Tanglewood Golf Club - Championship Course

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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 |
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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 |
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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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Excellent Course
The play is a little slow because it is so popular. Most people are respectful and allow to play around. The members not so friendly and will not offer to allow a single to play around. This is expected.
A+
Great test and conditions on a serene property. Thank you for restoring this gem to the level you have.
This course is so much fun to play. Great layout, challenging but not too hard. The changes that were made have really made this course enjoyable to play.
Interesting layout
Most people know this was the course for a PGA championship back in the 70's. The course is in very good condition. The holes are either long and difficult or short and tricky. A fun course to play, a great value, but kind of a hodge podge of holes with no real flow or course character.
Great remodel
Great conditions and a great layout if you don't like this course you need to quit playing the game
Great Course
Course was in great shape tee to green. Greens were very fast. Pace of play was very good. 3.5 hours.
Tanglewood Championship Course
I had been looking forward to playing the course for a while. It rained until about a half hour after my tee time, delaying everyone else too. Once on the course, I found it to be a fair test of skill. Everyone associated with the facility was very nice to deal with, especially after the rain situation. Typically, I play very quickly, but the pace of play wasn good, especially for a Saturday. I finished my round in under 4 hours. I am looking forward to playing the Championship Course at Tanglewood under dryer conditions. It should be a lot of fun.
Tanglewood Championship
Loved checking out the old scorecards from the past champions tour tournaments. Arnold Palmer, Hale Irwin, Gary Player...etc. Lee Trevino won the 1974 PGA Championship here. If you like that kind of stuff it’ll put you in the right mood to play your best. The course was fun and greens were very good. Unfortunately doubled the last or would have hit 79....pretty good for me but the course doesn’t play super hard anymore. I imagine if you are a long knocker it’d challenge you from the back tees. Looked pretty long back there.
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Incredible Value
I played the Championship course as part of a 36 hole day with the Reynolds course and was very pleased with it. Really not a weak hole, greens were very quick and true and although tees could use some work it was playable. The history of this place and the price paid make it a can't miss for golfers looking to play in the Winston Salem region.
Great Course
Perfect condition. Lightning fast greens. All bunkers have been fully refurbished. Great value.
Maybe the best deal ever!
The Championship Course at Tanglewood is one of the toughest challenges I’ve ever played. During the reno a year or two ago, they made it a bit more forgiving, but they put those good Bermuda putting surfaces in and it is simply hard to beat! The price is as reasonable as it could possibly be. Quite frankly, other courses in they area should be ashamed for charging similar fees with such less to offer (not including Oak Valley... another gem, but with Bent grass greens). The only issue is that it has always gotten a lot of play which means a lot of common folks who don’t rake traps, fix ball marks, and are likely to eat sunflower seeds and spit shells on the greens (not yesterday, but in general... C’MON MAN!). They should stick to the Reynolds Course, or other local municipal locations. Either way, I highly recommend Tanglewood’s Championship Course!
Happy traveler
Played here while visiting friends in Greensboro. Certainly worth the drive. Staff was great, and the course was better. Very fast greens! Loved it. Will play again next year.
loved loved loved this course
First time playing it and was thrilled to see the fantastic layout, greens designs, lakes, white sand traps, and beautiful tree lined fairways.
I traveled from Ohio and played the course in July and I agree entirely with your comments--it is an incredible value.