Quail Hollow Club
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| Coordinates | 35°06′58″N 80°50′31″W / 35.116°N 80.842°W |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Elevation | 600 feet (180 m) |
| Established | 1959,[1] 65 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Membership-owned [2] |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Wells Fargo Championship (2003–present) PaineWebber Invitational (1983–1989) Kemper Open (1969–1979) PGA Championship (2017) |
| Greens | Champion G-12 Bermuda |
| Fairways | 328 / 419 Bermuda grass[3] |
| Designed by | George W. Cobb, ASGCA[4] |
| Par | 71 [1][4][5] |
| Length | 7,600 yards (6,950 m)[1][5] |
| Course rating | 77.2 |
| Slope rating | 148 [6] |
| Course record | 61 – Rory McIlroy (2015) |
Quail Hollow Club is a country club and golf course in the southeastern United States, located in the Quail Hollow neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a private member club, founded by James J. Harris on April 13, 1959.
The club hosted the Kemper Open on the PGA Tour from 1969 through 1979,[7] and the senior tour's PaineWebber Invitational from 1983 through 1989. The PGA Tour returned to Quail Hollow in 2003 with the Wachovia Championship, now the Wells Fargo Championship.
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 Arnold Palmer in 1986, and a redesign by Tom Fazio in 1997, 2003, and from 2014 to 2016 in preparation for the PGA Championship.[8] South of central Charlotte, the average elevation of the course is approximately 600 feet (185 m) above sea level. The course is part of an extensive housing development.
The club hosted the PGA Championship in 2017 in mid-August.[9] Because of this, the Wells Fargo event for 2017 was moved to Wilmington and held at Eagle Point Golf Club, near the Atlantic coast. The Quail Hollow membership primarily comprises wealthy local business people plus the children of long-time Charlotte families.
Quail Hollow is scheduled to host the fourteenth edition of the Presidents Cup in 2021.[10]
Club history
- April 13, 1959 First meeting of founders[11]
- June 3, 1961 Golf course opened[11]
- September 14, 1967 Clubhouse opened[11]
- June 1969 – 1979 Kemper Open[7][11]
- September 1980 – 1989 World Seniors Invitational[11]
- July 1985 Holes 3, 7, 9, and 17 modified by Arnold Palmer[11]
- August 1993 Rock wall on 17 added[11]
- August 1994 Rock wall on 7 added[11]
- September 1997 Course reconstructed by Tom Fazio[11]
- July 2000 Clubhouse renovated[11]
- Spring 2001 Practice facility reconstructed[11]
- May 2003 PGA Tour returns to Quail Hollow, David Toms wins inaugural Wachovia Championship[11]
- Summer 2003 Holes 2, 8, 9 modified by Tom Fazio[11]
- May 2004 Joey Sindelar wins second annual Wachovia Championship[11]
- May 2005 Vijay Singh wins third annual Wachovia Championship[11]
- May 2006 Jim Furyk wins fourth annual Wachovia Championship[11]
- May 2007 Tiger Woods wins fifth annual Wachovia Championship[11]
- May 2008 Anthony Kim wins sixth annual Wachovia Championship[11] (first PGA Tour victory)
- May 2009 Sean O'Hair wins seventh annual Quail Hollow Championship
- May 2010 Rory McIlroy wins eighth annual Quail Hollow Championship (first PGA Tour victory)
- May 2011 Lucas Glover wins ninth annual Wells Fargo Championship
- May 2012 Rickie Fowler wins 10th annual Wells Fargo Championship (first PGA Tour victory)
- May 2013 Derek Ernst wins 11th annual Wells Fargo Championship (first PGA Tour victory)
- May 2014 J. B. Holmes wins 12th annual Wells Fargo Championship
- May 2015 Rory McIlroy wins 13th annual Wells Fargo Championship
- May 2016 James Hahn wins 14th annual Wells Fargo Championship
- May 2017 Brian Harman wins 15th annual Wells Fargo Championship held at Eagle Point in Wilmington, NC Due to upcoming PGA Championship.
- August 2017 Justin Thomas wins the 99th PGA Championship
- May 2018 Jason Day wins 16th annual Wells Fargo Championship
References
- ^ a b c "Quail Hollow Club". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ "Club Information". Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "2017 PGA Championship" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. August 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Quail Hollow Club: Quail Hollow Golf Course". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b "Wachovia Championship". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Quail Hollow CC". USGA. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "McGee 'insures' future with Kemper victory". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. June 4, 1979. p. 3B.
- ^ "Quail Hollow Country Club". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte to host 2017 PGA Championship
- ^ "Quail Hollow to host The Presidents Cup 2021". Presidents Cup. February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "The History of Quail Hollow" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-04.