Inside the course: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
Mar. 13, 2011
The TOUR hits its next Florida stop this week for the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla. Learn more about this venue.
| Fast facts |
| Course Superintendent |
Ryan Stewart |
| Original architect |
Larry Packard (1971) |
| Par value |
71 |
| Number of TOUR events as host venue |
12 (including 2011) |
| Course ranking |
Ranked 13 (out of 52) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2010 |
| Yardage history |
7,340 (2004-present) |
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7,315 (2003) |
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7,295 (2000-2002) |
| Grass |
Bermudagrass (Tees, fairways, greens, rough); Perennial ryegrass (Tees, fairways, rough); Poa annua (Fairways); Poa trivialis (Greens) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter |
11 ft |
| Sand bunkers |
75 |
| Water hazards |
9 |
| Course tour |
Click here |
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| Course record |
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Player
Jeff Sluman
Mark Calcavecchia |
Year
2004
2007 |
Round
1st
3rd |
Finish
T20
Won |
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| Holes-in-one |
| There have been four aces recorded at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club |
| Ryan Moore |
17 |
2007 |
| Jonathan Kaye |
17 |
2004 |
| Mathias Gronberg |
15 |
2004 |
| Stewart Cink |
8 |
2003 |
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| 2010 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
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The par-4 460-yard 16th No. 16 is Copperhead's most intimidating par 4, with water stretching the entire right side. A well-positioned tee shot sets up a long second shot to a wide green.
2010: 0 eagles, 33 birdies, 302 pars, 78 bogeys, 25 double bogeys, 5 others. |
| Easiest hole |
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The par-5 560-yard 1st Copperhead opens with a double-dogleg, par-5 hole. The placement of the second shot is necessary to set-up a birdie opportunity.
2010: 3 eagles, 189 birdies, 218 pars, 28 bogeys, 3 double bogeys and 2 other. |
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| Innisbrook Resort |
2010 rankings | Last 11 years |
| 1 |
5 |
560 |
4.655 |
18 |
4.697 |
18 |
| 2 |
4 |
435 |
4.074 |
8 |
4.143 |
5 |
| 3 |
4 |
455 |
4.194 |
3 |
4.197 |
3 |
| 4 |
3 |
195 |
3.072 |
9 |
3.022 |
13 |
| 5 |
5 |
605 |
4.86 |
16 |
4.965 |
15 |
| 6 |
4 |
465 |
4.158 |
5 |
4.242 |
2 |
| 7 |
4 |
420 |
4.034 |
12 |
4.063 |
12 |
| 8 |
3 |
235 |
3.117 |
7 |
3.144 |
4 |
| 9 |
4 |
430 |
4.036 |
11 |
4.083 |
11 |
| 10 |
4 |
445 |
3.975 |
14 |
4.109 |
9 |
| 11 |
5 |
575 |
4.819 |
17 |
4.794 |
17 |
| 12 |
4 |
380 |
4.059 |
10 |
3.987 |
14 |
| 13 |
3 |
200 |
3.165 |
4 |
3.131 |
7 |
| 14 |
5 |
590 |
4.887 |
15 |
4.796 |
16 |
| 15 |
3 |
215 |
3.018 |
13 |
3.109 |
10 |
| 16 |
4 |
475 |
4.251 |
1 |
4.294 |
1 |
| 17 |
3 |
215 |
3.12 |
6 |
3.126 |
8 |
| 18 |
4 |
445 |
4.228 |
2 |
4.134 |
6 |
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| Course origins |
| The Copperhead course is part of a 72-hole complex with natural elevation changes that range up to 80 feet. This elevation change is very unusual for Southwest Florida, especially along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| The Copperhead course opened in 1974 and was restored in 1999, two years after it was purchased by Westin, Inc. The goal of the restoration project was to regain the shot values and still challenge today's longer-hitting PGA TOUR players when Innisbrook hosts TOUR events. The plan involved refurbishing all 18 greens, restructuring many of the bunkers, removing some trees around the greens to improve air movement and sunlight and clearing out undergrowth between fairways. The length of the golf course is the most visible change from 7,295 to 7,340 yards by the addition of tournament tees on five holes. A reported $500,000 was spent, and the course re-opened just in time for the 1999 JCPenney Classic. |
| With its unusual elevation changes, the natural setting of the Copperhead course will probably remind you of a Carolina layout rather than Florida's West Coast. --Source: Golf Course Superintendents Assocation of America |
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| Tournament course history |
| Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club |
Palm Harbor, Fla. |
2000-present |
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