PGA Tour Offering Contest To Design Hole That Has Already Been Designed

What can I say but, wow, what a canvas!

Surrounded by wetlands and already measuring 226 yards before you even put pen to paper, the PGA Tour is nonetheless offering you the opportunity to design with in parameters that offers limited possibilities. The winner gets to spend a day with Pete Dye and a video crew from PGA Tour Productions pointing at dirt, with Pete listening intently to your thoughts.

The TOUR is inviting aspiring golf course designers to submit an original, hand-sketched design of the 13th hole on the AT&T Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio, which is being designed by renowned architect Pete Dye. Entries will be judged by Dye and Steve Wenzloff, Vice President of PGA TOUR Design Services, Inc. One winner will be selected from all entries received to have his or her design integrated into the project, and will also receive a trip to TPC San Antonio to tour the course with Dye prior to the club's grand opening.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to showcase the TPC San Antonio project through this unique contest," said Dye, who will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, FL in November. "It will be interesting to see the creations and select a winner to spend a day with me on the project site. I always enjoy sharing my thoughts and suggestions with others on golf course design."

That sounded just like Pete.

Oh wait, there's a problem. They've already started construction and your hole roughed out. Does this mean you have to pay for the change order if you win?

Construction crews have broken ground on TPC San Antonio's AT&T Canyons Course as well as the adjacent AT&T Oaks Course, which is being designed by World Golf Hall of Fame member Greg Norman. A rough design of the 13th hole on the AT&T Canyons Course already has been completed, but there is plenty of room for creativity by contestants. The hole is a 226-yard par-3 with a slight downhill slope.

"With the goal of crafting a course that fits harmoniously with its surroundings, we took full advantage of the dramatic vistas, indigenous flora and beautiful rolling terrain to create a memorable golf experience for members and resort guests," Dye said.

That's definitely Pete talking!

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