Cardinal Golf and Country Club

Home to the Quakers' golf team. Guilford is privileged to call the Cardinal Golf & Country Club its home course. The course is less than 10 minutes from Guilford's campus and was renovated in 2006-07 by new owner John McConnell and Pete Dye, who designed its original layout. It reopened in July 2007 as a 7,002 yard, par-70 course.

Pete Dye design concepts are recognized as some of golf's finest championship courses. His genius was seen early in his career when the Cardinal opened in 1975 as one of the area's most-challenging layouts, a reputation alive today. The restored course is longer, yet retains the Cardinal's unique and demanding qualities. It covers over 140 acres of scenic property and includes two lakes and winding creeks.

The Cardinal typically hosts Guilford's Tom and Bettie O'Briant Memorial Tournament each fall. The tourney is named for Guilford Hall of Famer Tom O'Briant and his wife. Past participants in the O'Briant Memorial include the PGA Tour's Len Mattiace and Billy Andrade, plus former members Lee Porter '89 and UNC golf coach John Inman. Wake Forest golf coach Jerry Haas and former PGA Tour member John Maginnes are among the tournament's individual winners.

In addition to the O'Briant Memorial, the Cardinal hosts the nationally recognized Cardinal Amateur in August.

Guilford thanks the Cardinal's Director of Golf Operations, Scott Stratton, Head Golf Professional Riley Kinlaw, and his staff, Golf Course Superintendent Gary Stafford, new owner John McConnell and all of the Cardinal's membership for their generous support of the Quakers' golf program.