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Cutting the 6th green at Quail Hollow


the years, so to have been placed here was overwhelming. The course was originally designed by


famed golf course architect George Cobb in 1961. In the intervening years, the course has undergone a series of improvements, including modifications to several holes by Arnold Palmer in 1986, and a redesign by Tom Fazio in 1998, as well as 2013. A par 72, stretching 7,470 yards from the back tees, complete with water hazards, bunkers and


tree lined fairways, it provides a true test of golf.


I arrived toward the end of April 2014, and


I was made welcome from the second I stepped foot onsite. Quail aim to go above and beyond, taking good to better and better to best. The course was in immaculate condition in


preparation for the world’s best golfers as the Wells Fargo Championship was just one week away. Thrown in at the deep end is an


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understatement. Having my first experience of a PGA Tour event one week after arriving in the US had me on edge, but it is these challenges which I thrive on. Mike had told me to be prepared for long


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