The source of their displeasure: the newly built PGA West’s Stadium Course, in La Quinta, Calif., first-time host, in January 1987, of what was then known as the Bob Hope Desert Classic.

PGA West’s Stadium Course was deemed the hardest in the nation when it opened. Its course rating of 77.1 was the highest ever given by the United States Golf Association.

Pete Dye was a master at testing tour pros—here's how his design of the par-5 11th hole at PGA West's Stadium Course still challenges the best players in the world.

Hudson Swafford rolls in a par putt on the 18th hole to secure the win during the American Express on the Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, January 23, 2022.

PGA West's Stadium Course recently a multimillion-dollar restoration of Pete Dye’s original vision at a nine-course destination property in California's Coachella Valley.

As the 2025 American Express tees off this week, it marks the 10th year that the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West has been the host course of the event. Before rejoining the PGA Tour event in ...

PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course – one of three courses used for the PGA Tour’s 2024 The American Express in La Quinta, California – opened in 1986 with a design by the legendary ...

The PGA Tour left the Stadium Course after that one playing in 1986, but the course returned to the tournament in 2016 as host course. In the 38 years since the players grumbled in 1986, the ...

Club champions from across the country will compete Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15 at PGA WEST's Pete Dye Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament courses, as well as Indian Wells' Celebrity Course.

The source of their displeasure: the newly built PGA West's Stadium Course, in La Quinta, Calif., first-time host, in January 1987, of what was then known as the Bob Hope Desert Classic.