Check the yardage book: PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course for The American Express

PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course, which opened in 1986 in La Quinta, California, is one of three courses used for this week’s The American Express on the PGA Tour.

Paired with amateurs in a pro-am format, the pros will play one round each Thursday-Saturday on the Dye Stadium Course (7,113 yards, par 72), La Quinta Country Club (7,060 yards, par 72) and PGA West’s Nicklaus Tournament Course (7,159 yards, par 72). Sunday’s final round will be on the Dye Stadium Course.

The Stadium Course ranks No. 11 in California on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list for public-access layouts, with the Nicklaus Tournament Course ranked No. 25 on that list.

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Thanks to yardage books provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the pros face this week. Check out the maps of each hole below.