McConnell Golf in the News
Proud host of the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club, the Men's and Women's ACC Championships, and the Web.com Tour's Rex Hospital Open at Wakefield Plantation; McConnell Golf plays a vital role in growing the game. Paired with the McConnell Golf Scholarship Program, community outreach, and McConnell Golf, The Magazine, there's a lot of buzz surrounding the McConnell Golf family of clubs. Please explore the links below for the latest news.
Korn Ferry Tour's Visit Knoxville Open Moves to Holston Hills CC
The PGA Tour and Tour Vision Promotions have announced that the Korn Ferry Tour’s newly named Visit Knoxville Open will move to historic Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee beginning in 2020. A five-year agreement is in place through 2024. “We are very proud to host the Visit Knoxville Open,” said Holston Hills Director of Golf Chris Dibble, “And excited to work closely with the Korn Ferry Tour.” Read More
McConnell Golf Selected to Manage Porter's Neck CC
McConnell Golf has entered into a partnership with Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. The club's Board selected McConnell Golf Alliance — the private club operations division of McConnell Golf — to manage the club, which is tucked away along the Intracoastal Waterway minutes from local beaches and historic downtown Wilmington, and features a Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Read More
Tournament Time
McConnell Golf plays host to nearly three-dozen championship competitions in 2019. The Raleigh-based company partners with prestigious organizations including the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), and the state golf associations from North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Read More
High Marks - McConnell Golf Properties Top State Rankings
Led by perennial stalwarts Old North State Club, Sedgefield CC, Raleigh CC and Treyburn CC, McConnell Golf again dominates North Carolina Golf Panel’s Top 100 courses for 2019. The Country Club of Asheville makes one of the year’s biggest jumps, up 11 to No. 48 in the state, while Brook Valley CC in Greenville enters NC’s Top 100 for the first time. Read More
Greensboro's Sedgefield Country Club Dye Course Becomes Semi-Private
McConnell Golf has announced that on March 1, 2019, the Sedgefield Country Club Dye Course near Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro will become a semi-private facility and will restore its original name, The Cardinal by Pete Dye. Read More
Charlotte's Providence Country Club Unveils Freshly Renovated Golf Course
Providence CC is prepared to unveil its newly restored golf course on Friday, August 31. Greensboro-based golf course architect Kris Spence oversaw the renovation work, which began in February and was completed ahead of schedule. Raleigh-based McConnell Golf purchased Providence CC in early 2016 and has invested more than $5 million in capital improvements. Read More
Chart Toppers: McConnell Golf Courses Dominate 2018 Rankings
Raleigh-based McConnell Golf continues to dominate the rankings of North and South Carolina’s best. McConnell Golf owns four Donald Ross designs and continues to reaffirm its commitment to acquiring golf courses designed by the industry’s greatest legends, including Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman and others. Read More
Standout William Noblitt Joins Providence CC as Director of Tennis
When Charlotte’s Providence Country Club hired William Noblitt as its new Director of Tennis last month, the club gained not only a talented instructor but also one of the state’s best and most accomplished players. Considered among N.C. State’s greatest tennis players ever, Noblitt was a two-time Wolfpack team captain and earned back-to-back All-ACC honors his junior and senior years. He remains tied for the all-time career victories list at State with 87 and is top-10 in numerous other career school records. Read More