Wayne Freedman
High Point Country Club: Willow Creek
High Point Country Club: Willow Creek
916 Abbotts Creek Church Rd
High Point, NC 27265-7502
United States
Overview
The Willow Creek course at High Point Country Club is a 1964 William Byrd design that hosted the LPGA Tour through the 1980s and now serves as the practice grounds for the High Point University men's and women's teams. It's a challenging layout that utilizes running creeks throughout a number of holes and dips in and out of valleys and hills to test the golfer.
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Review
“The Willow Creek course at High Point Country Club is delightful----a place where members can play for years and never tire of it. The course plays 5030-7083 yards from six sets of tees, allowing golfers of any skill level to match challenges with abilities. This mid-century, 1964 Williard Byrd design meanders through a housing development, but they don’t distract from the game. Byrd had been a landscape architect before applying that expertise to golf. At Willow Creek, he found creeks, hills, valleys, and crafted some difficult, but fair holes. We encountered doglegs, forced carries, and elevation changes. Most of the hazards felt appropriate and shaped strategic decisions. Accordingly, the course scores well in shot options, layout variety, and fun. The greens are beguiling, built up, and slant mostly from back-to-front. They look benign, but any approach past the cup will leave players praying for speed brakes during the comebackers. This day, superintendent David Johnson had them receptive, while also running true and fast. He did not know we were visiting."
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“The Willow Creek course at High Point Country Club is delightful----a place where members can play for years and never tire of it. The course plays 5030-7083 yards from six sets of tees, allowing golfers of any skill level to match challenges with abilities. This mid-century, 1964 Williard Byrd design meanders through a housing development, but they don’t distract from the game. Here, the routing appears to have taken precedence. Byrd had been a landscape architect before applying that expertise to golf. At Willow Creek, he found creeks, hills, valleys, and crafted some difficult, but fair holes. Altogether, it looks and plays natural. We encountered doglegs, forced carries, and elevation changes. Most of the hazards felt appropriate. They shaped strategic decisions, allowing bailouts for the timid. Accordingly, Willow Creek scores well in shot options, layout variety, and fun. The greens are beguiling, built up, and slant mostly from back-to-front. They look benign, but any approach past the cup will leave players praying for speed brakes during the comebackers. This day, superintendent David Johnson had them receptive, while also running true and fast. He did not know we were visiting."
Read More2025
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“Challenging green complexes make for a fun round. Accuracy a must off the tee."
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