Inside the course: Quail Hollow Club

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Quail Hollow has hosted the tournament since its inception in 2003.

Apr. 30, 2009

The TOUR heads to North Carolina for the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte. Learn more about this week's host, Quail Hollow Club.

Fast facts

Course Superintendent	Jeff A. Kent
Original architect	George Cobb (1961)
Redesign	Tom Fazio (1996-1997)
Par value	72
Number of TOUR events as host venue*	7 (including 2009)
Course ranking	Ranked 20 (out of 54) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2008
Yardage history	7,442 (2004-present)
	7,396 (2003)
Grass	419 bermudagrass, perennial ryegrass (tees, fairways, rough); G2 creeping bentgrass (greens)
Tournament Stimpmeter	11 ft
Sand bunkers	62
Water hazards	3
Course tour	Click here

* Also hosted the Kemper Open (1969-1979)

Course record

Player
Kirk Triplett
Bo Van Pelt
Rory Sabbatini

Year
2004
2006
2007

Round
1st
2nd
3rd

Finish
T15
T6
T3

Holes-in-one

There has been one ace recorded at Quail Hollow Club

Player	Hole	Year
Jay Williamson	6	2008

2008 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

	The par-3 217-yard 17th Quail Hollow's signature hole is nearly an island, which forces players to carry the ball 200 yards to clear the water. The shot will also need to be faded to settle the ball on a precariously perched, back-to-front and right-to-left sloping green. Spectators will enjoy the birdie-or-blunder potential this hole possesses as well as the view of the lake stretched out behind the green. 2008: 0 eagles, 31 birdies, 260 pars, 146 bogeys, 18 double bogeys, 14 others.
Easiest Hole
	The par-5 566-yard 15th The last of the par 5s plays uphill after the tee shot. To spectators, water on the left and right of the fairway may appear dangerous; however, it will probably have little affect on the professionals. A ridge running down the middle of the green requires perhaps more caution and an accurate approach. 2008: 7 eagles, 203 birdies, 234 pars, 22 bogeys, 3 double bogeys and 0 others.

Quail Hollow Club			2008 rankings		Last 6 years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. Score	Rank	Avg. Score	Rank
1	4	411	4.109	8	4.023	11
2	3	178	3.026	11	3.018	12
3	4	452	4.098	9	4.166	8
4	4	458	4.203	7	4.214	7
5	5	570	4.695	16	4.723	16
6	3	250	3.239	5	3.254	4
7	5	532	4.691	17	4.710	17
8	4	343	3.825	14	3.858	14
9	4	491	4.262	4	4.274	3
10	5	591	4.823	15	4.805	15
11	4	421	4.021	12	4.040	10
12	4	456	4.224	6	4.226	6
13	3	203	3.09	10	3.142	9
14	4	345	3.832	13	3.932	13
15	5	566	4.597	18	4.678	18
16	4	480	4.273	3	4.245	5
17	3	217	3.418	1	3.346	2
18	4	478	4.367	2	4.425	1

Course origins

On April 13, 1959, James J. Harris hosted a meeting at Morrocroft Farm that marked the formal beginning of Quail Hollow Club. Committees were named to proceed with various details of organizing the Club and planning its activities. George Cobb was engaged as the golf architect and plans were made for the acquisition from Mr. and Mrs. Harris of the land that would become the site of the Club.

On Dec. 18, 1959, the Certificate of Incorporation of Quail Hollow Club was executed by the 21 Founders of the Club, and on Jan. 4, 1960, was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware thereby constituting the Club, a nonprofit corporation to provide social and recreational facililties for the exclusive pleasure and recreation of the member of the Club. The Delaware corporation was qualified with the State of North Carolina to conduct its activities in that state. The golf course formally opened on June 3, 1961.

Quail Hollow Club has two signature holes. The par-4 14th is a dogleg left that can be driven with a good tee shot. It measures 346 yards from the pro tees. A 15-acre lake frames the left side of the hole and the rough on that side slopes down to the water. The narrow landing area measures about 27 yards across and is guarded with two bunkers on each side. The two-tiered green is long and narrow with about 7,100 square feet of putting surface. Two more bunkers guard the left front and middle of the green, and a collection area waits just off the right front of the green for short approach shots hit off line, or almost perfect drives. The area immediately left of the green slopes severely down 15 feet to the lake, so anything hit left has a very good chance of ending up in the hazard.

The 17th hole is a 217-yard par-3 over water. A rock wall rings this part of the lake and borders the left and front of the green. The tee shot must carry the water hazard and a bunker that protects the center. The 6,500 square-foot green is undulated, and, on the left side, there is only six feet between the edge of the putting surface and the water hazard. On the right, there lies a closely mown collection area for errant shots. The water will be the collection area on the left. Shots hit too strong also have a good chance of getting wet since the lake wraps around behind a good portion of the green, and the rough slopes drastically down to it. --Source: Golf Course Superintendents Assocation of America

Tournament course history