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The 14th running of the Presidents Cup is set to take place this week at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It will be the first time this event has traveled to the Southeast but it’s far from the first time we’ve seen the course in action. Quail Hollow has been hosting the Wells Fargo Championship since 2003 with the exception of 2017 and 2022.
Let’s take a quick dive into the course layout and then move on to talk about each side of the competition which pits Team United States against the International Team.
The Course
Looking at the scorecard this week, we see a par 71 that can stretch out to 7,571 yards from the tips. That is a beefy layout. Of course, there are various tee boxes that will be mixed and matched so we shouldn’t expect to see it tip out each day.
At a hole-by-hole level, there are six par 4s that play over 460 yards.
Distance is a serious advantage this week and that is backed up by the list of recent winners at the course. Since 2014 we’ve seen winners include J.B. Holmes, Rory McIlroy (x2), Justin Thomas, James Hahn, Jason Day, and Max Homa. Not a short hitter among the bunch.
Adding to the appeal for power this week, the course has not been overseeded for the fall so it’s sporting bermuda rough that may be close to falling asleep for the season. It will be wall-to-wall bermudagrass this week. Notes from the grounds crew read, “The course should accommodate long-ball hitters and will not be as penal when balls are hit offline.”
The other main storyline about the course is the re-routing for this week’s event. Routing will be 1-8, 12-18, 10-11, then 9 for this week’s competition. That will allow the infamous Green Mile to be utilized in more matches. That Green Mile stretch is holes No. 16 thru 18 and it’s one of the toughest stretches of holes seen across the entire TOUR rota. With the home team being able to set up the course, it would make sense for them to get any many reps as possible on the toughest holes if they think they have an…
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