Aug. 17, 2009
By PGA TOUR Staff
The TOUR heads to North Carolina for the final week of the regular season -- an all-important week for players hoping to make it into the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Here's all you need to know about the host course -- Sedgefield CC.
| Fast facts |
| Course Superintendent |
Keith C. Wood |
| Original architect |
Donald Ross (1926) |
| Course remodel |
Kris Spence (2007) |
| Number of TOUR events as host venue |
28 (including 2009) |
| Course ranking |
Ranked 44th (out of 54 courses) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2008 |
| Yardage history |
6,680 (1938-1969) |
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7,034 (1970-1972) |
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7,012 (1973-1974) |
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6,643 (1975-1976) |
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7,117 (2008-present) |
| Grass |
Bermudagrass (tees, fairways, rough); Bentgrass (greens) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter |
11.5 feet |
| Sand bunkers |
48 |
| Water hazards |
12 creeks, 1 pond |
| Course tour |
Click here |
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| Course record |
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Player
Carl Pettersson |
Year
2008 |
Round
2nd |
Finish
WON |
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| 2008 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
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Added length restores this to a solid par 4 hole. The long uphill approach from a downhill lie will require accuracy to avoid the four bunkers protecting the approach and sides of the large green.
2008: 0 eagles, 42 birdies, 282 pars, 126 bogeys, 9 double bogeys, 3 others. |
| Easiest Hole |
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A new back tee restores the uphill and somewhat blind tee shot to the saddled fairway. Two new bunkers provide an interesting and straight lay up to the plateau green.
2008: 26 eagles, 260 birdies, 148 pars, 27 bogeys, 1 double bogeys and 0 others. |
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| Sedgefield Country Club |
2008 rankings |
| 1 |
4 |
418 |
4.089 |
3 |
| 2 |
4 |
442 |
3.978 |
8 |
| 3 |
3 |
174 |
2.929 |
10 |
| 4 |
4 |
428 |
3.948 |
9 |
| 5 |
5 |
529 |
4.387 |
18 |
| 6 |
4 |
423 |
3.898 |
15 |
| 7 |
3 |
223 |
3.048 |
6 |
| 8 |
4 |
374 |
3.816 |
16 |
| 9 |
4 |
416 |
3.913 |
14 |
| 10 |
4 |
440 |
4.074 |
4 |
| 11 |
4 |
486 |
4.041 |
7 |
| 12 |
3 |
235 |
3.065 |
5 |
| 13 |
4 |
405 |
3.922 |
12 |
| 14 |
4 |
500 |
4.152 |
2 |
| 15 |
5 |
547 |
4.407 |
17 |
| 16 |
3 |
165 |
2.929 |
10 |
| 17 |
4 |
406 |
3.916 |
13 |
| 18 |
4 |
507 |
4.242 |
1 |
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| Course origins |
On September 22, 2007, Sedgefield Country Club's famous Donald Ross golf course reopened following a major 10-month, $3 million restoration project. This has transformed the golf course back to how Ross intended the course to play, while taking into consideration the changes in golf technology and turfgrass development over the last 50 years. The restoration of the Ross 1926 classic design has positioned Sedgefield Country Club as one of the premier private country clubs in America.
Sedgefield Country Club is one of North Carolina's oldest and most historic clubs. The original inn/clubhouse was built in 1925 and was completely renovated from 1992-1993. Renovation of the inn permitted the members to maintain this historic Tudor building while combining all of the conveniences of today's modern country clubs. The clubhouse is 48,000 square feet and features the original main lobby.
Sedgefield Country Club is best known for its 18-hole, Donald Ross-designed golf course. Designed in 1925, Sedgefield has played host to many major amateur events in the Carolinas, as well as hosting the Greater Greensboro Open for over 50 years. On May 8, 1953, the Atlantic Coast Conference was formed at Sedgefield Country Club.
The course does not play long off the tees, but must be played from the green back to the tee. Emphasis must be put on ball placement in the fairway in order to get the appropriate angle to the green. The greens at Sedgefield are very undulating and slope from back to front, with many falling off the edges into collection areas. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| Tournament course history |
| Sedgefield Country Club |
Greensboro, N.C. |
1938-1941*, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1961-1976, 2008 |
| Starmount Forest Country Club |
Greensboro, N.C. |
1938-1942**, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958-1960 |
| Forest Oaks CC |
Greensboro, N.C. |
1977-2007 |
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| This week's Kodak Challenge hole |
HOLE: The par-4, 500-yard 15th at Sedgefield
LAST YEAR: The 15th played to a stroke average of 4.152, with players recording no eagles, 39 birdies, 320 pars, 97 bogeys and 6 double bogey.
DESCRIPTION: The downhill tee shot must avoid a small creek on the left and a large fairway bunker on the right. Going for the green in two will require a long carry over water and deep greenside bunkering to a severe back to front sloping green.(Click here for Sedgefield tour |
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