Quail Hollow Club is a

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and

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in the

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, located in the Quail Hollow neighborhood in

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. It is a private member club, founded by James J. Harris on April 13, 1959. The club hosted the

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on the

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from

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through

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

, and the senior tour's PaineWebber Invitational from

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. The PGA Tour returned to Quail Hollow in 2003 with the Wachovia Championship, now the

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, which has been held every year since except 2020 when it was cancelled due to the

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. Additionally the club hosted the

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and that year the Wells Fargo was held at Eagle Point in

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. The club is also scheduled to host the

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for a second time in 2025 Quail Hollow was designed by golf course architect George Cobb who designed several golf courses, primarily in the southeastern United States. Opened in 1961, it underwent a series of improvements, including modifications of several holes by

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in 1986, and a redesign by

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in 1997, 2003, and from 2014 to 2016 in preparation for the PGA Championship. South of central Charlotte, the average

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of the course is approximately above

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. The course is part of an extensive housing development. Quail Hollow is scheduled to host the fourteenth edition of the

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in , after being postponed from its original date of 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. For the event, the courses will be rerouted. The hole arrangement changes starting at the 8th hole. After the 8th hole, players will skip the 9th to 11th holes, and will then play the 12th hole, and continue. After the 18th hole, players will play holes 9-11. The realignment of the course was designed for match play to assure most matches will reach the 16th to 18th holes at the course, with the only possible ways to avoid the signature "Green Mile" is to win 7&6 or better.

Club history

* April 13, 1959 First meeting of founders * June 3, 1961 Golf course opened * September 14, 1967 Clubhouse opened * June 1969 – 1979

* September 1980 – 1989 World Seniors Invitational * July 1985 Holes 3, 7, 9, and 17 modified by

* August 1993 Rock wall on 17 added * August 1994 Rock wall on 7 added * September 1997 Course reconstructed by

* July 2000 Clubhouse renovated * Spring 2001 Practice facility reconstructed * May 2003

returns to Quail Hollow,

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wins inaugural Wachovia Championship * Summer 2003 Holes 2, 8, 9 modified by Tom Fazio * May 2004

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wins second annual Wachovia Championship * May 2005

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wins third annual Wachovia Championship * May 2006

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wins fourth annual Wachovia Championship * May 2007

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wins fifth annual Wachovia Championship * May 2008

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wins sixth annual Wachovia Championship (first PGA Tour victory) * May 2009

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wins seventh annual Quail Hollow Championship * May 2010 Rory McIlroy wins eighth annual Quail Hollow Championship (first PGA Tour victory) * May 2011

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wins ninth annual Wells Fargo Championship * May 2012 Rickie Fowler wins 10th annual Wells Fargo Championship (first PGA Tour victory) * May 2013

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wins 11th annual Wells Fargo Championship (first PGA Tour victory) * May 2014

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wins 12th annual Wells Fargo Championship * May 2015 Rory McIlroy wins 13th annual Wells Fargo Championship * May 2016

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wins 14th annual Wells Fargo Championship * Summer 2016

creates a new 1st hole (par 4) by combining no. 1 (par 4) and no. 2 (par 3) and a new 4th (par 3) and 5th (par 4) hole by dividing no. 5 (par 5). The course now plays as a par 71 for tournament golf but still a par 72 for members as no. 1 plays as a par 5 for members. * August 2017

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wins the 99th

* May 2018

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wins 16th annual Wells Fargo Championship * May 2019

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wins 17th annual Wells Fargo Championship (first PGA Tour victory) * March 2020 18th annual Wells Fargo Championship cancelled due to the

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, will resume in 2021 as previously scheduled * April 2020

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announces the

will return to the club in 2025 * May 2021 Rory Mcllroy wins 19th annual Wells Fargo Championship (third PGA Tour victory at Quail Hollow) * September 2022

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to be held.

References

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