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Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald RossTurtleback GreensMajor Championship Host

Old Town Club

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Perry Maxwell (1939)Double Green Complex

Pinehurst Resort (No. 10 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Tom Doak (with Angela Moser as lead design associate)Rolling Sandhill RidgesU.S. Top 100

Pinehurst Resort (No. 4 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1919)Undulating Multi Tiered GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Wade Hampton Golf Club

Cashiers, North Carolina

Tom FazioMountain Valley RoutingUSGA Host

Tobacco Road Golf Club

Sanford, North Carolina

Mike StrantzSandy Waste BunkersU.S. Top 100

Diamond Creek

Banner Elk, North Carolina

Tom FazioHeroic Elevation HolesU.S. Top 100

Mid Pines Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1921)Ross Sandhills Routing

Tot Hill Farm Golf Club

Asheboro, North Carolina

Mike StrantzRock Draped Par3sUSGA Host

Raleigh Country Club

Raleigh, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original)Bold Ross Greens

Contentment Golf Club

Traphill, North Carolina

Lester GeorgeTemplate Hole Collection

Dormie Club

West End, North Carolina

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010)Sandhills Strategic Greens

Charlotte Country Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

Fred Laxton (original 9)Ross Contoured GreensMajor Championship Host

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original 1928)Ross Pine SandhillsMajor Championship Host

Sedgefield Country Club

Greensboro, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1926)Ross Undulating Greens

Bald Head Island Club

Bald Head Island, North Carolina

George Cobb (1974)Dunes And Lagoons

Grandfather Golf & Country Club

Linville, North Carolina

Ellis Maples (1968)Ridgeline Par Fives

Southern Pines Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

J. N. PeacockRoss Style Greens

Biltmore Forest Country Club

Biltmore Forest, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original)Ross Bunkering RevivalU.S. Amateur Host

Roaring Gap Club

Roaring Gap, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original)Volcano Green Par Three

Linville Golf Club

Linville, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1924)Perched Ross Greens

Old North State Club

New London, North Carolina

Tom FazioPeninsula Lakefront HolesUSGA Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 8 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Tom FazioWetland Pine RoutingUSGA Host

Eagle Point Golf Club

Wilmington, North Carolina

Tom Fazio (2000)Elevated Coastal Greens

Mountaintop Golf Club

Cashiers, North Carolina

Tom FazioMountain Drop-Off Greens

UNC Finley Golf Course

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

George Cobb (original)Dramatic Tapered BunkeringUSGA Host

The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Willard Byrd & Ellis Maples (orig.)Pine-Framed Risk RewardUSGA Host

Treyburn Country Club

Durham, North Carolina

Tom Fazio (original)Rolling Carolina TerrainUSGA Host

Old Edwards Club

Cashiers, North Carolina

Tom JacksonMountain Ridge Routing

Cradle Short Course

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Gil HansePar Three Playground

Cape Fear Country Club

Wilmington, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1922/1926)Ross Push Up Greens

Pinehurst Resort (No. 3 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald RossTiny Sloping Greens

The Cardinal by Pete Dye

Greensboro, North Carolina

Pete DyeCrowned Carolina GreensUSGA Host

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove

Arden, North Carolina

Jack NicklausMulti Tiered Greens

Pinehurst Resort (No. 7 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Rees JonesSandhills Bunker StrategyUSGA Host

Hope Valley Country Club

Durham, North Carolina

Donald J. Ross (original)Ross Elevated Greens

Blowing Rock Country Club

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Seth Raynor (original)Mountain Template GreensUSGA Host

Carolina Golf Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1929)Wickedly Contoured Ross Greens

Old Chatham Golf Club

Durham, North Carolina

Rees JonesSecluded Forest Routing

Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

George Cobb (original)Green Mile FinishMajor Championship Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 9 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Jack Nicklaus (1988Risk Reward Par5sUSGA Host

The Omni Grove Park Inn

Asheville, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1926 redesign)Mountain Ross Strategy

Nags Head Golf Links

Nags Head, North Carolina

Bob MooreDunes And Fescue

Country Club of Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1928 redesign)Mountain Slope RoutingUSGA Host

Myers Park Country Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original)Classic Ross BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 6 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

George Fazio & Tom FazioStrategic Lake DoglegsUSGA Host

TPC Piper Glen

Charlotte, North Carolina

Arnold Palmer with Ed SeayBold Palmer Bunkering

Brook Valley Country Club

Greenville, North Carolina

Ellis Maples (1966)Cross Bunkering Strategy

Pinehurst Resort (No. 5 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Ellis MaplesTiered Pinehurst GreensUSGA Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 1 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Dr. Leroy Culver (original)Subtle Ross GreensUSGA Host

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