Previous events hosted by facility: 1938-1976 Greater Greensboro Open; 1999-2000 Nike Greensboro Open; 1421 Research Park Drive • Lawrence, KS 66049-3859 • 800- 2008-2011 AJGA Footjoy Invitational; 472-7878 • www.gcsaa.org 2008-2010 Wyndham Championship GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet PGA Tour Course statistics Wyndham Championship August 15 - 21, 2011 Average tee size: 2,500 sq. ft. Tournament Stimpmeter: 11 ft. Average green size: 6,500 sq. ft. Sedgefield Country Club Rounds per year: 25,000 Greensboro, N.C. Green construction soil mix: USGA (80% sand; 20% peat) Acres of fairway: 25 Class A Golf Course Source of water: Pond Superintendent Information Acres of rough: 65 Drainage conditions: Good GCSAA Class A Golf Course Superintendent: Sand bunkers: 48 Keith C. Wood Water hazards: 12 creeks, 1 pond Availability to media: Contact Keith C. Wood by phone 336- 808-1950; cell 336-207-9557; email Course ratings [email protected] Education: Yardage Par Rating Slope B.S., Biology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 1995; A.S. Golf Turf, Rutgers University, New Red 5451 74 72.5 131 Brunswick, N.J., 1998 Years as a GCSAA member: 15 GCSAA affiliated chapter: Blue 5970 71 69.8 126 Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association White 6440 71 71.8 133 Years at this course: 4 Previous positions: Black 6775 71 72.9 137 2003-2007, Golf Course Superintendent, Florence Country Club, Florence, S.C.; 2000-2003, East Course Gold 7177 70 75.1 143 Superintendent, Grandover Golf Resort, Greensboro, N.C.; 1996-1999, Assistant Course characteristics Superintendent, Wildewood Country Club, Columbia, S.C. Height of Previous tournament preparation: Primary Grasses Cut 2003-2007 PGA Tour Q School, Florence Country Club, Florence, S.C.; Tees Bermudagrass 0.400" 2008-2010 Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, Fairways Bermudagrass 0.450" N.C.; 2008-2011 AJGA Footjoy Greens Bentgrass 0.125" Invitational, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C. Rough Bermudagrass 2" Syngenta Professional products is proud to support GCSAA and the efforts of GCSAA golf course superintendents to produce the finest quality tournament playing conditions. Other key course personnel Wildlife on the course Terry Fiks, Assistant Superintendent Beaver; Blue heron; Canada goose; Deer; Fish; Daniel Knight, Assistant Superintendent Fox; Groundhog; Hawk; Mole; Muskrat; Rabbit; Gene Westbrook, Equipment Manager Raccoon; Red fox; Several different species of Beverly Marler, General Manager birds; Snakes; Squirrel Donald Wittington, Horticulturist Rocky Brooks, PGA Professional McConnell Golf, Club Owner Michael Shoun, VP of McConnell Golf Interesting and historical course- related facts Golf course management facts On September 22, 2007, Sedgefield Country Club's famous Donald Ross golf course For additional information please visit the reopened following a major 10 month, $3 million GCSAA association news section or contact the restoration project, which transformed the golf Communications Department at 800-472-7878. course back to how Ross intended the course to play, while taking into consideration the GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has changes in golf technology and turfgrass as its focus golf course management. Since development over the last 50 years. 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who Sedgefield has played host to many major manage golf courses in the United States and amateur events in the Carolinas, as well as worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, hosting the Greater Greensboro Open for over Kan., the association provides education, 50 years. On May 8, 1953, the Atlantic Coast information and representation to more than Conference was formed at Sedgefied Country 19,000 members in more than 72 countries. Club. GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the The course does not play long off the tees, but enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of must be played from the green back to the tee. golf. The association’s philanthropic Emphasis must be put on ball placement in the organization, The Environmental Institute for fairway in order to get the appropriate angle to Golf, works to strengthen the compatibility of the green. The greens at Sedgefield are very golf with the natural environment through undulating and slope from back to front, with research grants, support for education many falling off the edges into collection areas. programs and outreach efforts. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org. In February 2011 the Sedgefield membership voted to sell the club to McConnell Golf. Sedgefield became the seventh club and second Donald Ross course owned by the McConnell group. Since that time substantial improvements have been made to the clubhouse and the grounds surrounding the property. Course architect/date: Donald Ross, 1926 Most recent redesign/renovation: Kris Spence, 2007 .