As a name, The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech pretty much says it all about the home course of the Hokies golf teams. The famous – or infamous — Pete Dye was the designer and the course is vintage Dye with a diversity of holes and greens complexes, including pot bunkers, that have…
There’s only one reason Old Town Club, home course of the Wake Forest University golf teams since the campus relocated to Winston-Salem almost seven decades ago, isn’t “officially” regarded as the nation’s top collegiate golf course. Though the club has several ties to the university, dating back to the ownership of the property, Old Town…
As a mountain golf retreat, High Meadows Country Club pretty much has it all, yet its relaxed vibe makes it a relative secret in the N.C. High Country. Start with the setting in spectacular, yet remote Roaring Gap, a beautiful getaway accessible only via a twisting two-lane road, half and hour from an interstate. Then…
The Duke University Golf Club has a different feel than most of today’s college golf courses. It’s traditional. If you didn’t know the university owned and managed it, you’d think you were at a private country club. The layout has a club-style refinement — no over-the-top landscaping or ornamentation, just neatly maintained tees, lush fairways…
Not many sites have been home to three golf course designs by the likes of George Cobb, Tom Fazio and Davis Love III. But that’s the history of the University of North Carolina’s Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill. Same property, same name, three different designs with different routing. The third version opened last fall…
Lexington Golf Club reopened on July 19 with new Champion Bermuda greens after a renovation project that lasted only seven weeks. The approximately $200,000 project also included the removal of hundreds of trees for maintenance and playability purposes. Golf pro Dylan Dawson said the greens, which had gotten 20% smaller over the past two decades…
N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course may be the toughest place to get a tee time in the Raleigh area. And there are at least three major reasons why. First, there’s the layout, a signature product of the Arnold Palmer Design Co., which offers a broad-shouldered challenge, with pristine fairways winding over hills and through…
Little more than five years ago, Lexington’s Sapona Ridge Country Club was on the verge of extinction. The large clubhouse, 18-hole Ellis Maples/Ed Seay designed golf course, swimming pool and tennis courts were sold to an Uber executive, who planned to convert it into a personal retreat. It was a crazy, regrettable time for Sapona…
With new ownership dedicated to upgrading the facilities, and a familiar, trusted face running the golf operation, Cross Creek Country Club has gained momentum and rebounded from lethargy. Tim Brant, a Mt. Airy native who worked at the club at age 16 as a cart attendant, has seen membership and golf revenues rise significantly since…
Greensboro National Golf Club has made changes designed to improve service and guarantee a faster, more enjoyable player experience. The course, located on the Guilford-Rockingham county line near Summerfield off N.C. 150, now has attendants at its bag drop to greet golfers and get them set for play. The starter will explain the features of…