The 2026 Waste Management Phoenix Open is played this year at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The tournament’s host course has been at the Arizona club since 1987, practically right after the course opened.
TPC Scottsdale, designed by Tom Weiskopf, plays as a par-71 golf course, playing to a scorecard distance of 7,261 yards, making it one of the average-length golf course on the PGA Tour. Three courses on the PGA Tour player under 7,000 yards, including for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
TPC Scottsdale scorecard breakdown
TPC Scottsdale has three par 5s, four par 3s and 11 par 4s, and the golf course finishes with a fantastic par 3, a drivable par 4 and a risky tee shot on the closing par 4. The scorecard remains the same from 2024.
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There’s a variety in length in two of the par 3s, ranging from 163 yards to 215 yards. The par 5s can be eagle opportunities for any player in the field, but getting off the tee is crucial to set up those opportunities. The second shots are no bargain.
The par 4s, though, are generally longer than 400 yards, though the 17th hole is a great penultimate hole to entice players.
TPC Scottsdale scorecard
HOLE
YARDS
PAR
1
403
4
2
442
4
3
558
5
4
183
3
5
470
4
6
432
4
7
215
3
8
475
4
9
453
4
OUT
3631
35
10
428
4
11
472
4
12
192
3
13
558
5
14
490
4
15
553
5
16
163
3
17
332
4
18
442
4
IN
3630
36
TOTAL
7261
71
TPC Scottsdale course breakdown
Now that we know the layout of the golf course, what else makes TPC Scottsdale a challenge?
Desert golf places a bigger emphasis on driving, and that seems somewhat obvious given desert and desert plantlife isn’t particularly great for golf.
The par 3s are especially challening here, including the 16th hole because of the atmsophere and a relatively small target.
The par 5s often entice players into making bad decisions, and if the wind picks up, it can be problematic.