When the PGA Tour announced changes to one of Pete Dye’s iconic golf courses, officials knew they could count on the cooperation of the grand master. That’s because one thing Dye doesn’t do is stay still – or stop growing.
Right after the 2016 Players Championship at the Dye-designed Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., PGA Tour officials will oversee a major renovation, including a regrassing of the greens and an expansion of the range. But the biggest news is the conversion of the 358-yard, par-4 12th hole into a shorter, more risk/reward drivable par 4.