Field: Top 100 FedExCup Pts. Standings •
Yards: 7,214

Inside the course: TPC Boston

Aug. 29, 2010
By PGA TOUR Staff

The TOUR moves north to the Boston area for the second week of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup -- the Deutsche Bank Championship. Learn more about this week's venue, TPC Boston.

Fast facts

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	8 (including 2010)
Course ranking	Ranked 37th (out of 51 courses) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2009
Yardage history	7,304 (2009-present)
	7,207 (2007-08)
	7,415 (2003-06)
Par value:	71
Grass	Bentgrass (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass, fescue (rough)
Tournament Stimpmeter	11.5 feet
Sand bunkers	53
Water hazards	2
Course tour	Click here

Course record

Player
Vijay Singh
Mike Weir

Year
2006
2008

Round
3rd
1st

Finish
2nd
2nd

Holes-in-one

There have been four aces recorded at TPC Boston

Player	Hole	Year
Robert Allenby	16	2006
Jonathan Byrd	11	2006
Kevin Stadler	3	2005
GarrettWillis	11	2003

2009 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

	The TPC really starts to show its teeth on the 5th hole. Drives must be long and accurate to avoid a strategically placed bunker on the left side of the fairway. This will lead to a mid-iron approach shot to a 3 tiered green, with trouble left and right. 2009: 0 eagles, 29 birdies, 236 pars, 67 bogeys, 11 double bogeys, 1 others.
Easiest Hole
	This par 5 finishing hole will undoubtedly be controversial. Players can choose to carry two bunkers in the middle of the fairway and leave themselves a chance to reach the green with a fairway wood. Or the longest hitters can carry the right fairway bunker around 320 yards, giving themselves a mid-iron approach for a chance at eagle. The players choosing to lay up on their second shot will still need to avoid a pot bunker in the center of the fairway in order to score well. There will be plenty of birdies, bogeys, and heartbreak on this finishing hole. 2009: 15 eagles, 192 birdies, 116 pars, 17 bogeys, 4 double bogeys and 0 others.

TPC Boston			2009 rankings		Last seven years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. score	Rank	Avg. score	Rank
1	4	365	3.855	13	3.896	14
2	5	554	4.599	16	4.734	17
3	3	184	3.006	8	3.037	10
4	4	298	3.561	17	3.915	13
5	4	466	4.186	1	4.182	1
6	4	465	4.07	7	4.114	7
7	5	600	4.756	15	4.806	16
8	3	213	3.154	4	3.143	6
9	4	472	4.113	5	4.172	4
10	4	425	4.006	8	4.034	11
11	3	231	3.183	2	3.180	3
12	4	461	3.98	11	4.071	8
13	4	451	4.177	3	4.155	5
14	4	495	4.102	6	4.181	2
15	4	421	3.951	12	3.977	12
16	3	161	3.006	8	3.066	9
17	4	412	3.817	14	3.894	15
18	5	528	4.427	18	4.593	18

Course origins

The TPC Boston project started as a 600-acre parcel of land, and 155 acres were deeded to conservation trusts by the development partnership. The deeded conservation land connects to conservation land managed by the Norton, Mass., and Mansfield, Mass., Land Preservation Societies. The facility has 3,800 linear feet of wooden bridges crossing the 250 acres of wetlands found throughout the site. Four acres of land were provided to the Massachusetts Golf Association to be used for an on-site headquarters. Allied golf associations are also headquartered in the same building.

Additionally, the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund and the Ouimet Museum are housed in the golf association building. The golf course site was formerly used for charcoal production for the jewelry, brick and iron industries, as well as lumber for ship construction. More recently, parts of the property were used as a gravel mine for the construction of nearby Route 495. The golf course opened for play June 28, 2002.

Since 2006, the course has been undergoing competitive modification to enhance strategy and visual interest. The original tournament length of 7,415 yards has been reduced to the current 7,304 yards. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Tournament course history