Inside the Course: Crestview Country Club

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Aug. 4, 2008

The Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kan., will host the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Here's all you need to know about the course:

Fast facts

Original Architect	Robert Trent Jones
Number of TOUR events as host venue	8 (including 2008)
Course Ranking	Ranked 32nd (out of 34 courses) in difficulty on the Nationwide Tour in 2007
Yardage History	6,913 yards (2001)
	6,864 yards (2002)
	6,886 yards (2003-present)
Course tour	Click here

Course record

Player
Gavin Coles

Year
2006

Round
2nd

Finish
T33

Holes-in-one

There have been 5 aces recorded during Wichita Open competition.

Player	Hole	Year
Tom Johnson	8	2005
Bob Ralston	12	2004
Tom Sieckmann	12	2004
Mike Brisky	5	2003
Jeff Klauk	5	2002

2007 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

	The par-4 468-yard 6th A good tee shot will leave middle to long iron for second shot. 2007: 0 eagles, 27 birdies, 231 pars, 172 bogeys, 17 double bogeys, 0 other.
Easiest hole in 2007
	The par-5 501-yard 14th If you can carry the bunkers on the left at the dogleg, you can probably reach the green on the second shot. If you miss it a little, you'll end up in a bunker. When in doubt, lay up short of the fairway bunkers before the green. 2007: 33 eagles, 244 birdies, 149 pars, 16 bogeys, 4 double bogeys, 1 other.

Crestview CC (2007)			2007 rankings		Last 7 years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. Score	Rank	Avg. Score	Rank
1	4	443	3.964	9	4.079	12
2	5	563	4.776	15	4.744	18
3	4	343	3.808	13	3.884	7
4	4	397	3.955	10	4.002	9
5	3	194	3.054	5	3.076	1
6	4	468	4.400	1	4.398	15
7	4	456	4.123	2	4.182	14
8	3	206	3.045	6	3.089	2
9	4	418	3.944	11	4.008	10
10	4	428	4.031	8	4.050	11
11	4	339	3.776	15	3.797	5
12	3	197	3.058	4	3.109	4
13	4	437	4.045	6	4.093	13
14	5	501	4.367	18	4.480	17
15	4	391	3.904	12	3.951	8
16	4	383	3.808	13	3.865	6
17	3	202	3.063	3	3.096	3
18	5	520	4.371	17	4.401	16

NOTES: The most difficult hole on the course is ranked 12th out of all the holes on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.
• The easiest hole on the course, hole 14, is ranked 7th easiest out of every hole on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.
• Crestview CC was the 3rd easiest course to play on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, yet the most difficult hole ranks in the top 15 most difficult holes of any Nationwide tournament course.

Course origins

Two tree-lined, 18-Hole Robert Trent Jones designed golf courses assure members of both variety and playing convenience. The South Course, at 6,887 yards, and the North Course, at 6,965 yards, are complemented by a putting green, a pitching green, a chipping green, and a driving range. -- Source: http://www.Crestviewcountryclub.com

Tournament course history