Lake Hickory Cc

The Donald Ross routing through North Carolina's rolling Piedmont terrain delivers everything you'd expect from the master architect's 1920s blueprint—strategic bunkering that punishes wayward approach shots and greens that reward precise iron play over brute force. Towering hardwoods frame every hole while the namesake lake comes into play on three memorable holes, including a risk-reward par-5 that tempts aggressive players to flirt with water on their second shot. This is Ross golf at its most accessible, offering serious students of course architecture a chance to experience authentic Golden Age design without the private club pretense.