Wedgewood Golf Club includes an 18-hole, par 70 golf course featuring three sets of tees playing from 4,800 to 6,400-yards. The layout has plenty of sand, water, and trees and creates a terrific challenge for golfers of all ages and skill levels.

Surrounding the course are views of Lake Gibson and the Carpenters Home Church. Water features, rolling fairways, huge undulating Bermuda greens, and strategically placed bunkers round out Wedgewood's unique design features. Amenities at the club include a driving range, pitching and chipping area, putting green, teaching pros, clubhouse, and lounge.

Navigating around the fairway bunkers on the 403-yard, par 4 fifth hole is the number one priority on this layout. The undulated green is protected by a water hazard that swallows thousands of balls a year. Players are best advised to make par and move on to the next hole.

Wedgewood Golf Club is located in the City of Lakeland in Polk County. The Club is situated on the former site of the National Home of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. The main building which is still on site was a retirement home for members of the Brotherhood. Built between 1926 and 1929 for $1 million, the facility was, at one time, home to 400 retired carpenters.

Construction of the golf course began in 1929, and it opened on January 1, 1931, with Charles W. Howe as the professional in charge. Over the years, the golf course, known today as the Wedgewood Golf Club, has had several names including; the Carpenter's Home Golf Course, the William L. Hutcheson Golf Course, and the Lake Gibson Golf and Country Estates.

In 1983, the course reopened after a year's worth of redesign by Lakeland golf course architect Ron Garl. The renovation included five new holes and a thorough revamping of the remaining existing holes.

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