300 Prestonwood Pkwy,
Cary, North Carolina 27513
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Larry Conner (Director of Golf Operations).The Course:
54 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland and residential.
Designer:
Original layouts by Tom Jackson - Meadows course (1988), Highlands (1993) & Fairways (1995). Courses renovated by Rick Robbins - Meadows (2009), Fairways (2010) & Highlands (2011).
Above distances are for the Meadows course. Also at Prestonwood are the 18-hole par-70 Fairways course (6475 yds from back tees) and the 18-hole par-72 Highlands course (7082 yds).
35.795547
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12 mi W of Raleigh.
Prestonwood
Prestonwood Country Club is generally recognised as one of North Carolina's top-quality golf venues, which offers three very good tree-lined and open parkland layouts: Fairways, Meadows and Highlands. The courses provide a wonderful test for your all-round game with many excellent holes to enjoy. This is a private course generally playable only by members and their guests.
Prestonwood is a private club. Guests may only play if hosted by a member.
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The SAS Championship, a US Champions Tour event played at Prestonwood, utilises a composite of the Highlands and Meadows courses. The opening and closing stretches of the Highlands course provides the Championship with its front-nine holes, while the opening and closing stretches of the Meadows course provide the back-nine holes.
3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham, NC 27705
+1 (800) 443 3853
Visit websiteLocated on the campus of Duke University, the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is an award-winning hotel built in the style of an old English country inn. The hotel is nestled on a 300-acre site and situated in the heartland of North Carolina. The Inn features the Duke University Golf Course, 271 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, the award-winning Fairview Dining Room, the Bull Durham Bar and superb meeting facilities for groups from 20 to 600.
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Prestonwood CC (private)
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