TPC Sawgrass Virtual Caddie Tour

Par three 3rd Hole: The view looking back to the tee. The water isn't really in play here nor the waste area but the bunker left (right in view) is. It's usually a mid iron into this green with tricky pins tucked back left and elsewhere with subtle rolls off and waste areas for

Par four 4th Hole: A testament to the modicum that a golf hole need not be long necessarily to be good and Pete Dye does that well all around these links. It's as long as 295 to carry all the bunker right and as little as 245 more towards middle view with 285 through the fairway into the rough at the 'hillock' - but you must be in the fairway here ...

4th Hole: A view from behind the green looking back at the tee shot landing zone and tee as the hole snakes it's way to the green. This green requires an exacting second shot over water and the corner pins placed in sections where the sloping divides often penalizing an errant play with a two putt required over a slope and back down to the hole ....

Par four 4th Hole: Here's an example of that separation and sloping with a left hand pin should you have your golf ball in the middle of this green. And these greens are rolling a good 10 or more on the Stimpmeter add to that downhill slope and you'll have to 'Dye'

Par three 8th Hole: There's plenty of shot value in this beauty of a par three requiring a long iron or more into a green with a narrow left front opening and severely sloping from right to left with a back right pin hidden from view and requiring a high shot to reward ...

Par five 11th Hole: This view looking back to the tee shot and lay up areas with waste bunker and water all down the left side and which snakes it's way around the front, right, and behind the hole here at the green. Any 3rd shot left or over here and see what you get!

Par four 12th Hole: An aerial view of the landing area on another great short hole at The TPC. The mound left obscures the players view unless he gets his tee shot down the right side and far enough. Then it's all about the second shot values into this tricky green ...

Par four 12th Hole: A right side pin is a good example of that shot value. There's only about 8 paces of green here to land and stop your ball. Miss it over and it runs down and off making a simple par on this great short hole an uncertainty .....

Par three 13th Hole: Dye always like to put the trouble right there 'in your face'. A right front pin is protected by that 'pot' bunker in the middle and the left front by water all down the left side. There's a severe slope mid green to left and middle to back protecting a back pin

Par three 13th Hole: Back to the look at the par three 13th green here you can see the sloping middle to left and middle to back. Though it's usually a 6 iron or so the shot has to be executed correctly and high especially to get to that back pin. Anything less will not

Par four 14th Hole: An aerial view of the landing zone of the tee shot and second shot look into the green. A green mounded to rebound shots coming in with a mid iron with waste bunker all down the left and deep rye rough protecting the right side ....

14th Hole: A more zoomed view into the 14th green. The pin locations are all protected by slopes and mounds which require only well struck high golf shots get rewarded with access to them and lesser golf shots deflected with two putts required over mounds

14th Hole: You can see how the right side of this green slopes and with a mid iron shot in here. That right front pin is protected front and behind as it slopes away from the shot. All of Dye's greens are sectioned off like this with some more severe than others

Par four 15th Hole: This view of the dogleg right hole has waste area all down the right side and it's 340 through the fairway to that waste area you see in the middle of this view. The green is separated by that valley in the mid right (left in pic) and from front to back

Par five 16th Hole: A zoomed look off the tee of what appears to be a docile short par five hole. But once you get it in the fairway here it's all about the second shot value into a green protected by water and sand around it and behind ...

Par five 16th Hole: Here's a aerial view of the 16th green from way right and above. The play is coming into this green from your left out of this view and you get the 'picture' how narrow this green really is and how water plays such a large part in the shot value ...

16th Hole: Here's the 16th green from behind looking back to the second shot area and tricky lay up area (to your right and somewhat obscured from view). It's risk reward and a yellow line around it should you go in two - the most severe of 'agua' behind

TPC Sawgrass 143 yard Par three 17th Hole: Only a sadist could design one more nerve wracking than this shot requires. You've only got two holes to go to protect a big check or a win and one bad play here and you could be ruined. A fan favorite & potential car/train wreck zone ....

Par four 18th Hole: So you got by #17 eh? How about having to face this tee shot if you're not trusting it!? That bushy tree where the caddy is in view is about 290ish off the tee. If you can place it in the fairway just in front of it, you're golden, with a mid iron 2nd

18th Hole: 'Put it right in your face Pete' does it well again here at #18 at The TPC. Yeah if you hug the left a little and don't hook it off the tee you can cut off a lot of yards giving yourself a short iron second shot with a better angle into this finishing green

18th Hole: Here's that view from the right side second shot zoomed into the 18th green. From this angle the green sits 'more obtusely' requiring an exacting high middle iron approach to finish off your round, day, or golfing week ... what a great design finishing hole

18th Hole: The 18th view from above and behind. The green is protected and tiered with drop offs, water, and waste areas protecting wrong side misses. A gem of a hole and fitting to hold the Tour's 5th Major!