Quail Hollow Club Course Guide

Quail Hollow has hosted the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship since 2003, having previously hosted the Kemper Open from 1969 to 1979. It has also hosted the PGA Championship in 2017, and the Presidents Cup in 2022.

HOLE-BY-HOLE GUIDE

Par 71, 7,529 yards

HOLE 1
PAR 4, 495 YARDS
A major test out the gate, this dogleg left par 4 was lengthened to 495 yards. The challenge is not only off the tee but also in the approach shot. The front-right bunker is a visually intimidating sight for approach shots to front-left or back-right hole locations. The left bunker is positioned to gobble up errant shots aimed at the back portion of the green.

HOLE 3
PAR 4, 483 YARDS
Playing to the northwest corner of the property and running straightaway along the left side of Quail Hollow's short game practice area, this hole has one of the course's narrowest fairways, with a bunker pinching it to just 25 yards across around the 310-yard mark from the tee. Three more bunkers guard the green, which has a false front and a distinct tier through the middle.

HOLE 4
PAR 3, 167 YARDS
There's more room than appears to be available on this green beyond the three fronting bunkers, though a falloff at the back-right edge can carry a ball into the rough. A front-right hole location in a slight funnel between the first to bunkers - and above a false front - could create some early drama.

HOLE 5
PAR 4, 449 YARDS
Bunkers line the landing area here, with two swallowing up right misses of between 270 and 325 yards, while one more on the left starts at 310, potentially serving as a target for those who may want to hit 3 wood. False edges at both the front of the green and the middle-right make hole locations close over the greenside bunker doubly tricky.

HOLE 6
PAR 3, 249 YARDS
Despite its gaudy scorecard yardage, the fact that this hole plays about 25 feet downhill means players will likely be hitting some kind of iron. The green narrows toward the back, but a gathering slope at the back-right could be used to funnel a tee shot close. Going too far in that direction could mean a tough up-and-down out of one of the hole's two greenside bunkers.

HOLE 7
PAR 5, 546 YARDS
After a meat-and-potatoes opening half-dozen holes, the fun begins in earnest. The first of Quail Hollow's three par fives is also its shortest, and should provide a jolt of excitement to any matches that are struggling to get going. Water - a dammed creek that creates a wider waterway along the fairway and green - lines the entire right side of the hole, and while no one would mistake this hole for the 13th at Augusta National (though both the course's architects, George Cobb and Tom Fazio, have worked on the Masters host course), the green has a dramatic slope down to the front-right portion that will make hole locations perched over the water exciting to attack. There will be eagles and some attempts at glory will fail spectacularly with splashdowns.

HOLE 8
PAR 4, 346 YARDS
With a green broken into distinct sections, those who do whale away at the green from the tee will need to miss in the correct spot in order to avoid an impossible up-and-down.

HOLE 9
PAR 4, 505 YARDS
There is a noticeable rise on the left-middle portion of the green that can contain and redirect shots toward rear and rear-right hole locations.

HOLE 10
PAR 5, 592 YARDS
At no. 10, the fairway drifts slightly toward the left-side fairway bunker that sits 310 yards off the back tee. Avoiding it means a potential eagle putt after another strong long shot to the green, bunkered on each side and sloughing off shots short and right.

HOLE 11
PAR 4, 462 YARDS
Two fairway bunkers cover the left side of the landing area between 250 and 325 yards off the tee, waiting to catch an over-hooked drive. The entire field will need to confront them one way or another. The next order of business is to clear the false front and avoid two more bunkers menacing the left side of the green.

HOLE 12
PAR 4, 456 YARDS
The 12th hole is a medium-length par 4 that will connect them with the most exciting portion of the course, including the "Green Mile." The slender, unbunkered fairway drifts downhill about 20 feet to a two-tiered green.

HOLE 13
PAR 3, 208 YARDS
Playing over an attractive brook, this one-shotter will invite players' eyes left to look ahead a few holes, but there's still a solid mid-iron to hit to a green that wants to shrug marginal shots down and to the right.

HOLE 14
PAR 4, 344 YARDS
The 14th is potentially the most exciting hole on the course. The 50-yard-long green, perched over a lake, can create very awkward short second shots for players who get out of position after a wayward drive; disaster will likely strike players who either get greedy off the tee or try to hit a heroic recovery. Don't be surprised to see a player who lays up off the tee triumph over one who tries to bite off more than he can chew.

HOLE 15
PAR 5, 577 YARDS
For the fourth time in six holes, eagle is potentially on the table. The slightly downhill, right-to-left sweep of the landing area will have bombers salivating, and a good drive will leave as little as a mid-iron up the hill (possibly off a hanging lie) to a green with relatively modest internal movement. The best ball-strikers will separate themselves here.

HOLE 16
PAR 4, 506 YARDS
It's 320 yards to clear the lone fairway bunker on the right. The day's best driver swing by the longest players could pay big dividends as the landing area leans downhill from that point, making this imposing hole much more gettable. But most will have to play left, leaving one of the longest approach shots of the day to a green wedged between a bunker and the lake.

HOLE 17
PAR 3, 190 YARDS
In reality, the green on this par 3 is plenty large. But the shot plays downhill, a bunker pinches the front-right and water wraps around the front, left and back portions of the putting surface, making it look as small as it possibly could. A fearless iron shot to a tucked pin here could help win a prestigious Tour event.

HOLE 18
PAR 4, 494 YARDS
The carnage on this brutal test is usually caused by the hole's uphill climb, the right-hand fairway bunker and the stream that harangues the entire left side of the hole. The stream lurks on both the tee and approach shot, causing anxiety for any player in contention.

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