Golf Course
Fairways: Bentgrass
Greens: Bentgrass, Poa annua
Rough: Ryegrass
The course record is held by Tiger Woods (62) and was made in 2007 during the Target World Challenge.
Men's Course Rating / Slope,Yardage (Par): Gold 74.7/143, 7052 ; Blue 72.7/137, 6558 ; White 70.9/131, 6119 ; Red 65.5/111, 5278 (72) Women's Course Rating / Slope,Yardage (Par): White 76.5/147, 6119 ; Red 73.3/137, 5475 ; Forward 71.1/132, 5248
In 2009, Sherwood underwent a major bunker restoration using a new drainage system called Sportscrete.
Sherwood Golf Course has several protected areas, including an Oak Savannah. Two other protected areas are believed to have populations of endangered sunflower, Lyon’s Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta lyonii).
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