Sedgefield Country Club is a
country club in the
eastern United States
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, located in
Greensboro, North Carolina
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, southwest of the city center. Established in 1926, it is primarily known for its golf course and the
PGA Tour
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event it has held annually since
2008
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: 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).
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 originally featured Bentgrass greens, but in 2007, a major $3 million restoration project replaced them with Champion Bermuda Grass greens and restored the fairways with Tifway 419 Bermuda grass. In 2011, McConnell Golf acquired Sedgefield Country Club 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
External links
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PGA Tour site for the Wyndham Championship
Golf clubs and courses in North Carolina
Sports venues in Guilford County, North Carolina
1926 establishments in North Carolina
Sports venues completed in 1926
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