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The Forest Oaks Country Club is located in Greensboro, NC. It is primarily known for its golf course and the PGA Tour Event held there the Wyndham Championship (formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic (GGCC) and before that the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO)). It was established in 1965.

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 courts (six clay courts and two hard 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 hosting.

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. The course became the host of a PGA Tour event in 1977 and has hosted one annually since then.

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-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  gorgeous 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: spectacular meals and a wide variety of beverages at the clubhouse bar and restaurants, [[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, 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.
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