Trump International Golf Course will host the Puerto Rico Open again this year.
March 05, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
| Fast facts |
| Course Superintendent | David F. Russell | | Original architect | Tom Kite (2004) | | Redesign | Tom Kite (2007-2008) | | Par value | 72 | | Number of TOUR events as host venue | 5 (including 2012) | | Course ranking | Ranked 32 (out of 51) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2011 | | Yardage history | 7,569 (2008-present) | | Grass | Paspalum (tees); Salam paspalum (rough, fairways); Sea Dwarf paspalum (greens) | | Tournament Stimpmeter | 11 ft | | Sand bunkers | 62 | | Water hazards | 18 | | Course tour | Click here | |
| Course record |
| Player
Chris Tidland
James Driscoll
Derek Lamely | Year
2011
2011
2010 | Round
2nd
1st
3rd | Finish
T7
T42
WON | |
| Holes-in-one |
| Notah Begay III | No. 6 | 2009 | | Greg Chalmers | No. 16 | 2009 | | Jimmy Walker | No. 11 | 2009 | | | |
| 2011 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
 | The par-4 477-yard 14th Hole No. 14, which plays into the wind, is a 459-yard par 4 and the No.1 handicap hole on the course. Avoid bunkers left and right of the fairway; also be prepared to use a wood for your second shot. Four is a great score for this hole.
2011: 0 eagles, 33 birdies, 275 pars, 80 bogeys, 7 double bogeys, 2 others. | |
| Easiest hole |  | The par-5 547-yard 2nd Hole No. 2 is a 547-yard par 5 with the prevailing wind blowing from the left. A well-struck tee shot will find the middle of the fairway in between the two bunkers. From there the green is reachable in two, but be aware of the small and well protected green.
2011: 25 eagles, 204 birdies, 155 pars, 12 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 0 others. | |
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| Trump International | 2011 rankings | | 1 | 4 | 449 | 4.091 | 5 | | 2 | 5 | 547 | 4.395 | 18 | | 3 | 4 | 386 | 4.008 | 13 | | 4 | 4 | 455 | 4.111 | 2 | | 5 | 5 | 535 | 4.537 | 17 | | 6 | 3 | 203 | 3.038 | 11 | | 7 | 4 | 448 | 4.018 | 12 | | 8 | 3 | 236 | 3.068 | 7 | | 9 | 4 | 450 | 4.06 | 8 | | 10 | 4 | 430 | 4.053 | 10 | | 11 | 3 | 192 | 3.078 | 6 | | 12 | 4 | 465 | 4.101 | 3 | | 13 | 4 | 410 | 4.003 | 14 | | 14 | 4 | 477 | 4.169 | 1 | | 15 | 5 | 600 | 4.859 | 15 | | 16 | 3 | 202 | 3.093 | 4 | | 17 | 4 | 411 | 4.06 | 8 | | 18 | 5 | 630 | 4.793 | 16 | |
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| Course origins |
| Before the involvement with the Trump organization, the golf course was designed as four different nine-hole courses. The Palms Course was built through the wetland area. While the Palms is very flat and tight, the Mountain nine has a lot of elevation changes and great views of the ocean. | |
| The Lakes and Ocean courses are also flat with many water hazards and features. The Lakes and Ocean courses have been combined to form the Championship Course, while the Palms and Mountain courses are now the International Course. | |
| Tournament course history |
| Trump International Golf Club | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | 2008-present | |
While one group of TOUR pros will battle it out in the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, others will head south to sunny Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com.
