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Dave Sansom Photography
Dave Sansom Photography
Dave Sansom Photography
Dave Sansom Photography
Hope Valley Country Club
Durham, NC•Private
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Hope Valley Country Club
3803 Dover Rd
Durham, NC 27707-5100
United States
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 Greatest / Best In State Scores
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Reviews
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“Old Donald Ross design that is land locked and sit below the water table. Hard to get good turf conditions or championship length. They do a good job with dog legs to force some variety off the tee, but is really a second shot golf course. If in the area, nice track, but I wouldn't travel to play here"
Read More2026
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“Ross Very Enjoyable Not a modern course"
Read More2025
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“Great Donald Ross design. Many Challenging shot options. Makes you think around the course. Enjoyable to play."
Read More2023
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“If you are lucky enough to get an invitation to play this course, jump on it! Wonderful layout that is seriously fun to play. Especially if you love classic Donald Ross courses."
Read More2022
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“A truly great Ross course. if you have a chance to play don’t pass it up."
Read More2022
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“Fair and subtle. You get a sense of the shot values to come when teeing from the tips on the 4th---essentially a blind right bender due to trees the right side. Shot demands a fade. 16th is the toughest tee shot on the course---a truly blind downhill, dogleg left into a right sloping fairway. The 2nd from there is not easy. Course has many uphill shots and elevated greens with false fronts to test your irons. Greens are extremely large and played fast and true, even when sanded. Breaks were gentle ans severe at times, but straightforward. Plenty of breaks but no tricks. They have integrity, as does this wonderful, old-school golf course. Graded down on conditioning due to yellow jackets buzzing around in the bunkers. High scores for ambience. It's an easy walk. This place is low-key---the members low-key and comfortable with themselves and outsiders. The kind of club I would join if I lived in this region. Served as a very good introduction to Donald Ross architecture. There's an extra bonus in the clubhouse. Maggie Crichton, behind the desk, is the third generation of .her family to work continuously at Hope Valley since 1926. Two of her predecessors were golf professionals. There is a plaque commemorating the family's service right next to another for Byron Nelson. Pretty cool."
Read More2018
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“I really wanted to like this course. It does a great job with junior golf and is a special family cub. Alas, this Ross design lacked interest. The course is laid out on some hilly terrain but doesn't challenge the better player."
Read More2018
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“one of the most underrated Ross courses in the country"
Read More2018
