TPC Prestancia
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TPC Prestancia is a private golf club located in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

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The club is a member of the Tournament Players Club
Tournament Players Club
Tournament Players Club is a chain of public and private golf courses operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or have been hosts for PGA Tour events, with the remainder having frequently hosted events on the second-tier Nationwide Tour or the over-50s Champions Tour.The first...

 network operated by the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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, and features two golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

s. The Stadium Course was designed by Ron Garl in consultation with Mike Souchak
Mike Souchak
Michael Souchak was an American professional golfer who won 15 times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s, and played for the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams.-Early years, college:...

, and the Club Course, by Robert Von Hagge in consultation with Bruce Devlin
Bruce Devlin
Bruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959...

. In 2007, the facility was sold to the Heritage Golf Group, but retained its TPC branding under a licensing agreement.

TPC Prestancia hosted the Chrysler Cup from 1987 to 1994, and the American Express Invitational from 1996 to 2000, both tournaments on the Senior PGA Tour.

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