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Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Drone flyovers and playing tips from Webb Simpson for all 18 holes at Quail Hollow Club
Drone flyovers and playing tips from Webb Simpson for all 18 holes at Quail Hollow Club There are few golfers who know Quail Hollow Club better than Webb Simpson. The 39-year-old Tour veteran is a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Fields and 2018 Players Championship. He's also been a member at Quail Hollow since 2011 and lives along one of the holes. He's played pretty well when the Tour makes its annual stop there through the years, including a runner-up finish in 2016. But Simpson, who finished 33rd at the PGA in 2017, didn't qualify for this year's championship, so he racked his brain for his best tip on all 18 holes. The green for the par-4 No. 18 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, as photographed in the run-up to the 2025 PGA Championship. Hole-by-hole descriptions of Quail Hollow, site of the 2025 PGA Championship Quail Hollow will play as a par 71 and measure 7,616 yards in 2025. Listed below for each hole is par, yardage and drone flyover videos from Golfweek's Jason Lusk as well as a quick tip from Simpson. No. 1, par 4, 505 yards "You can cut off way more of the corner than you think especially for bombers." No. 2, par 4, 452 yards "One of the faster greens at Quail so stay below the hole at all cost." No. 3, par 4, 483 yards "You can play from the left rough, but the right bunker is tough because tee shots tend to get right up in the lip which causes the player to have to pitch out a lot of times." No. 4, par 3, 184 Yards "You have to have good height on your iron shot here because it's very tough to hold the green." No. 5, par 4, 449 yards "One of the fastest putts at Quail is from above the hole to the front right or front left pins." No. 6, par 3, 249 yards "You are better off 20 yards short of the green here than 2 yards over. Below the hole is king." No. 7, par 5, 546 yards "Be aggressive on your second shot in terms of distance because the back left bunker and over the green in the rough are not bad spots to play from." No. 8, par 4, 346 yards "Driver, driver, driver, off the tee every time!" No. 9, par 4, 530 yards "Good luck! From that new tee box, left is jail. The scoring average from left of the fairway will probably be 4.8 or higher." No. 10, par 5, 592 yards "When going for the green in two, anything left is always better than right." No. 11, par 4, 462 yards "Off the tee your eyes will be looking too far right usually. Very easy to run through the fairway on the right side, which is very difficult to hit the green from there." No. 12, par 4, 456 yards "Tough green, easy to try to force an approach on the top level but putting from middle and under the ridge is a great spot." No. 13, par 3, 205 yards "One of the quickest greens at Quail Hollow. If possible stay below the hole all week, especially when the hole is positioned in the front. Maybe toughest pin at Quail Hollow is front right on 13." No. 14, par 4, 344 yards "Driver driver driver! DO NOT lay up. I've seen guys lay up, but if you have the opportunity to hit the green you should always go for it." No. 15, par 5, 577 yards "The pitch from anywhere short is a great spot to be, but because it's so uphill and into the grain, it can be hard to get the pitch to the hole." No. 16, par 4, 529 yards "Welcome to the Green Mile! Hang on for the next 45 minutes. If you miss this green, it's easy to play from the right greenside bunker to all pins." No. 17, par 3, 223 yards "Hit A LOT of chips from right of the green because that's where most guys will be looking if they miss the green." No. 18, par 4, 494 yards "Driver always. If you hit driver and pull it, you can cover the cut-in from the creek. Widens the fairway some." This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Quail Hollow Club drone videos all 18 holes for PGA Championship
New York Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
An Intimate Look at Quail Hollow
Webb Simpson has what many recreational golfers dream of. Simpson — who won the U.S. Open in 2012 and Players Championship in 2018, and has played on multiple Ryder and Presidents Cup squads — can walk out his back door and be on the seventh hole of the Quail Hollow Club, the host of this week's P.G.A. Championship and an annual tour stop on the PGA Tour. Better still, Simpson, who has five children, can hop in his golf cart like any golf dad and take his children around the course at dusk to chip and putt. He admitted, 'I might owe the club a cart fee or two.' Major golf championships have long gone to storied, private clubs — think Baltusrol, Oakmont, Oak Hill and Winged Foot. More recently, they have ended up at challenging public or resort courses like TPC Harding Park, Bethpage Black and Kiawah Island. But it's rare that these events go to a top-notch private club that also has members living around its perimeter, let alone touring pros who can walk out their doors and tee up. Yet this is the third time that the club has hosted a major international competition: It put on its first P.G.A. Championship in 2017 (won by Justin Thomas) and a Presidents Cup in 2022. Simpson — whose best professional finish at his home club was a tie for second in 2015 at the Wells Fargo Championship, seven shots behind the winner and this week's favorite, Rory McIlroy — appreciates what he has. 'It's an incredible place to live,' Simpson said. 