Public

Championship Course

Tanglewood Park Golf Club

Clemmons, NC, USA
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18 holesPar 707,101 yds74.6/133

About this course

The Championship Course at Tanglewood Park opened in 1958 as a Robert Trent Jones Sr. design on public parkland in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, just west of Winston-Salem. Jones routed the course through rolling, wooded terrain along Yadkin River bottomland, creating a layout that blends his signature strategic bunkering and large, contoured greens with the natural topography of mature hardwoods and open meadows. The course underwent renovations by Roger Rulewich, a longtime Jones associate, and more recently by MacCurrach Golf, maintaining the architectural lineage while updating playing surfaces and infrastructure. The Championship Course has hosted the PGA Tour's Vantage Championship (formerly the Greater Greensboro Open) and served as a venue for various professional and amateur events over several decades. Its tournament pedigree reflects Jones's ability to create challenge through length, strategic hazard placement, and green complexes that reward precision. The routing takes advantage of elevation changes and creek corridors, with several holes playing along or across water features that define risk-reward decisions. As part of a county-owned park facility, Tanglewood offers public access alongside its sister course, the Reynolds Course. The property includes extensive recreational amenities beyond golf, and the Championship layout remains a notable example of mid-century public course design that balances accessibility with competitive standards. The tree-lined fairways and parkland character give the course a traditional Carolina feel, while the Jones design principles ensure strategic variety throughout the round.

Rankings

Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.

2622

Best in World

2392

Best in USA

110

Best in NC

Quick facts

Location
Clemmons, NC, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1958
Holes
18
Par
70
Length
7,101 yards
Difficulty
74.6/133
Course Vaults score
7.1

Getting there

Tanglewood Park Golf Club is most easily reached via Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, a straightforward 20-minute drive west through the rolling Piedmont landscape toward Clemmons. The approach winds through the gentle hills of Forsyth County, transitioning from suburban corridors into the serene grounds of what was once a grand private estate, where tree-lined drives and manicured parkland announce your arrival at this storied club. For those flying private, nearby Greensboro-Piedmont Triad offers convenient fixed-base operations, though the drive from GSO remains so brief that commercial arrival feels equally seamless. The final passage through Tanglewood's gates reveals the full scope of the property - a verdant sanctuary where championship golf unfolds across terrain shaped by both nature and deliberate design.

FAQ

Common questions about Championship at Tanglewood Park Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Championship at Tanglewood Park Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 7.1 out of 10 based on 41 logged golfers.

Championship was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., MacCurrach Golf, and Roger Rulewich.

Yes. Championship at Tanglewood Park Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Championship is 70.

Championship plays 7,101 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Championship is 133.

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