The course received a $10,000 grant to get new tee pads installed, but the efforts of the course's volunteers – the Friends of Sedgley Woods - are mostly responsible for the upkeep. Thanks to new local sponsorship and successful fundraisers, the Philly Open features the largest winner's purse in tournament history and the sign-up sheets have been maxed out for both amateurs and pros. Holes will be combined and new ones added to increase difficulty (Sedgley may be older and smaller than most of its counterparts, but they said the same about Merion), and a driving range, where golfers will be winging discs 120-150 yards, is to be installed.