TPC of Boston At Great Woods 2010 – PGA Preview
Last Year, I attended this fantastic tournament. Unfortunately I did not have time to register for press passes, which is why there are not photopgraphs attached this blog, but hopefully this year my paperwork has been submitted on time!
From the Deutsche Bank website: the top 100 players in the FedExCup points standings descended on TPC Boston, fans were treated to a Championship filled with drama, and it wasnt until the final hole on Labor Day Monday that Steve Stricker secured victory and joined an impressive list of Deutsche Bank Championship winners that includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh (twice), Adam Scott and Olin Browne. Stricker carded birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to shoot a final-round 67 and edge Jason Dufner and Scott Verplank by two strokes with a winning score of 17-under-par 267. Stricker not only took home the $1.35 million winners check from the Championship’s record $7.5 million purse, but also earned 2,500 FedExCup points and surged past Tiger Woods into the points lead heading into the third of four PGA TOUR Playoff events. Strickers third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 20 events in 2009 vaulted him to a career-best No. 2 ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking. Strickers late surge helped him break away from a crowded leaderboard, as 12 players started the final round within three strokes of the lead and 20 players were within five strokes. The dramatic climax to the tournament, along with the notable consequence that Stricker had leapt over the indomitable Woods in the FedExCup standings with his win, created a sentiment among many that suggested the 2009 Championship had become the highlight tournament of the three-year-old FedExCup Playoff system.
Tournament Website: Deutschebank Tournament Link
Course Website: TPC of Boston At Great Woods
Number of Holes: 18
Rates: Private, Membership Based
Hours of Operation: Unknown
Contact Info:
TPC BOSTON
400 Arnold Palmer Blvd. | Norton, MA 02766
Phone (508) 285-3200
Reviews: Golf Link
Directions: Google
Driving Range?: Yes
Extras: TPC, Caddie Program
TPC Boston will host the Deutsche Bank Championship for the seventh season, 2009
PGA TOUR Playoff Round 2, Only the top 70 in the standings advance to the following week’s BMW Championship.
Course Par Value: 71
Course Yardage: 7,207
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)
7,207 (2007-08)
7,415 (2003-06)
Grass: Bentgrass (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass, fescue (rough)
Tournament Stimpmeter: 11.5 feet
Sand bunkers: 53
Water hazards: 2
I’ll be attending this tournament this weekend and posting live blogs and photos from the event.
