TPC Sawgrass in August.

Bring loose shorts. You’ll sweat your bag off.

I hope it has improved or is better than you claim. The price tag on The Players is ridiculous. It’s a Father/Son trip and the older I get the more rare these have become. As long as he enjoys the trip that’s a win for me.
We are excited about 17 and congratulations on the par.

Played both several times. For a father/son trip it will be awesome. Like others have said you will be hot. I think every golfer should play the Stadium course once regardless of the price tag. Do I ever need to play it again, probably not. But 16-18 are arguably the best 3 closing holes in golf and a lot of fun to play. You'll enjoy the Dye just as much IMO.

Played it a lot as I lived in the area for several years. Dye’s Valley has been redone since I’ve played it, but it’s underrated to me. Harder than you think.

Stadium is honestly meh until 16. The redesign of 12 makes it interesting; the front side (other than 4 green and that depends on where the hole location is that day) is forgettable. Last time I played I finished eagle-birdie-birdie to shoot 68. That will never happen again.

Hot take - the old Sawgrass CC across the street (which hosted the Players before TPC was completed) is a much better golf course.

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I hope it has improved or is better than you claim. The price tag on The Players is ridiculous. It’s a Father/Son trip and the older I get the more rare these have become. As long as he enjoys the trip that’s a win for me.
We are excited about 17 and congratulations on the par.

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Sawgrass is a superb golf course - couldn't disagree more about it being forgettable.

Other than 15 - 18, holes 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, and 14 are all awesome holes that are hard to forget. Sawgrass may have the best set of par 5's anywhere in America.

The only hole that I didn't like out there was 7, but that's probably because there isn't a hole anywhere on earth that suits my eye less than that tee shot.

It will be hotter than shite in August, so prepare accordingly.

Yeah I completely disagree with Sawgrass being forgettable. It is such a fun course.

I have played it a handful of times and I will say the one Sunday I played it, the wait at 17 was truly insane. Like over a 1 hour wait.

In summer in FL schedule morning golf. Finishing a round starting in the afternoon is iffy. It will be humid, but there is a high chance you will get in all 18 before thunder and lightning starts. Heat index will hit 105 to 110, but if you get some breeze it will be tolerable. If the wind hits 15+ with 25+ gusts, the last 2 will not be a lot of fun, but still worth the price of admission.

It is one pro shop for both courses and it is quite large. TBH I was disappointed in the merch when I was there, but they did tell me there were a lot of boxes yet to be open for new merch.

Played Friday at the Players stadium and it was an amazing experience. We had a caddy which was an experience in itself. The course was beautiful and everything you can ask for a great father/son experience. We were behind a group of 4 that played slow. It was nice because we could take in the whole experience. We played with a local 10 year old and another kid whose was 11. These kids play it 4 times a week. The 11 year old was a +1 after nine. These kids have been playing since they could “pick up a club” both parent are part of the PGA.
Dyes Valley was my favorite of the two courses. I just like the way it plays. Several par 3 holes are 200+ yards.
One of which if playing from the black tees was 257, a very long par 3. Several of the par 4s were long.
Also got to meet Aaron Rai. He was gracious with his time and an extremely humble man. He had his wife and we spent 10 mins chatting.
The best part was watching my 18 year old soak in the experience. I feel pretty fortunate to have had the opportunity to play with my son on such great courses.
It was hot as some on here stated but Louisiana is another level of heat so it was not bad. The breeze helped to keep the day comfortable.
The merchandise store was fun as we both geeked out over hats.
Again, I appreciate all the feedback and suggestions on this thread.
Many thanks