What is the Snake Pit on the PGA Tour?



What is the Snake Pit on the PGA Tour?

The PGA Tour is replete with stretches of holes that brutalize even the best in the game. Many of these terror-filled trios sport colorful nicknames. One of the most memorable is the “Snake Pit,” the closing three holes at Innisbrook’s Copperhead course, home to the Valspar Championship.

What is the Snake Pit at Innisbrook?

Many of these terror-filled trios sport colorful nicknames. One of the most memorable is the “Snake Pit,” the closing three holes at Innisbrook’s Copperhead course, home to the Valspar Championship. Year after year, the Snake Pit is guaranteed to bite down hard on players who can’t keep it straight.

What is the Snake Pit on the Copperhead Course?

The Snake Pit is the three-hole stretch on the Copperhead Course comprising holes 16, 17 and 18. There’s a statue of a big freaking snake heading into the Snake Pit, and it’s kind of scary. The 16th hole on the Copperhead Course is probably the toughest hole in the stretch.

What is the Valspar Championship Snake Pit?

A look at all three holes at the Copperhead Course At the Valspar Championship, you can’t go 5 minutes without hearing the phrase "The Snake Pit." It’s the defining and closing stretch at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, the Tampa-area course that is tournament host.