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Weather Caddy Est. 2026
TPC Sawgrass № 30203·08140
93
PlayabilityIndex · 0—100

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

THE PLAYERS Stadium Course

Reference outlook 6a — light wind, firm surfaces. 72 · 7,352 yds · Bermudagrass surfaces.

Prime

Hand-colored botanical study of bald cypress, Southern live oak, Bermudagrass, sea oats, Southern magnolia, and cabbage palmetto
North Florida wetland · hand-colored field study

Pete Dye, opened October 24, 1980 · major PGA TOUR renovation, 2016–17 · Dye-focused sixth-hole restoration by Davis Love III and Jeff Plotts, 2024–25

The Round Field Guide · live forecast

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THE PLAYERS Stadium Course

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The round, hour by hour

● Prime◐ Caution◆ Rough go✕ Hold
02550751006a — 93, Prime: light wind, firm surfaces7a — 83, Prime: light wind, firm surfaces8a — 83, Prime: light wind, firm surfaces9a — 69, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes10a — 59, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes11a — 64, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes12p — 61, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes1p — 60, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes2p — 53, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes3p — 57, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes4p — 62, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes5p — 55, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes6p — 55, Caution: crosswind on the exposed holes7p — 52, Rough go: gusts above club-selection tolerance 6a9aCAUTION12p3p6pROUGH GO PLAYABILITY INDEX 0–100 · LOCAL TIME
SUSTAINED WIND · MPH6a — 8 mph W, gusts 147a — 13 mph WSW, gusts 238a — 13 mph NNW, gusts 179a — 17 mph WSW, gusts 2210a — 21 mph NNW, gusts 2611a — 21 mph NW, gusts 3212p — 21 mph W, gusts 251p — 22 mph NNW, gusts 312p — 23 mph WSW, gusts 283p — 23 mph SW, gusts 294p — 18 mph NW, gusts 285p — 18 mph W, gusts 296p — 16 mph NNW, gusts 227p — 13 mph W, gusts 228W17WSW21W23SW16NNW
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The Caddy’s Book · THE PLAYERS Stadium Course

Clubs and tees, read with the weather

REFERENCE WINDOW 6A · 8 MPH

Player’s measureAdjust the folio

Crosswind at 8 mph. Start it into the wind and keep the finish balanced.

Approach registerStock carries
FlagPlaysClubCarry
141 yd145 yd8-iron145 yd
183 yd185 yd5-iron180 yd
236 yd240 yd3-wood225 yd

Bermuda underfoot · use the shaped contours when an approach mouth is open; beside bulkheads and water, favor the landing number over hopeful chase.
Dye’s balanced routing changes direction at every hole, using lakes, abrupt contours, and spectator mounds to make wind, angle, and exact carry matter across short, medium, and long holes.

Weather.city supplies live wind speed and true direction. Choose into, across, or helping for each shot until course-routing bearings are connected for automatic hole-relative wind.

Choose the ground

Four tee bands

With 230 yards of driver carry, start near Middle · 6,175 yd.

I

Championship

7,350yards · par 72 Driver carry 265+ Available
II

Back

6,765yards · par 72 Driver carry 235–264 Available
III

Middle

6,175yards · par 72 Driver carry 205–234 Caddy’s mark
IV

Forward

5,515yards · par 72 Driver carry Under 205 Available

Starting guidance, not a rule: driver carry × 28 is matched to the nearest Weather Caddy yardage band. Confirm the course’s current markers, routing, and local tee policy before play.

The grounds

6 PLATES · SEED tpc-sawgrass-stadium|30.203,-81.396

A North Florida wetland-and-maritime-hammock cabinet. Bermudagrass is course-verified; PGA TOUR reporting also verifies an oak, palms, and native grasses on the sixth-hole restoration. Exact species claims for those features, plus bald cypress, magnolia, and sea oats, remain locality-backed artistic selections until a property planting inventory is obtained.

The slow game · a personal field notebook

Collect a moment, not just a score.

Notice a leaf, a changing breeze, the sound of the rough. Mark the plants you spot below and leave a note from your walk.

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Engraved botanical plate: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Knees in the lateral hazard; feathery deciduous needles turn rust in November.
Engraved botanical plate: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
The signature tree of Lowcountry and Gulf Coast golf; wide, moss-draped crowns shade the tee boxes.
Engraved botanical plate: Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
Warm-season turf. Grain matters; it goes dormant below roughly 10 °C soil.
Engraved botanical plate: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
Protected by statute on most southeastern dunes; the panicle nods in the sea breeze that decides your club.
Engraved botanical plate: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Augusta’s emblem; glossy evergreen leaves and a cup-sized white flower.
Engraved botanical plate: Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
Costapalmate fans over Florida water hazards; the state tree of two golf states.

Plate research

Source ledger

12 ATTRIBUTED RECORDS

Course facts, playing surfaces, architecture, and botanical scope are retained with their source trail so this finished plate can be revised without losing provenance.

  1. OpenStreetMap course-library recordExact parent registry relation, facility name, address, and mapped center used by the national library.
  2. TPC Sawgrass — THE PLAYERS Stadium CourseOfficial course name, Pete Dye authorship, 1980 construction, first-stadium-course concept, balanced design, and island-green identity.
  3. TPC Sawgrass historyNorth Florida wetland origin, flat wooded site, changing hole directions, wind-balancing intent, lakes, fill, contours, and stadium mounds.
  4. 2026 PGA TOUR course statisticsCurrent tournament par 72, published 7,352-yard maximum, Pete Dye/1980 facts, and overseeded Bermudagrass surfaces.
  5. TPC Sawgrass official scorecardPublic THE PLAYERS tee at par 72 and 7,245 yards, hole-by-hole yardages, and reclaimed-water irrigation notice.
  6. USGA National Course Rating DatabaseCurrent rated TPC tee at par 72 and 7,271 yards, documenting the distinction between rated and tournament setup lengths.
  7. PGA TOUR — early construction and opening415-acre swamp-and-forest origin and the official October 24, 1980 opening day.
  8. PGA TOUR — 2025 course previewPar 72 at 7,352 yards, the 2016 renovation, 2023 ninth tee, and the 2024–25 tee, oak, mogul, palm, and native-grass changes.
  9. PGA TOUR — sixth-hole restoration2024–25 return toward Dye’s vision led by Davis Love III and agronomy director Jeff Plotts, including an oak, palms, and native grasses.
  10. University of Florida IFAS native landscape guideFlorida-native status and habitat context for bald cypress, Southern live oak, and Southern magnolia.
  11. Florida State Parks — Anastasia dune vegetationSea oats as protected dune-stabilizing vegetation on the nearby Northeast Florida Atlantic coast.
  12. Florida State Parks — maritime hammockCabbage palm, live oak, sea oats, and related native Florida coastal-community context.