By David Droschak There’s something special about a son following in his father’s footsteps, or in the case of the Maples family its love affair with a special Virginia mountain retreat that now runs three generations deep. Dan Maples remembers vividly his first job after graduating from the University of Georgia in landscape architecture,…
You have to dig a little deeper and do some extra research to uncover Chuck Smith’s name when it comes to Triangle golf course design, but his architectural influence and land planning expertise reaches from Clayton to Durham, with numerous stops in between. Smith’s resume “officially” lists just three golf courses – including River…
When Mark and Lori Davis got ready to leave behind big-city living, their choice to settle in Siler City seemed like a no-brainer. When golfers yearn for a respite from crowded clubhouses and clogged fairways during the weekend, Siler City Country Club might just be the perfect escape as well. “I’ve absolutely had a…
By DAVID DROSCHAK We’ve grown accustomed to golf industry rhetoric promising playable courses and timely rounds, only to be faced with a half-dozen lost Titleists and over-crowded layouts, prompting repeated calls to the wife pleading our innocence as 18 holes stretches into a fifth hour. Having headed to The Heritage Golf Club in Wake…
Even a course as revered and respected as Pinehurst No. 2 failed to escape the golfing excesses of the 1990s, when the universal theme was large expansive layouts with plenty of green grass. Well, that’s all about to change at the famed Donald Ross layout over the next 12 months as the architectural team…
Tim Cate has quickly become the golf architect of choice along the southern North Carolina coast. Cate’s most recent design, Cape Fear National atBrunswick Forest, located about five miles south of Wilmington off U.S. Highway 17 South, had its ribbon-cutting ceremony in mid-April and opened for public play. It costs $75 for local golfers,…
A downward turn in the economy had people digging deeper into the coupon pile, driving a few extra miles to save 10 cents a gallon on gas and begging for bargains during the Christmas holidays. And with rounds of golf leveling off in the Triangle during cost cutting times, more than a few eyebrows…