The Forest Oaks Country Club
is located near Greensboro, NC. It is primarily known for its golf course and 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). The club was established in 1965.
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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 hosted a PGA Tour event from
1977-
2007.