TPC Twin Cities
{{Short description|Private golf club}}
{{Infobox golf facility
| golf_facility_name = TPC Twin Cities
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| location = Blaine, Minnesota, U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|45.177|-93.213|display=inline, title}}
| establishment = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| type = Private
| pushpin_map = USA#USA Minnesota
| pushpin_relief = 1
| elevation = {{convert|900|ft|round=5}}
| owner =
| operator = PGA Tour TPC Network
| greens =
| fairways =
| holes = 18
| tournaments = 3M Championship (2001-2018)
3M Open (2019-present)
| website = [https://tpc.com/twincities/ tpc.com/twincities]
| course1 =
| designer1 = Arnold Palmer,
with Tom Lehman
| par1 = 72
| length1 = {{convert|7164|yd}}{{cite web |url=https://tpc.com/twincities/scorecard/ |publisher=TPC Twin Cities |title=Scorecard |accessdate=May 3, 2018}}
| rating1 = 75.4
| slope1 = 143 {{cite web|url=https://ncrdb.usga.org/NCRDB/courseTeeInfo.aspx?CourseID=1426|publisher=USGA |title=Course Rating and Slope Database™ - TPC Twin Cities |accessdate=May 3, 2018}}
| record1 = 60; 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010%2C3281685|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Golf: Senior 3M Championship |date=August 13, 2001 |page=C4}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/s568/07/18/inside.course/ |title=Inside the Champions Tour course: TPC Twin Cities |work=PGA Tour |date=July 18, 2008 |accessdate=2009-11-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604123921/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/s568/07/18/inside.course/ |archivedate=June 4, 2011 }} 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.{{cite web |title=It's official: Minnesota getting stop on PGA Tour starting in 2019 |url=http://www.startribune.com/it-s-official-minnesota-getting-stop-on-pga-tour-starting-in-2019/485813021/ |website=Star Tribune |accessdate=18 June 2018}}
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{{Cite web |last=Stauss |first=Mike |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Tournament Fact Sheet |url=https://www.gcsaa.org/docs/default-source/tournament-fact-sheets/pga-tour/2024/7.25-3m-open-(pga-tour).pdf?sfvrsn=965ac63e_1}}
=Grass Types=
The TPC Twin Cities golf course utilizes a variety of grass types to maintain its playing conditions:
- Fairways and tees: Bentgrass
- Greens: Bentgrass
- Rough: Kentucky bluegrass with Fescue
= Back tees =
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!Hole!!Yards!!Par!! !!Hole!!Yards!!Par | ||||||
1 | 426 | 4 | rowspan=10 style="background:#E6E8FA;"| | 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 | |