Tanglewood Golf Club - Championship Course
About
Since Tanglewood Golf Club's Championship Course opened in 1958 it has consistently ranked as one of the top public courses in the U.S. This Robert Trent Jones layout has 99 bunkers. It was designed to test the best golfers in the world and fits Jones' design philosophy of "easy bogey, hard par." RTJ believed the long iron shot separated the championship golfer from the average golfer and created several holes with that in mind. The seventh and 12th holes, both par 3s, play over 230 yards from the back tees. The par-4 11th hole is 490 yards. Fortunately for the recreational golfer, Jones built multiple teeing grounds to Tanglewood's Championship Course enjoyable for all skill levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 70 | 7101 yards | 74.6 | 140 |
| Blue | 70 | 6637 yards | 72.6 | 134 |
| White | 70 | 6014 yards | 69.3 | 126 |
| Black | 70 | 5333 yards | 65.9 | 123 |
| Red/Long (W) | 74 | 5023 yards | 69.5 | 120 |
| Red/Short (W) | 74 | 4562 yards | 67.3 | 114 |
| Family | 74 | 3404 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.5/139 | 362 | 483 | 232 | 417 | 408 | 364 | 190 | 571 | 436 | 3463 | 373 | 183 | 459 | 400 | 606 | 380 | 237 | 448 | 434 | 3520 | 6983 |
| Blue M: 72.8/135 | 340 | 460 | 209 | 394 | 380 | 346 | 179 | 551 | 408 | 3267 | 365 | 168 | 411 | 386 | 581 | 358 | 203 | 416 | 411 | 3299 | 6566 |
| MGA Hybrid M: 71.0/131 | 340 | 460 | 178 | 394 | 332 | 327 | 142 | 488 | 408 | 3069 | 365 | 161 | 411 | 386 | 581 | 301 | 188 | 416 | 387 | 3196 | 6265 |
| White M: 69.8/127 W: 75.7/133 | 326 | 394 | 178 | 375 | 332 | 327 | 142 | 488 | 379 | 2941 | 357 | 161 | 388 | 372 | 559 | 301 | 188 | 403 | 387 | 3116 | 6057 |
| Black M: 66.2/124 W: 71.4/126 | 326 | 341 | 178 | 355 | 273 | 308 | 128 | 444 | 289 | 2642 | 348 | 146 | 329 | 358 | 508 | 281 | 155 | 287 | 302 | 2714 | 5356 |
| Long Red W: 69.6/122 | 261 | 341 | 129 | 257 | 257 | 289 | 114 | 405 | 289 | 2342 | 339 | 131 | 329 | 344 | 508 | 261 | 142 | 287 | 302 | 2643 | 4985 |
| Short Red W: 66.9/115 | 261 | 341 | 129 | 257 | 257 | 222 | 114 | 405 | 289 | 2275 | 255 | 131 | 329 | 226 | 336 | 208 | 142 | 287 | 302 | 2216 | 4491 |
| Family M: 59.6/113 W: 60.9/104 | 150 | 238 | 92 | 200 | 176 | 150 | 112 | 326 | 215 | 1659 | 214 | 90 | 207 | 228 | 260 | 150 | 88 | 258 | 250 | 1745 | 3404 |
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
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Good greens and pace of play
Early spring round and the course was in good shape considering the amount of rain we have had this year. Greens were good shape. Played in under four hours on a Saturday, always a positive. Look forward to playing again in a couple of months when the Bermuda grass comes to life.
Great course
Where else in the world can you play the site of a major championship (1974 pga championship) and was a regular stop on champions tour.? Crazy cheap Pryce!
Challenging
Course is in good condition bunkers and greens redone. Staff is friendly and layout of the course is both challenging and enjoyable.
Great Layout, Winter Conditions
Having played this course before, this round only confirmed my belief that this is one of the best layouts in the Triad if not all of North Carolina, and especially for the price. The course was in decent shape for the time of year. The fairways were somewhat overseeded although it was thin in some places. The new bunkers are excellent but you can tell it gets a lot of public play because in the afternoon, there are a lot of footprints from golfers who have not raked the bunkers. The greens roll smooth but my only complaint there is that they use the same three hole locations all winter, just rotating between them and because the grass is dormant the areas around the hole gets pretty worn down and fast from all of the traffic. Overall this is an excellent golf course that I am sure will be even better once the grass starts coming back out.
Needs a repeat performance
Course was in excellent shape for winter conditions! Lots of bunkers, a la RTJ, and a fun round. A few “wonky” holes but all in all a great course! We’ll be back!
CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE
THE RENOVATION ON TANGLEWOODS CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE HAS RETURNED IT TO "CHAMPIONSHIP" FORM. WOULD RECOMMEND FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS. CHOOSE TEES WISELY!
been playing this course for many years. It's a great course for for almost any player. It helps to have some game though
Great tough course. Super greens plays long
Played in the fall and damp windy. Course tough. Greens fast to hard to read. Bring your a game
Bring Your Sandwedge
Fun course to play! Bring your beach shovel, rake and bucket. Lots of sand traps and beautiful greens. Deer sightings and other wildlife! Great value!!
Nice Winter Round
Played in early December on a rather windy day. Course conditions were certainly above average for this time of year. Played at a very nice pace - below 3 1/2 hours on a Wednesday. Top notch staff - friendly and helpful.
Cool windy day
We played the course after a board meeting in cool windy conditions but, the course was in great condition with fast smooth greens. We played the White tees and it was a gracious plenty on a cool windy day.. Great course, great friends all in all we will be back SOON!!
Late season conditions on the Champion Course.
It was a beautiful day with a good friend. Course is in late season condition. Grass on fairways and tees are spotty, but greens rolled out nice. Bunkers had too much sand and we had several fried egg lies. I know we shouldn't have hit into them. All in all it was a good experience .
Great course
Fun course. Straightforward. Very challenging greens. Fairways, tees, and bunkers are all in good shape. The greens are very good. It’s a solid public golf course. Only reason it’s not five stars is some of the attention to detail around the course. For example, I didn’t see any water coolers on the course. And most of the areas outside the fairways/rough are not landscaped or lush.
One of the best public courses around
If you don't like this course you have a serious problem.
excellent rebuild and staff was great
Reconditioned bunkers are nicely done, and new greens were smooth and fast. For years the only complaint i had was beat up greens due to people not fixing ball marks, and the new Bermuda greens don't show them nearly as much. Staff were all great, inside and outside.