Sedgefield Country Club

Sedgefield Country Club is a country club in the eastern United States, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, southwest of the city center. Established in 1925, it is primarily known for its golf course and the PGA Tour event it has held since 2008: the Wyndham Championship, formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, and the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO). It also hosted the tournament from 1938 to 1976 (alternating some years with Starmount Forest Country Club).

Sedgefield Country Club
Club information
Sedgefield Country Club is located in the United States
Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield Country Club is located in North Carolina
Sedgefield Country Club
Coordinates36.014°N 79.887°W / 36.014; -79.887
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina
Elevation830 feet (250 m)
Established1926 (1926)
TypePrivate
Owned byMcconnell Golf LLC
Total holes18
Events hostedWyndham Championship
GreensChampion Bermuda
Fairways419 Bermuda [1]
Websitesedgefieldcc.org
Ross Course
Designed byDonald Ross
Par70
Length7,127 yards (6,517 m)
Course rating75.3
Slope rating143[2]
Course record59 (Brandt Snedeker, 2018 Wyndham Championship)[3]

The course was designed by Donald Ross and opened for play in 1926. Along with Detroit Golf Club, they are currently the only two Ross-designed courses hosting a regular event on the PGA Tour. The Ross course consisted of Bentgrass greens until a major $3 million restoration project initiated in 2007, which added Champion Bermuda greens and restored its rolling fairways. In 2011, Mcconnell Golf acquired Sedgefield and added new membership benefits, including reciprocal access to the 14 other Mcconnell Golf properties.

From 2003 until 2021, Rocky Brooks of the PGA served as director of golf at Sedgefield. He was succeeded by Eric Ferguson who now serves as the director of golf.

References
  1. "Wyndham Championship" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. August 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. "Course Rating and Slope Database: Sedgefield CC - Ross Course". USGA. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  3. "Wyndham Championship: Brandt Snedeker cards 10th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history". BBC Sport. BBC. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.


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