The Golf Club at Dove Mountain The Golf Club at Dove Mountain The Golf Club at Dove Mountain is a golf course in the southwestern United States, located in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. For six years it hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, a match play tournament on the PGA Tour and the European Tour in late February. The club was known as Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, carrying co-branding from Ritz-Carlton, which operates the hotel facilities at the club, from its opening until 2012; however the co-branding was removed before the 2013 event for unknown reasons. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the course holds the distinction for
1924 PGA Championship won the first two titles in 1916 and 1919. The field of 32 for match play was determined by the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Monday, September 15. All matches were 36 holes, in a five-round single-elimination tournament. Two-time defending champion Sarazen lost in the second round to semifinalist Larry Nabholtz, 2 & 1. Opened in 1917, the course was designed by Donald Ross. It is currently known as The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort, and underwent a $4.5 million renovation in 2006. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1924 called for 12 rounds (216