Photo Essay: Inside Quail Hollow Club

By Alan P. Pittman

August 03, 2017

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That gurgling sound is often from golfers trying to negotiate the 494-yard, par-4 finishing hole, the conclusion to the three-hole stretch known as The Green Mile.

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Wallace Walker, 65, has worked as a caddie for 54 years, mostly at private clubs around New York City. Last year he relocated to Charlotte and started looping at Quail Hollow.

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The hilly, narrow 343-yard 14th features six bunkers and water down the left side.

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Quail Hollow Club co-founder James J. Harris.

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A bank of cumulus clouds frame a solitary golfer on the 14th fairway.

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A club tournament trophy on display in the grillroom.

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The oak-lined driveway leading to the clubhouse is reminiscent of Magnolia Lane at Augusta National.

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A scene from the clubhouse's Library bar.

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Nick Snyder, 27, a golf pro and sometimes caddie at Quail Hollow, shown in a double exposure during a club tournament.

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A tee marker bearing the club's namesake. Before co-founding the club in 1959, James J. Harris used to quail hunt on the property.

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The clubhouse behind the 18th green.

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A portrait of past club president Alan T. Dickson in the Dickson Room.

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Looking back toward the clubhouse from near the 13th green.

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Hunting scenes adorn much of the clubhouse interior.

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A comfortable place to rest in the men’s grill.

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Ducks lounge along the bank of the course's 15-acre lake.RELATED: The Transformation of Quail Hollow Club PHOTOS: Quail Hollow Club course tour

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Photo Essay: Inside Quail Hollow Club

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