Grandfather Golf and Country Club
- Address: 2120 N Carolina 105
- Vicinity: Grandfather
- Phone: (828) 898-4531
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1885/00/00 | Hugh MacRae | Owner | Hugh MacRae, son of Donald MacRae, makes his way on horseback to the Linville River Valley and immediately writes his father in Wilmington for financial backing to buy the land. | |||
| 1889/00/00 | Hugh MacRae | Owner | Hugh MacRae establishes the Linville Improvement Company and starts development of a mountain golf course and the resort community of Linville at the foot of Grandfather Mountain. | |||
| 1964/00/00 | Agnes Morton Woodruff | Developer | Agnes Morton Cocke Woodruff, granddaughter of Hugh MacRae, begins to formulate plans for a retreat for recreation and rejuvenation in the Linville River Valley. | |||
| 1968/00/00 | Ellis Maples | Golf Course Architect | The Championship Course opens at Grandfather Golf and Country Club. "The magnificent scenery afforded by the west slope of Grandfather Mountain as it towers above the Linville River Valley provides a golf setting that is unequalled in North Carolina." EM |
| Particulars for Grandfather Golf and Country Club: | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Landscape | Golf course |
| Data | |
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| Length in Yards: | 7101 |
| Par: | 72 |
| Activity | |
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| Activity Category | Sport |
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