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All the golf courses used on the 2024 PGA Tour Champions schedule, from longest to shortest

The shortest golf course sits along the Southern California coast. The longest is in the Middle East.

The 28-event PGA Tour Champions schedule draws to a close at the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Phoenix Country Club, host venue once for the season finale, is among the shortest golf courses on the tour’s 2024 slate.

Measuring in at 6,860 yards this year, there are just five that were shorter.

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The shortest golf course on the 2024 calendar sits along the Southern California coast. The longest is in the Middle East. Fifteen of the 28 are longer than 7,000 yards.

Check out the full list of 28 golf courses from longest to shortest:

  1. Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco – 7,638 yards (Trophy Hassan II)
  2. Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland – 7,402 yards (Senior Open Championship)
  3. Greystone Golf & Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama – 7,249 yards (Regions Tradition)
  4. Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio – 7,248 yards (Kaulig Companies Championship)
  5. Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, North Carolina – 7,237 yards (SAS Championship)
  6. The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Washington – 7,217 yards (Boeing Classic)
  7. TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia – 7,179 yards (Mitsubishi Electric Classic)
  8. Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California – 7,165 yards (The Galleri Classic)
  9. Hualalai Resort Golf Club, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 7,107 yards (Mitsubishi Electric Championship)
  10. Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Arkansas – 7,101 yards (Simmons Bank Championship)
  11. Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – 7,086 yards (Rogers Charity Classic)
  12. Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan – 7,085 yards (The Ally Challenge)
  13. University Ridge Golf Course, Madison, Wisconsin – 7,083 yards (American Family Insurance Championship)
  14. Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville – 7,005 yards (Constellation Furyk & Friends)
  15. The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas – 7,002 yards (Insperity Invitational)
  16. Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island – 7,024 yards (U.S. Senior Open Championship)
  17. The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia – 7,025 yards (Dominion Energy Charity Classic)
  18. En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, New York – 6,994 yards (Dick’s Sporting Goods Open)
  19. Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis – 6,992 yards (Ascension Charity Classic)
  20. Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida – 6,909 yards (Chubb Classic)
  21. Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix – 6,860 yards (Charles Schwab Cup Championship)
  22. Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, California – 6,858 yards (Pure Insurance Championship)
  23. La Paloma Country Club, Tucson, Arizona – 6,856 yards (Cologuard Classic)
  24. Harbor Shores Resort, Benton Harbor, Michigan – 6,852 yards (KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)
  25. Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa – 6,835 yards (Principal Charity Classic)
  26. Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California – 6,821 yards (Hoag Classic)
  27. Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 6,747 yards (Sanford International)
  28. Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas – 6,703 yards (Invited Celebrity Classic)

Ricardo Gonzalez wins Trophy Hassan II in Morocco, Angel Cabrera T-27 in PGA Tour Champions return

He’s the fourth player from Argentina to win on the PGA Tour Champions. 

Across four PGA Tour-sanctioned tours, Ricardo Gonzalez had made 38 starts during his career, surviving the cut 28 times. He had recorded six top-10 finishes and made nearly $350,000.

On Saturday, he finally broke through.

The 54-year-old Argentinian shot 3-under 70 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco to win Trophy Hassan II on the PGA Tour Champions, his 13th start on the circuit. He did so with his son on the bag.

Gonzalez finished at 10 under, one stroke in front of Thomas Bjorn, who carded a 4-under 69 on Saturday. Y.E. Yang, a co-leader heading into the final round, finished T-3 at 7 under along with Mark Hensby.

Gonzalez is the fourth player from Argentina to win on the PGA Tour Champions.

“Very happy and very emotional,” Gonzalez said. “I worked so much to be here, and this is my trophy. I like that.”

After a bogey on the par-5 12th, Gonzalez had four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16 to take the lead and secure the victory. He earned $320,000 for his victory and moves to No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

Stephen Ames, the event’s defending champion and last week’s winner at the Chubb Classic, finished T-16.

In his return to the PGA Tour Champions, fellow Argentinian Angel Cabrera finished T-27, with his best round of the week coming Saturday with a 3-under 70.

Angel Cabrera of Argentina in action during the final round of the Trophy Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam on February 24, 2024 in Rabat. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images)

Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, has been working on obtaining a visa to return to the United States and continue playing golf. He did not need a visa to travel from Argentina to Morocco for this week’s event.

“While competing in the Masters again is a dream, securing a visa is Angel’s priority at the moment so he can resume his professional career,” Cabrera’s manager Manuel Tagle wrote in an email to Golfweek last month. “We are working on getting an appointment with the U.S. Embassy in Argentina. Probably early March as his visa has expired January 2024.”

John Daly shoots 87, Angel Cabrera T-39 after two rounds in Morocco on PGA Tour Champions

Good scores have been hard to come by this week.

John Daly had to withdraw last week after injuring his left hand, but he’s back in action this week on the PGA Tour Champions, which is in Morocco for the Trophy Hassan II.

Perhaps the hand is still a bit tender, as Daly slogged his way around Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco, to the tune of a 14-over 87. His scorecard showed seven bogeys, two doubles and a quad. He did close with a birdie but is last in the 66-man field at 17 over.

Angel Cabrera is tied for 39th after two rounds. Playing in his first event on the Champions tour since getting out of prison, Cabrera shot 79-72 and is beating 21 others after Friday’s second round.

Good scores have been hard to come by this week. With 132 rounds played so far, there have been only eight rounds in the 60s. Meanwhile, there have been four scores in the 80s.

There’s a tie at the top of the leaderboard between Y.E. Yang and Ricardo Gonzalez, both at 7 under. Thomas Bjorn, Steve Pate and Mark Hensby are tied for third at 5 under. The final round is Saturday.

The PGA Tour Champions returns stateside in two weeks for the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona.

Stephen Ames goes wire-to-wire in Morocco for third PGA Tour Champions win at Trophy Hassan II

Stephen Ames is coming home with a win and a giant knife.

Stephen Ames’ game was sharp, but the trophy he’s bringing home is even sharper.

Ames ran away with the Trophy Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco, for his third PGA Tour Champions victory. He went wire-to-wire, carding an even-par final round to finish at 9 under for the tournament.

His final round consisted of 18 pars. His reward? A giant knife.

“This is up there with all the good events, great events that we have on our tour right now,” Ames said. “The beauty about this event is the fact that it’s in another country, which I’m used to traveling and playing the world. For me, I enjoy coming here because of the cuisine, of the food. I enjoy it very much. This is very much up my alley when I came here.”

Mark Hensby got as close as one shot behind Ames, but a pair of double bogeys let Ames cruise to victory. Hensby finished second, his highest finish in 11 career starts on the PGA Tour Champions.

The tour’s next event is in Naples, Florida, at Tiburon Golf Club for the Chubb Classic.

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