CLEMMONS — To put it into golf terms, the new 20,000-square foot pro shop and clubhouse at Tanglewood Park might just be a double eagle.
It’s that good.
The new digs have been open for about three weeks, and while the vendor hasn’t quite moved in yet to start serving food and drink, the rest of the clubhouse is open for business.
“When golfers come in, they just sort of say ‘wow,’” said Mike Wilcox, the head pro of the two 18-hole golf courses that surround the new clubhouse. “We think a lot of people are going to like it.”
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While the old clubhouse and pro shop, which was built in 1973 in preparation for the 1974 PGA Championship and was demolished, there’s plenty of history to look at. Speaking of history, Lee Trevino, won the championship.
Down one of the hallways is a fitting tribute to the golf history at Tanglewood that includes the only time the PGA was held there as well as the Vantage Championship tournaments that were played there. The Vantage Championship used to be a stop on the PGA Tour Champions.
“That’s added a lot to the building and it tells the story of the past around here,” said Wilcox, who is in his 38th year at Tanglewood Park.
Another cool bonus is the large deck in the back overlooking the Tanglewood Park Championship Course and the large range. There’s also the Reynolds Course.
All told, the entire demolition and reconstruction process will cost the county about $15 million, with $4 million contributed from the N.C. General Assembly to offset the cost.
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