TPC at Piper Glen
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TPC at Piper Glen is a private golf club located in Charlotte, North Carolina
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The Arnold Palmer
designed championship golf course
is a member of the Tournament Players Club
network operated by the PGA Tour
. In 2007, the facility was sold to the Heritage Golf Group, but retained its TPC branding under a licensing agreement.
Between 1990 and 2001 TPC at Piper Glen hosted the Home Depot Invitational, a tournament on the Champions Tour
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
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The Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
designed championship 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...
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
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. In 2007, the facility was sold to the Heritage Golf Group, but retained its TPC branding under a licensing agreement.
Between 1990 and 2001 TPC at Piper Glen hosted the Home Depot Invitational, a tournament on the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
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