Todd Kelly
| USA TODAY Sports
One of the most scenic golf courses on the PGA Tour 2024 schedule was the most gettable for the best players in the world.
It’s no surprise, as it has been that way for the last three seasons, according to the stats.
The next three easiest courses on this list make up the rotation for the American Express in the southern California desert. That’s probably also not a surprise.
The PGA Tour stats for easiest golf courses has 42 courses listed. The stats cover The Sentry through the Tour Championship. Take a closer look at the top 10 (with the full list of easiest golf courses below that) for the 2024 season.
1. Plantation Course at Kapalua – The Sentry
Kapalua is the only par 73 track on Tour and the pros tear it up every January. The scoring average in 2024 was more than 4 ½ strokes under par.
Yardage: 7,596
Par: 73
Scoring average: 68.366 (-4.636)
2. La Quinta Country Club – The American Express
One of three tracks used for the American Express, LQCC produced a scoring average of more than four strokes under par.
Yardage: 7,060
Par: 72
Scoring average: 67.905 (-4.097)
3. Nicklaus Tournament Course – The American Express
Also in the rotation for the American Express, this course was almost four strokes under par in 2024.
Yardage: 7,159
Par: 72
Scoring average: 68.085 (-3.916)
4. Pete Dye Stadium Course – The American Express
The third of three golf courses used at the the American Express, golfers were nearly three strokes under par there in 2024.
Yardage: 7,187
Par: 72
Scoring average: 69.149 (-2.852)
5. Keene Trace Golf Club (Champion Trace) – ISCO Championship
Yardage: 7,328
Par: 72
Scoring average: 69.363 (-2.637)
6. TPC Craig Ranch – The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Yardage: 7,414
Par: 71
Scoring average: 68.497 (-2.503)
7. Torrey Pines Golf Course (North Course) – Farmers Insurance Open
Yardage: 7,258
Par: 72
Scoring average: 69.501 (-2.500)
8. TPC River Highlands – Travelers Championship
Yardage: 6,835
Par: 70
Scoring average: 69.629 (-2.371)
9. Pebble Beach Golf Links – ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Yardage: 6,972
Par: 72
Scoring average: 69.632 (-2.371)
10. TPC Deere Run – John Deere Classic
Yardage: 7,289
Par: 71
Scoring average: 68.781 (-2.219)
11. The full list of the easiest golf courses for the 2024 seasonPlantation Course at Kapalua – The SentryLa Quinta CC – The American ExpressNicklaus Tournament Course – The American ExpressPete Dye Stadium Course – The American ExpressKeene Trace Golf Club (Champion Trace) – ISCO ChampionshipTPC Craig Ranch – The CJ Cup Byron NelsonTorrey Pines Golf Course (North Course) – Farmers Insurance OpenEast Lake Golf Club – Tour ChampionshipTPC River Highlands – Travelers ChampionshipPebble Beach Golf Links – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmTPC Deere Run – John Deere ClassicGrand Reserve Golf Club – Puerto Rico OpenHarbour Town Golf Links – RBC HeritagePuntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course) – Corales Puntacana ChampionshipTahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood) – Barracuda ChampionshipDetroit Golf Club – Rocket Mortgage ClassicSpyglass Hill Golf Course – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmThe Renaissance Club – Genesis Scottish OpenWaialae Country Club – Sony Open in HawaiiThe Dunes Golf and Beach Club – Myrtle Beach ClassicTPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) – WM Phoenix OpenTPC Southwind – FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipSedgefield Country Club – Wyndham ChampionshipVidanta Vallarta – Mexico Open at VidantaPGA National Resort (The Champion) – Cognizant ClassicRiviera Country Club – Genesis InvitationalCastle Pines Golf Club – BMW ChampionshipTPC Twin Cities – 3M ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course) – The Players ChampionshipValhalla Golf Club – PGA ChampionshipMemorial Park Golf Course – Texas Children’s Houston OpenHamilton Golf & Country Club – RBC Canadian OpenArnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge – Arnold Palmer InvitationalTorrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) – Farmers Insurance OpeInnisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) – Valspar ChampionshipTPC San Antonio (Oaks Course) – Valero Texas OpenQuail Hollow Club – Wells Fargo ChampionshipColonial Country Club – Charles Schwab ChallengeMuirfield Village Golf Club – The Memorial TournamentAugusta National Golf Club – The Masters TournamentRoyal Troon – The Open ChampionshipPinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2) – U.S. Open
