Filed under: Golf , PGA Donald Ross is known worldwide to golf fans as one of the consummate masters of course design. And now, thanks to the Wyndham Championship 's recent move to the Sedgefield Country Club , PGA golfers competing in the FedEx Cup event (August 11-17, 2008) will get to experience the same pristine Piedmont Triad golf conditions that legends like Sam Sneed , Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer enjoyed for years after Ross' original design in 1926. Of course, this isn't the Wyndham's first rodeo here, although it is the first year back to Sedgefield following a 31 year hiatus, and the return did not come at a cheap price. The recently finished, nearly year long renovation of the course cost over $3 million, but as Tournament Director Mark Brazil put it, the intent was to make Sedgefield "one of the favorite spots on tour." Brazil also pointed out that right now, "this golf course is as good as it gets" and by all accounts, he is absolutely right. A friend of mine recently teed it high and called the dense rough "diabolical" (by all accounts complimentary), while recent praises from former winner David Toms has already attracted some big name attention. Namely three time major winner Vijay Singh , who recently announced his entry into the Wyndham, joining an already stout group of golfers that includes Toms, last year's champions Brandt Snedeker , Tim Clark , Carl Pettersson , local favorite and Masters darling Drew Weaver ...
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Filed under: Golf , PGA Donald Ross is known worldwide to golf fans as one of the consummate masters of course design. And now, thanks to the Wyndham Championship 's recent move to the Sedgefield Country Club , PGA golfers competing in the FedEx Cup event (August 11-17, 2008) will get to experience the same pristine Piedmont Triad golf conditions that legends like Sam Sneed , Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer enjoyed for years after Ross' original design in 1926. Of course, this isn't the Wyndham's first rodeo here, although it is the first year back to Sedgefield following a 31 year hiatus, and the return did not come at a cheap price. The recently finished, nearly year long renovation of the course cost over $3 million, but as Tournament Director Mark Brazil put it, the intent was to make Sedgefield "one of the favorite spots on tour." Brazil also pointed out that right now, "this golf course is as good as it gets" and by all accounts, he is absolutely right. A friend of mine recently teed it high and called the dense rough "diabolical" (by all accounts complimentary), while recent praises from former winner David Toms has already attracted some big name attention. Namely three time major winner Vijay Singh , who recently announced his entry into the Wyndham, joining an already stout group of golfers that includes Toms, last year's champions Brandt Snedeker , Tim Clark , Carl Pettersson , local favorite and Masters darling Drew Weaver ...