LPGA International
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States  |
| Established | 1994 |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Daytona Beach [1] |
| Operated by | ClubCorp |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted |
Arch Wireless Championship Sprint Titleholders Championship NCAA Women's Championship |
| Website | LPGA International |
| Champions Course | |
| Designed by | Rees Jones |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7088/6664/6240/5744/5131 |
| Course rating | 74.8/72.9/70.7/68.1/74.1/70.0 |
| Legends Course | |
| Designed by | Arthur Hills |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6984/6594/6339/5827/5155 |
| Course rating | 74.6/73.1/71.9/69.8/73.9/69.9 |
 Aerial view | |
LPGA International is a golf club, located in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, and the main golf facility used by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The golf facilities are owned by the City of Daytona Beach and operated under agreement with the LPGA. The golf club offers two 18-hole courses, Champions and Legends. In 2013, these were renamed to the Jones and Hills courses, reflecting the architects who designed them.[1]
Overview
In addition to the two Bermuda grass golf courses, the facility offers a driving range, practice putting green, and full service restaurant. The complex is operated by ClubCorp, based in Dallas, Texas.
History
When the Ladies Professional Golf Association was looking for a new headquarters in the late 1980s, the City of Daytona Beach made an effort to attract them to this city. Daytona Beach renamed Eleventh Street to LPGA Boulevard and offered to build a new golf course for the LPGA on undeveloped land near the western border of the city. Consolidated Tomoka Land Company agreed to donate 650 acres of land to the City, and the result was LPGA International.[2]
The Courses
Champions Course
Rees Jones designed the Champions Course, which opened in 1994 and is a favorite of tour players. It offers traditional links style golf design, totaling 7,088 yards. It poses a challenge with strategic mounding, sand bunkers, natural marsh areas, beautiful lakes and undulating greens.
The Champions course has been rated as four and a half stars (out of five) on average by Golf Digest magazine readers.[3] GolfLink.com users have rated the Champion course at four stars (out of five) overall.[4]
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 74.8 / 145 | 401 | 457 | 197 | 363 | 545 | 162 | 444 | 383 | 569 | 3521 | 338 | 411 | 403 | 576 | 191 | 468 | 525 | 203 | 452 | 3567 | 7088 |
| Blue | 72.9 / 141 | 383 | 428 | 174 | 355 | 518 | 141 | 413 | 369 | 549 | 3330 | 332 | 378 | 363 | 548 | 159 | 429 | 513 | 168 | 444 | 3334 | 6664 |
| White | 70.7 / 137 | 358 | 402 | 167 | 328 | 469 | 137 | 372 | 360 | 522 | 3115 | 312 | 356 | 356 | 533 | 151 | 391 | 475 | 163 | 388 | 3125 | 6240 |
| Handicap | Men's | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| Gold | M:68.1/130 W:74.1/137 |
348 | 364 | 145 | 321 | 448 | 120 | 338 | 325 | 464 | 2873 | 305 | 346 | 348 | 482 | 143 | 338 | 424 | 140 | 345 | 2871 | 5744 |
| Red | 70.0 / 123 | 296 | 316 | 94 | 244 | 401 | 91 | 333 | 275 | 460 | 2510 | 231 | 320 | 284 | 478 | 108 | 334 | 419 | 107 | 340 | 2621 | 5131 |
| Handicap | Women's | 10 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Legends Course
Arthur Hills designed the Legends Course, which opened in 1998 and offers a design of 6,984 yards. The course features natural wetlands, narrow pine corridors, small greens and strategically placed water hazards. The Legends course is considered to be the more challenging of the two.
The Legends course has been rated as four and a half stars (out of five) on average by Golf Digest magazine readers.[6] GolfLink.com users have rated the Legends course at three stars (out of five) overall.[7]
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 74.6 / 148 | 386 | 561 | 165 | 371 | 380 | 406 | 207 | 532 | 441 | 3449 | 406 | 410 | 185 | 393 | 531 | 195 | 567 | 434 | 414 | 3535 | 6984 |
| Blue | 73.1 / 141 | 374 | 548 | 140 | 340 | 366 | 393 | 195 | 518 | 374 | 3248 | 371 | 381 | 168 | 378 | 516 | 177 | 539 | 419 | 397 | 3346 | 6594 |
| White | 71.9 / 137 | 362 | 527 | 130 | 325 | 353 | 382 | 185 | 509 | 366 | 3139 | 356 | 370 | 149 | 368 | 502 | 164 | 510 | 407 | 374 | 3200 | 6339 |
| Handicap | Men's | 12 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| Gold | M:69.8/129 W:73.9/135 |
352 | 485 | 118 | 302 | 323 | 346 | 168 | 479 | 338 | 2911 | 314 | 329 | 130 | 350 | 482 | 140 | 496 | 335 | 340 | 2916 | 5827 |
| Red | 69.9 / 119 | 324 | 464 | 101 | 280 | 294 | 317 | 136 | 443 | 318 | 2677 | 262 | 311 | 113 | 224 | 397 | 125 | 441 | 313 | 292 | 2478 | 5155 |
| Handicap | Women's | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
References
- 1 2 Partnership pays $18 million for 1,000 acres at LPGA site, Orlando Business Journal, October 29, 2004
- ↑ Daytona's new direction, Florida Trend, May 1, 1994
- ↑ "Course Details, LPGA International Champions". Golf Digest. January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ "LPGA International Champions Golf Course". Golf Link. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ The Champions course and scorecard
- ↑ "Course Details, LPGA International Legends". Golf Digest. January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ "LPGA International Legends Golf Course". Golf Link. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ The Legends Course and Scorecard
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Coordinates: 29°11′30″N 81°06′30″W / 29.19167°N 81.10833°W