'I'm the only pro golfer who has a regular PGA Tour event, a Presidents Cup event and a major championship at his home course. It's an awesome place.' The history of Quail Hollow is intertwined with the growth of Charlotte, N.C., and its emergence as a major economic center in the southeastern United States. Founded in 1960, the club was formed in response to overcrowding at Charlotte Country Club, as more people moved to the city. 'In the 1950s, my dad was a member of Augusta National and Seminole, and he loved the game,' said Johnny Harris, the club's president, about his father, James, its founder. 'He'd been sitting at the scorer's table in 1958 at the Masters when Arnold Palmer turned in his scorecard. He got to know Arnold and asked him to talk to 20 men about starting a club. They asked George Cobb, who designed the par-3 course at Augusta, to design the course.' It was an auspicious start. 'One of the big questions that came up was, 'Can we build a course good enough for the pros to play?'' Harris said. 'Arnold said they'll play down Independence Boulevard [a main street in the city], if you pay him enough money.' The course opened in 1961, and the clubhouse in 1967. Two years later, Quail Hollow began hosting the annual Kemper Open, which returned for the next decade before the club became home to the World Series Invitational through the 1980s. During the 1990s, when the course wasn't hosting a regular professional event, the club began to rethink the original design of the course and explore how it could be updated to keep pace with the modern game. The club hired Tom Fazio, a top architect who has done work at Augusta National, to renovate Quail Hollow. 'There seemed to always be interest in having a tournament,' Harris said. 'We redid the course with Fazio to be competitive.' Harris added: 'But Tom's the one who talked us into being a little more open to how all the members play, not just the pros. We have tees from Quail 5 all the way back to Quail 1 tees, which the pros will play this week.' So how does Quail Hollow change depending on who is playing it? After all, it's only closed to regular members for two weeks each year — one week for maintenance and the other for a PGA Tour event now called the Truist Championship that has been held there since 2003. The biggest difference between the pro's week and a regular week for members is not the length of the course but the height of the rough that the P.G.A. of America has grown higher than usual. Kerry Haigh, chief championship officer of the P.G.A. of America, is in charge of the setup this week. 'We'll have the fairways rolling fast, and that tends to make the ball go into the rough,' Harris said. 'That's the protection of the golf course. The people who drive the ball straight will do well.' The course is set up with five sets of tees, each of which changes the length of the course. The first set, called One Birds, are for the pros, and they stretch the course to some 7,600 yards. At times, that's even too much for some pros. Simpson said that in the winter — when it's cold and the ball isn't flying as far — he plays the Two Birds, which are just over 7,000 yards. 'It's actually really fun,' Simpson said. 'I love going up to the Two Birds. I play the Three Birds with a friend who is a plus-2 handicap. I drive it 30 yards past him. But it's fun to see how different the course plays.' The Three Birds are 6,400 yards. Harris said he enjoys the Four Birds, which are 5,800 yards. The only tournament where the course was radically different from what the members played was the 2022 Presidents Cup. Quail Hollow's last three holes, known as the Green Mile, have decided many tournaments. In head-to-head competition, such as at a Presidents Cup, matches tend to be over before holes 16, 17 and 18. So the club switched the routing and put the finishing holes in at 10, 11 and 12. There are challenges for the members. One of them is the different types of grass planted to suit different weather, a process called overseeding. For professional tournaments in May, the course gets overseeded with rye grass; by the hot summer months, it's back to Bermuda grass. 'The challenges come in the transitions,' said Tom Delozier, general manager of the club. The other is the inconvenience of the build-out to host a tournament, with its hospitality tents and grandstands. Delozier said that after nearly four dozen professional events, the club had built pathways and roads through and around the property, which get hidden by the topography. These allow for easier setup and clean up. (One thing surely keeps complaints low: the club has brought in tens of millions of dollars from tournaments, which allows it to do capital improvements without assessing its 350 or so members.) Simpson, who did not qualify for this year's P.G.A. Championship, said that when he first played Quail Hollow as a member in a professional tournament in 2011, he had to relearn some of the putts because the greens were so much faster. But he said knowing the tendencies of each hole is an advantage. Putts from the front of the No. 3 green don't break as much. And bailing out right on 18 may seem better than flirting with the creek on the left, but it can be hard. Given all his local knowledge, Simpson let it be known to his fellow pros that he's around this week. 'I jokingly said if anyone needs a caddie, I can be had for the right price.' He knows how to get quickly from his backyard to the first tee.
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What was the cut line at the Byron Nelson? Who made and missed the cut?
