Charlotte Country Club

Charlotte, NC Private

Overview

There was never a dispute about the Donald Ross pedigree of Charlotte Country Club. Ross expanded its original nine-hole course in 1915, remodeled it while adding grass greens in 1925 and further tinkered with it in the 1940s. But in the 1960s, Robert Trent Jones rearranged holes to create a practice range and redesigned the others. Still, it was until 2007 that the club felt it should restore its Ross design. But Ross-expert Ron Prichard convinced them it wasn’t smart to simply replicate holes from a 70-year-old aerial photograph, because golf technology has changed. Prichard rebuilt all greens and bunkers in the style of Ross, but improvised the green contours based on what he’s observed at other Ross layouts. He also installed SubAir cooling systems beneath the greens, one example of how times have certainly changed since Ross’ day.

About

Holes 18
Length 6808
Slope 136
Facility Type Private
Designer Donald J. Ross, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest
100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2013. Highest ranking:.
2023-'24 ranking: 195th.
Previous ranking:
172nd.
Highest ranking:
140th, 2013-2014.

100 Greatest: Ranked from 1985-1992
Highest Ranking: 65th, 1985-1986.

Best in State: Ranked Top 5 in North Carolina from 1977-1991 & in 2003; Top 10 from 1993-1997, 2001, & since 2011; Top 15 in 1999 & 2005; Top 25 from 2007-2009.
Current Ranking: 10th.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.3

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.2046
Character
7.4262
Challenge
7.2918
Layout Variety
7.2944
Fun
7.2574
Aesthetics
7.26
Conditioning
7.5295

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