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SAS Championship

Monday Sep 22 – Sunday Sep 28, 2008

Prestonwood Country Club · Cary, NC

Purse: $2.1 million
Winning Share: $315,000
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Course

Prestonwood Country Club

Course Par Value: 72

Course Yardage: 7137

300 Prestonwood Parkway
Cary, NC 27513

Link to Prestonwood Country Club at www.prestonwoodcc.com

Opened: 1988
Course Designer: Tom Jackson
SAS Championship Course Record: 61 - Tom Kite (2003)
SAS Championship Tournament Record: 199 - Craig Stadler (2004)

Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	402	Great starting hole. A good drive is a must with water down the right side. Second shot over water to a green guarded by bunkers. Par is a good score.
2	4	405	Long par 4 that requires an accurate drive and then a mid-iron to an undulating green, protected by bunkers.
3	3	187	A long iron will be used on this par 3. Putting is at a premium when you reach the green. Par is a good score.
4	5	513	A good birdie chance on this medium-length par 5. Players may reach this hole in two shots. If not, a short pitch shot should yield many birdies.
5	4	426	One of the more difficult holes on the front nine, this uphill, long par 4 requires two very good shots. The green is one of the most undulating greens at Prestonwood. Par is a good score.
6	4	419	Dogleg right par 4. Tough driving hole. The second shot is to the smallest green on the course and requires an accurate mid-iron to hit.
7	5	561	This hole is a three-shot par 5 for most players. Premium is on the third shot to a large green that is guarded by water on the right.
8	3	168	Signature hole -- 168-yard par 3 to an island green. Good chance for a birdie or double bogey.
9	4	387	Dogleg right par 4 with sand and water down the entire right side of the hole. A 3-wood off the tee will leave you with a mid- to short-iron to a small green guarded by sand and water.
10	4	431	Long par 4 requires an accurate drive between two bunkers, then a mid- to long-iron to a green guarded by two bunkers.
11	4	450	The longest par 4 at 450 yards. A good drive, then a long-iron will be required to reach this green in two shots. The green is guarded by sand and water. Par is a good score.
12	4	429	Difficult straight-away par 4 with a creek running the entire length of the hole. The second shot must carry a bunker guarding the front of an undulating green.
13	4	401	Dogleg right with a lake guarding the right side of the hole. After a long-iron or fairway wood off the tee, the approach shot to the green could yield a birdie.
14	3	203	Long, uphill par 3 to an undulating green guarded by three bunkers. Club selection is crucial to have a good putt at birdie.
15	4	421	Beginning the home stretch with a long dogleg left. The fairway is guarded by a large bunker on the left and the green is well protected by bunkers and water. A well positioned second shot could yield a birdie.
16	4	413	Tough par 4 with water down the right side. After the drive, a mid-iron to a relatively flat green makes birdie a possibility.
17	5	505	A great driving hole favors the long hitters on this reachable par 5. The second shot must carry a creek to a green protected by large bunkers. Eagles are a possibility. Birdie is a must.
18	4	416	This dogleg right par 4 is a good finishing hole where birdie could win the tournament. After the drive avoids five fairway bunkers, the approach to the green with a mid-to short-iron must avoid three greenside bunkers.