TPC Twin Cities

TPC Twin Cities
Club information
TPC Twin Cities is located in the United States
TPC Twin Cities
TPC Twin Cities is located in Minnesota
TPC Twin Cities
Coordinates45°10′37″N 93°12′47″W / 45.177°N 93.213°W / 45.177; -93.213
LocationBlaine, Minnesota, U.S.
Elevation900 feet (275 m)
Established2000; 25 years ago (2000)
TypePrivate
Operated byPGA Tour TPC Network
Total holes18
Events hosted3M Championship (2001-2018)
3M Open (2019-present)
Websitetpc.com/twincities
Designed byArnold Palmer,
with Tom Lehman
Par72
Length7,164 yards (6,551 m)[1]
Course rating75.4
Slope rating143 [1][2]
Course record60; Paul Goydos (2017) Daniel Gale (2023)

TPC Twin Cities is a private golf club in the north central United States, located within the subdivision of Deacon’s Walk in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb north of Minneapolis.

Opened in 2000, the 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer in consultation with Tom Lehman; who is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. Since 2001, it has hosted the 3M Championship on the PGA Tour Champions.[3][4] On June 18, 2018, it was announced that the 3M Championship would end after 2018, and be replaced by the 3M Open, a PGA Tour event starting in 2019.[5]

Course

TPC Twin Cities is maintained by superintendent Joseph Rolstad. The property was a sod farm before the golf course was built.

Average Green Size: 6,500 sq. ft.

Total Property Acres: 235

Acres of Fairway: 28

Acres of Rough: 59

Number of Sand Bunkers: 72 Number of Water Hazards: 27

Number of Holes Water is in Play: 15 Soil Conditions: Sand

Water Sources: Well and holding lake Drainage Conditions: Very good[6]

Grass Types

The TPC Twin Cities golf course utilizes a variety of grass types to maintain its playing conditions:

Back tees

Hole Yards Par Hole Yards Par
1 426 4 10 379 4
2 388 4 11 414 4
3 546 5 12 593 5
4 177 3 13 228 3
5 418 4 14 423 4
6 571 5 15 451 4
7 318 4 16 387 4
8 204 3 17 184 3
9 475 4 18 582 5
Out 3,523 36 In 3,641 36
Source:[1] Total 7,164 72

References

  1. ^ a b c "Scorecard". TPC Twin Cities. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - TPC Twin Cities". USGA. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Golf: Senior 3M Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 13, 2001. p. C4.
  4. ^ "Inside the Champions Tour course: TPC Twin Cities". PGA Tour. July 18, 2008. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  5. ^ "It's official: Minnesota getting stop on PGA Tour starting in 2019". Star Tribune. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. ^ Stauss, Mike (July 24, 2024). "Tournament Fact Sheet" (PDF).