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The Forest Oaks Country Club is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is primarily known for its golf course with the PGA Tour event held there from 1977 through 2007: the Wyndham Championship, formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, and the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO).^[1] The club was established in 1962 and has recently converted to a semi-private facility.

Amenities

The golf course at Forest Oaks has five sets of tees making it accessible for golfers of varying skill levels. In addition, it has a six lane swimming pool, six lighted clay tennis courts , and six pickle-ball courts. It also offers the standard range of country club resources: meals and drinks at the clubhouse bar and restaurant, golf and tennis lessons, and event the opportunity for hosting private events.

Golf course

The course at Forest Oaks was originally designed by Ellis Maples and opened in 1962. It underwent only minor alterations until 2002, when golfer Davis Love III was hired to redesign it. The fairways are grassed by Tift Sport Bermuda grass and the greens with a mix of A4 and A1 bentgrass. Par for the course is 72 and it has a slope rating of 135. Golf World Magazine gave the new course a 4.7 rating out of a possible 5.0.

References

^ "History". Wyndham Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-05.

External links

35°59′34″N 79°42′22″W / 35.992830°N 79.706089°W / 35.992830; -79.706089

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[1] "History". Wyndham Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-05.

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-The '''Forest Oaks Country Club''' is located near [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. It is primarily known for its [[golf course]] with the [[PGA Tour]] event held there from 1977 through 2007: the [[Wyndham Championship]], formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, and the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/about/tournament-history/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Wyndham Championship}}</ref> The [[Country club|club]] was established in 1962 and has recently converted to a semi-private facility.
+The '''Forest Oaks Country Club''' is located in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. It is primarily known for its [[golf course]] with the [[PGA Tour]] event held there from 1977 through 2007: the [[Wyndham Championship]], formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, and the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/about/tournament-history/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Wyndham Championship}}</ref> The [[Country club|club]] was established in 1962 and has recently converted to a semi-private facility.
 ==Amenities==
-The [[golf course]] at Forest Oaks has five sets of tees making it accessible for golfers of varying skill levels.  In addition it has a  six lane swimming pool, eight [[tennis court]]s (six [[clay court]]s and two [[hard court]]s).  It also offers the standard range of [[country club]] resources: meals and drinks at the clubhouse bar and restaurant, [[golf]] and [[tennis]] [[lesson]]s, and event hosting.
+The [[golf course]] at Forest Oaks has five sets of tees making it accessible for golfers of varying skill levels.  In addition, it has a six lane swimming pool, six lighted clay [[tennis court]]s , and six pickle-ball courts.  It also offers the standard range of [[country club]] resources: meals and drinks at the clubhouse bar and restaurant, [[golf]] and [[tennis]] [[lesson]]s, and event the opportunity for hosting private events.
 ==Golf course==