| Quotes from Donald Ross about Charlotte Country Club “The out half of the course measures 3,156 yards. The in half 3,110 giving a total of 6,226 yards. The layout affords a variety of golf strokes of excellent quality. I have made no plans for bunkering except where it is necessary for the procuring of material to do the required grading for greens. No successful plan of bunkering can be made until the course is in playing condition. The natural hazards are plentiful and well spaced.” “A few days ago I made a final inspection of the changes on holes Nos. 1, 2 and 3. I have always thought that those three holes, with No. 14, were probably the least attractive and certainly had the least golfing quality. The remodeling which has been done placed them among the best on the course.” “The 14th hole is the only one left that could be described as not up to the standard of the others. To improve it would require additional land for an extension on the green end, and I hope the land can be secured to make this change. With the 14th hole remodeled (accomplished with the 2007 restoration), I am of the opinion that the course will stand out as one of the greatest courses to be found anywhere. It will have excellent golfing quality for all classes of players and unrivaled scenic beauty.”
(Ross presented a hole by hole description of the changes he wanted to see in the first nine, along with his design of the second nine. He built new tees and greens on every one of the existing holes except for Nos. 7 and 9, where he kept the contours of the greens as they were. He did some renovating on six of the greens, built three new tees and added 43 bunkers. The board of directors had to remind him that they hadn't been billed for the work. He wrote a letter to the club in 1942 discussing changes he had made to the course, changes that would turn out be his last work on the Charlotte course.)
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Golf Course Facts
(Subject to change)
Par and Yardage:
Charlotte Country Club will play at approximately 6,560 yards and par of 37-35—72
Intermediate Rough Height: 1 1/8 inches
Rough Height: 2 ˝ inches
Course Designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1910.
Who Can Play:
The U.S. Women's Amateur Championship is open to female amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4
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