Prestonwood Country Club

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Prestonwood Country Club
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Coordinates 35°47′45″N78°50′09″W / 35.7959°N 78.8357°W / 35.7959; -78.8357 Coordinates: 35°47′45″N78°50′09″W / 35.7959°N 78.8357°W / 35.7959; -78.8357
Location Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Elevation340 feet (100 m)
Established1988, 34 years ago
Type Private
Total holes54
Tournaments hosted SAS Championship
(2001–present)
Greens Bermuda (Meadows/Highlands)
Bent grass (Fairways)
FairwaysBermuda
Website prestonwood.com
Meadows
Designed by Tom Jackson [1]
Par 72 [2]
Length7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Course rating 74.6
Slope rating 138
Highlands
Designed by Tom Jackson [1]
Par 72 [3]
Length7,082 yards (6,480 m)
Course rating 74.4
Slope rating 138
Fairways
Designed by Tom Jackson [1]
Par 70 [4]
Length6,475 yards (5,920 m)
Course rating 71.1
Slope rating 131

Prestonwood Country Club is a private country club in Cary, North Carolina, located near Research Triangle Park (RTP) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The country club's amenities include 54 holes of golf, 15 tennis courts, a full-service fitness and aquatics center, dining service and event space for various occasions. Prestonwood has played host to numerous national golf events including the SAS Championship and the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic.

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History

Prestonwood Country Club opened on Memorial Day, 1988, offering a pool and fitness center. Later that summer, the club debuted 27 holes of golf. In 1991, the club was purchased by private investors, who then decided to expand Prestonwood by building more homes and roads. By early 1996, the club had expanded to 54 holes of golf, a driving range, three practice greens and a short game area. The country club rebuilt the pool and fitness center, which now consists of 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) of space. [5]

In 2003, the club also added new tennis courts at a satellite location. In 2005, Prestonwood built a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) addition to their clubhouse, including a grand ballroom and men's locker room. Other additions included a renovated golf pro shop, ladies locker room, and card room. [6] [7]

Facilities

Golf: Prestonwood Country Club is the only private club in the area to boast 54 holes of championship golf. All three courses were designed by Tom Jackson but have been recently renovated green complexes by Jack Nicklaus protégé Rick Robbins.

In addition, it has a driving range, three practice greens, a short game area, and state of the art learning and club fitting center. The club utilizes a full-service golf pro shop with five PGA Golf Class A professionals and three assistant professionals. [8]

Events

SAS Championship: The SAS Championship is a Champions Tour event that has been hosted by Prestonwood since 2001. The course plays at 7,237 yards and is a mix of the Highlands and Meadows courses. [9] The 2020 SAS Championship champion was Ernie Els.

Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic: The tournament, named after the late Jim Valvano, was started to support cancer research. It was played at Prestonwood for 20 years starting in 1994, and was last played in 2013. [10] While at Prestonwood the tournament raised over $13.5 million and drew in such celebrities as Michael Jordan, Bob Costas, and Kevin Costner. [11]

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