![]() ![]() I get the opportunity to work with a lot of different people. What do you enjoy most about your career? By hosting the Presidents Cup, I think we’ll solidify our place as a truly special venue that can do just about anything. Also, we know from spectator feedback that the fans love coming to Quail Hollow because we have lots of great places for fans to view and get close to the action. When we hosted the PGA Championship in 2017, I think we really established our brand, not just as a tour course that holds a solid tournament in the spring, but as one that can give players a fair but tough test of golf at the championship level. Related: Pete Dye, Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course, and the 2021 PGA Championship Do you anticipate any changes to Quail Hollow as a result of hosting the Presidents Cup? The PGA Tour operations crew arrived in April to begin the hospitality building, and our sales team is doing a great job promoting the event – we’ve gotten a lot of support from the community. So, there are different opportunities for us to prepare the golf course, but I see it as an exciting change. And it’s the first time we’ve done a match play event. What’s unusual for us is that we normally host tournaments with 140-160 players, but for the Presidents Cup, we’re only hosting 24 players. It’s estimated that it will be viewed on one billion televisions worldwide, so there will be a lot of focus on the course. Quail Hollow Club Hole 18 How are you preparing to host the 2022 Presidents Cup? Related: Golf Course Contractors: Choosing the Hard Right It’s busy but exciting! I’m very fortunate to work here. Our club president is a developer, and he loves to make improvements to the property, so we always have a construction season. We also serve a very active golf membership community. We’re busy all 12 months of the year! We’re on the PGA Championship and PGA Tour rotations, so we host a tournament annually. Quail Hollow Club Hole 14 How is working at Quail Hollow different from other clubs? From there, I’ve worked at the Grandover Resort and Sedgefield Country Club (both in Greensboro, N.C.) as well as Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C. I graduated from USC with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, and I decided to enroll in Rutgers University’s Professional Golf Turf Management program to get formal training in golf agronomy.ĭuring my studies, WildeWood offered me an assistant superintendent position, so I was able to earn a living while getting my associate’s degree. ![]() I knew then that I wanted to make this into a career. ![]() I learned how my actions as a staff member impacted how customers played the course, and it piqued my interest. I loved being able to work outdoors while also being involved in sport. I was a student at the University of South Carolina when I got a summer job working on the golf course maintenance crew at The WildeWood Club in Columbia, S.C. Keith WoodQuail Hollow Club director of green and grounds ![]()
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