PHOENIX — Phoenix Country Club is hosting the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the season-ending event for the PGA Tour Champions, for the seventh time.
The club was established in 1899 with 75 members and started out with a nine-hole layout as well as tennis courts. The club moved to a second location a few miles north for a few years and then in 1919, the club upgraded to its permanent home in central Phoenix.
The golf course was designed by Harry Collis and originally featured oiled sand greens, once a staple of golf courses in certain areas of the country like Texas and Oklahoma.
In 1932 the venue hosted the inaugural Phoenix Open, which was won by Ralph Guldahl, who captured two U.S Opens and the 1939 Masters.
It was redesigned in 2002 Tom Lehman and John Fought. It now plays as a par 71 measuring 6,860 yards.
Check out some photos of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Padraig Harrington (right) looks over his putt on the second hole during round one of the…
Padraig Harrington (right) looks over his putt on the second hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Mike Weir plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023…
Mike Weir plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Rob Labritz plays a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the…
Rob Labritz plays a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Ernie Els plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023…
Ernie Els plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Retief Goosen putts on the second green during the first round of the 2023 Charles Schwab…
Retief Goosen putts on the second green during the first round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Stephen Ames plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023…
Stephen Ames plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Padraig Harrington plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023…
Padraig Harrington plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Steve Flesch plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023…
Steve Flesch plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
David Toms looks over his putt on the second hole during round one of the 2023…
David Toms looks over his putt on the second hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Miguel Angel Jiménez watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during round one of the…
Miguel Angel Jiménez watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Bernhard Langer plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023…
Bernhard Langer plays his tee shot on the third hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Marco Dawson plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023…
Marco Dawson plays his second shot on the ninth hole during round one of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)
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