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3588
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The state's ten best golf courses are judged. Pinehurst No. 2 continues to be the most admired course. However, Pinehurst No. 8, designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1996, attracts attention as it makes the top ten for the first time.
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24459
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There are 427 golf courses spread over 100 counties in North Carolina; the author presents a selection of popular ones in this article.
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28649
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The Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Brevard, NC has changed little over the years except for their caddies. The golf club employs llamas as caddies for golfers. The author discusses his memories playing the course with his grandfather as a boy and again as an adult with his family and their llama caddies.
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5282
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Competition to get golfers to a course has become intense in North Carolina, the result of an abundance of courses in some areas of the state, the volatile economy, and the tragedy of September 11. Droschak discusses what course personnel are doing to get more golfers back on their fairways.
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3245
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A number of golf courses have opened in the 1990s, and golfers around the state are discovering that several are as good as those designed by Donald Ross ninety years ago.
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6549
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The NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel again voted Pinehurst No. 2 the top golf course in North Carolina. Six other courses in the top ten moved up, down, or off the list. Charlotte Country Club, the state's oldest Donald Ross-designed course, edged into the top ten rankings. The article also includes the ranking of the next 90 courses, often called “The Mighty 90.â€
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5317
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The cost of playing golf is rising, but courses can still be found that \"offer terrific golf at reasonable rates.\" The NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel indicates over 100 courses in the state meet that measure. Tanglewood Park in Clemmons near Winston-Salem is rated number one in giving the \"Best Bang for the Buck.\"
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10119
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Green discusses golfing and golf courses in North Carolina, including the Wachovia Championship; the state's top 100 golf courses; the best par-4 courses; the best practice facilities; and the best courses by regions.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Apr 2008,
p52, 55, 57-64, il
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7124
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Short par 4's, which give bogey golfers an opportunity to score a birdie, are difficult courses to find. The best par 4 courses are listed for the mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, and coast.
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4521
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In the hierarchy of the state's top ten golf courses, positions are slow to change. In 2000, Pinehurst No. 2 and the Old North State Club continue their first and second place rankings. However, in the next eight positions, courses change rankings or drop off the list, while new courses make an appearance. Rankings were determined by balloting by the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Golf Panel.
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7123
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Jack Nicklaus has designed five golf courses in this state, including his newest addition, the Club at Longview near Charlotte. Distl discusses Longview's design and other Nicklaus designed courses, including Elk River, the National, and the Governors Club.
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233
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North Carolina golf communities are the fastest-selling developments in real estate.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 3, Mar 1992,
p41-44, il
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416
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Hendersonville's Tom Fazio is one of the world's top golf course designers.
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1100
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Golf as played in the mountains of North Carolina differs subtly from that played in the flatlands. Mitchell places special emphasis on the nuances and subtleties that characterize mountain golf.
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4796
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There is rapid growth in the construction of golf courses in North Carolina. In 1999, thirteen new courses were built. These additions bring the state's total of courses to 594 and a ranking of ninth nationwide in the number of layouts. Florida ranks first with 1,228. Some of golf's best-known players designed the new courses, including Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer, and Hale Irwin.
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