TPC Scottsdale, designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf in 1986 and redesigned by Weiskopf in 2014, is a par 71 with total yardage at 7,261.
The golf course begins its transformation to a tournament venue in October and the work goes right on up to tournament week.
Fans will notice a few changes, the first being when they first arrive.
“We’re preparing for the 2024 DraftKings sportsbook that is under construction right now and so the entry is going to be a new, temporary entry that next year will evolve into permanent in the same location. But we’ve got a new entry, we’ve got a new clock tower that’s going right at the entry that’s going to be kind of a big landmark where people will know exactly where the entry is,” said Williams.
“The fan zone is in the same location but we’ve spent significant money to create just a better experience for the fans. It’s got more landscaping, it’s got more shade it’s got a new structure called the Goldwater grill. It’s going to have two video boards. Fan zone is not an area where you can view live golf so we put video boards up so people can see action of the golf.
“The 16th hole has two large new video boards this year as well. They’re fantastic and so that’s going to make 16’s experience really, really cool and different.”
One video board will be located “directly behind the green, one of them is to the south of the green. They’re all pretty viewable from almost any angle though.”
A new concession stand near the 10th tee called Nine and a Half has opened just in time for the 2023 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)
There’s also a new concession stand just off the 10th tee box that will serve as a VIP hangout during the tournament, with reservations required at the tables there.
The first two rounds will be televised live on Golf Channel with the third and final rounds on the weekend first on Golf Channel before switching over to CBS.
Barring a playoff, the tournament will end around 4 p.m. local time (6 p.m. ET), about 20 minutes before kickoff to Super Bowl LVII, about 30 miles away in Glendale, Arizona.
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