The first hole is a par-4, 402-yard hole that requires a good drive to avoid water on the right.
Sep. 23, 2008
Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., will host the SAS Championship this year. Learn more about this venue:
| Fast facts |
| Original architect |
Leon Howard (1985) |
| Original architect |
Tom Jackson (1992-2001) |
| Course superintendent |
Ron Gilmore |
| Number of Champions Tour events as host venue |
8 (including 2008) |
| Course ranking |
Ranked 23 (out of 30) in difficulty on the Champions Tour in 2007 |
| Yardage history |
7,137 yards (2001) |
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7,129 yards (2002-2004) |
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7,197 (2006) |
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7,177 yards (2005, 2007-present) |
| Grass |
Bermudagrass (tees, fairways, rough); Bentgrass (greens) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter |
10-11 ft |
| Sand bunkers |
88 |
| Water hazards |
16 |
| Course tour |
Click here |
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| Course record |
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Player
Tom Kite
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Year
2003 |
Round
3rd |
Finish
T2 |
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| Holes-in-one |
| There have been no aces recorded during SAS Championship. |
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| 2007 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
 | The par-4 419-yard 14th This hole, which used to be a 203-yard par 3, was the hardest hole of the 2007 SAS Championship. It played 0.176 strokes over par.
2007: 0 eagles, 22 birdies, 160 pars, 41 bogeys, 8 double bogeys, 2 others. |
| Easiest hole in 2007 |
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The par-5 505-yard 17th The par-5 505-yard 17th A great driving hole favors the long hitters on this reachable par 5. The second shot must carry a creek to a green protected by large bunkers. Eagles are a possibility. Birdie is a must.
2007: 6 eagles, 130 birdies, 84 pars, 12 bogeys, 1 double bogey, 0 others. |
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| Prestonwood CC |
2007 rankings | Last 7 years |
| 1 |
4 |
411 |
4.09 |
4 |
4.091 |
6 |
| 2 |
4 |
418 |
3.918 |
14 |
3.961 |
14 |
| 3 |
3 |
207 |
3.004 |
6 |
3.083 |
8 |
| 4 |
4 |
420 |
3.94 |
12 |
4.502 |
17 |
| 5 |
4 |
425 |
4.094 |
3 |
4.178 |
3 |
| 6 |
4 |
420 |
4.004 |
6 |
4.148 |
4 |
| 7 |
5 |
551 |
4.841 |
16 |
4.837 |
16 |
| 8 |
3 |
168 |
2.974 |
11 |
2.956 |
15 |
| 9 |
4 |
387 |
4.056 |
5 |
4.046 |
9 |
| 10 |
4 |
428 |
3.987 |
9 |
4.088 |
7 |
| 11 |
3 |
169 |
2.996 |
8 |
4.139 |
5 |
| 12 |
5 |
577 |
4.867 |
15 |
4.190 |
1 |
| 13 |
4 |
434 |
4.163 |
2 |
4.189 |
2 |
| 14 |
4 |
419 |
4.176 |
1 |
3.030 |
10 |
| 15 |
4 |
431 |
3.979 |
10 |
3.993 |
12 |
| 16 |
4 |
412 |
3.936 |
13 |
3.974 |
13 |
| 17 |
5 |
503 |
4.451 |
18 |
4.406 |
18 |
| 18 |
4 |
417 |
3.841 |
16 |
4.008 |
11 |
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| Course origins |
Prestonwood Country Club was started by Murray Savings and Loan based in Dallas, Texas. The golf course is built on a flood plain with the land being aquired from several farmers that farmed cotton, corn, soybeans and tobacco.
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The club and residential community was purchased by Dr. Jim Goodnight in 1992 and was expanded from 27 holes to 54 holes by 1995. The clubhouse is over 35,000 sq. ft. and has expanded from six clay composition tennis courts to 15 by adding nine surface courts. The driving range tee consists of over two acres of teeing space.
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| Since 1994, the club has also had an aquatic/health fitness center. Prestonwood has approximately 2400 members with about 1400 being full golf members. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| Tournament course history |
| Prestonwood CC |
Cary, N.C. |
2001-present |
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