What was the cut line at the Byron Nelson? Who made and missed the cut? The cut at the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson wasn't made until midday on Saturday. We were tracking the cut line at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson to see which golfers will and won't make it to the weekend at TPC Craig Ranch. Davis Riley called a penalty on himself in a key spot when the 28-year-old realized that his distance-measuring device was set up with illegal settings. Byron Nelson projected cut line The cut line at the tournament was 5 under par. It had mostly been at 4 under since Round 2 resumed Friday evening. Players on the projected cut line Here are some notable players at the projected cut line: Webb Simpson (F) Jake Knapp (F) Nicolai Højgaard (F) Max McGreevy (F) Victor Perez (F) Byeong Hun An (F) Matt Kuchar (F) Beau Hossler (F) Pierceson Coody Big names below projected cut line Ryan Gerard (-4) (F) Taylor Pendrith (-4) (F) Martin Laird (-4) (F) Ben Griffin (-4) (F) Joel Dahmen (-4) (F) Mackenzie Hughes (-4) (F) Patrick Fishburn (-4) (F) Aaron Baddeley (-3) (F) Seamus Power (-3) (F) Charley Hoffman (-3) (F) Lee Hodges (-3) (F) Emiliano Grillo (-3) (F)Byron Nelson rain delayThe PGA Tour announced the second round from TPC Craig Ranch would resume at 5 p.m. ET. Lightning in the area caused play to be suspended about 10:45 a.m. There are still 78 players who had not teed off before play was suspended. How many players make the cut at Byron Nelson? Of the 156 golfers who entered the tournament, 65 are guaranteed to make the cut and play this weekend. That number can grow to account for ties. Last year, 66 players made the cut at 6 under. Top contenders odds to win CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 Tournament odds from BetMGM as of 1:45 p.m. Saturday:
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Masters survey 2025: No jeans with green jacket among unwritten rules at Augusta National
Masters survey 2025: No jeans with green jacket among unwritten rules at Augusta National Augusta National Golf Club has its share of rules. No cell phones. No running. No such thing as "fans" — they are known as patrons. But what about the unwritten rules at ANGC that aren't so well-known for the Masters? We asked some players, they answered. Webb Simpson You cannot take any pictures inside the grounds and post it on social media. They are very strict with their cell phone policy. Nick Faldo When I did TV, you can't talk about the speed of the greens. They are at 'tournament speed.' And there's no such thing as mud balls. Russell Henley It feels like there's a lot of rules. I think the unwritten rule is just it feels like you're extra careful because you're probably being watched. It's like no other place I've been in my life, I just feel like I'm walking on eggshells just a little bit because it just feels like there's a lot of rules. Kevin Kisner You have to wear socks to eat. I was staying there and I got up to go to breakfast and didn't have any more socks and just wore my loafers and they told me I needed to find a pair of socks. Matt Kuchar I was told as an amateur staying in The Crow's Nest that it was tradition to take home a towel. I have no idea if that's real, but I wanted to follow tradition, so I have an Augusta National emblazoned bath towel. Adam Scott You can't take the Green Jacket off the property (except when you are the reigning champion). I'd argue that's not well known because I constantly have people ask me where's the jacket and they can't believe I don't have it in my possession. Xander Schauffele You can't sit on the range. My dad was laying down on the range the Sunday before the tournament in 2018. He sat down on that little step on the range and someone came up out of the woodwork and asked him to stand. I was a complete rookie and didn't know you couldn't sit on the range. Zach Johnson Don't wear the Green Jacket in public with jeans. Did that. I think I might have started something. I didn't know you get to take the Green Jacket with you for a year. Then the morning after I won we flew out at six with my wife and head to New York to do the media blitz. We don't have anything in the (RV) bus so we put a garbage bag over the Green Jacket. Well, they saw that and the next year Trevor Immelman had this beautiful golden and white garment bag and "Trevor Immelman, 2008 champion" inscribed on it and then supposedly inside there, there's like a placard that has do's and don't's with the Green Jacket. I did not have any of that. So I wore it in Times Square with jeans on. Keegan Bradley You don't post any social media from the course. Some guys do it, but it's frowned upon and so I don't.
Reuters
26-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Webb Simpson WDs from Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
February 26 - Webb Simpson withdrew from the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on Wednesday. The PGA did not disclose a reason for Simpson's withdrawal, however it noted that he will be replaced by Mason Andersen in the tournament at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Simpson, 39, won the 2012 U.S. Open championship and is a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour. He currently stands No. 346 in the Official World Golf Ranking. His most recent victories came in the 2020 RBC Heritage and the 2020 WM Phoenix Open. He has played in two tournaments this season, finishing in a tie for 16th at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January before missing the cut in Phoenix earlier this month. Andersen, 26, has competed in four tournaments in 2025, missing the cut in three of them and finishing tied for 65th last week at the Mexico Open. --Field Level Media
