Inside the course: Bright's Creek, Carolina, Thornblade

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The ninth green at Thornblade Club -- the host course for the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

The Nationwide Tour heads to the Carolinas for the BMW Charity Pro-Am, which will be played over three courses: Thornblade Club (the host course), The Carolina Country Club and Bright's Creek Golf Club. Learn more about the host course.

THORNDBLADE CLUB, Greer S.C.

Fast facts

Course Superintendent Randall A. Long Original architect Tom Fazio (1989) Par value 71 Number of TOUR events as host venue 2 (including 2009) Course ranking Ranked 15 (out of 33) in difficulty on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 Yardage history 6,707 (2008-present) Grass Bermudagrass (Fairways, rough, tees); Zoysiagrass (rough); Bentgrass (Greens); Meyer zoysiagrass; Empire zoysiagrass; Palisade zoysiagrass (Tees) Tournament Stimpmeter 11 ft Sand bunkers 99 Water hazards 10 Course tour Click here

Course record

Player Won Joon Lee Gary Christian Roger Tambellini Year 2008 2008 2008 Round 2nd 3rd 4th Finish T10 T24 2nd

Holes-in-one

There have been no aces recorded at Thornblade Club

2008 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

The par-3 211-yard 17th The longest of the par 3s, it is 211 yards to a spacious green surrounded by a large grass bunker with two small sand bunkers in front. 2008: 0 eagles, 14 birdies, 142 pars, 62 bogeys, 7 double bogeys, 0 others. Easiest hole The par-5 533-yard 2nd A three-shot par 5 with the tee shot being paramount: Large bunkers frame the landscape area. From there, a fairway wood or long-iron shot is required, followed by a short-iron shot to a well-mounded green. 2008:4 eagles, 115 birdies, 95 pars, 94 bogeys, 2 double bogeys and 0 others.

Thornblade Club 2008 rankings Hole Par Yards Avg. Score Rank 1 4 4 4.018 13 2 5 5 4.511 18 3 4 4 4.231 4 4 3 3 3.076 10 5 5 5 4.551 17 6 3 3 3.084 8 7 4 4 4.049 11 8 4 4 4.249 3 9 3 3 3.222 5 10 4 4 3.822 15 11 3 3 3.262 2 12 4 4 4.018 12 13 4 4 4.080 9 14 4 4 4.151 7 15 5 5 4.933 14 16 5 5 4.698 16 17 3 3 3.276 1 18 4 4 4.169 6

Last year was the first time the tournament was played at Thornblade Club, so there is only one year of hole statistics.

Tournament course history

Course Location Years Thornblade Club/Bright's Creek GC/Carolina CC Greer, S.C./Mill Spring N.C./Spartanburg S.C. 2008-present The Cliffs GCC/Valley Course/Keowee Vineyards Course/Cliffs at Walnut Cove N.C./S.C. 2005-2007 The Cliffs GCC/Valley Course/Keowee Vineyards Course N.C./S.C. 2001-2004 Verdae Greens Golf Club Greenville, S.C. 1992-2000