |
1 |
| 15 |
4 |
426 |
3.894 |
13 |
3.981 |
12 |
| 16 |
3 |
161 |
2.982 |
11 |
3.074 |
9 |
| 17 |
4 |
412 |
3.889 |
14 |
3.905 |
14 |
| 18 |
5 |
528 |
4.438 |
18 |
4.615 |
18 |
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| Course origins |
| The TPC Boston project started as a 600-acre parcel of land, and 155 acres were deeded to conservation trusts by the development partnership. The deeded conservation land connects to conservation land managed by the Norton, Mass., and Mansfield, Mass., Land Preservation Societies. The facility has 3,800 linear feet of wooden bridges crossing the 250 acres of wetlands found throughout the site. Four acres of land were provided to the Massachusetts Golf Association to be used for an on-site headquarters. Allied golf associations are also headquartered in the same building. |
| Additionally, the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund and the Ouimet Museum are housed in the golf association building. The golf course site was formerly used for charcoal production for the jewelry, brick and iron industries, as well as lumber for ship construction. More recently, parts of the property were used as a gravel mine for the construction of nearby Route 495. The golf course opened for play June 28, 2002. |
| Since 2006, the course has been undergoing competitive modification to enhance strategy and visual interest. The original tournament length of 7,415 yards has been reduced to the current 7,304 yards. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| Tournament course history |
| TPC Boston |
Norton, Mass. |
2003-present |
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