Gene Hamm

Inman, SC

Woodfin Ridge Golf Club is a semi-private course in Inman, opened in 2000 and designed by Bill Bergin, a former PGA Tour player and Auburn All-American. The par-72 layout plays to about 7,107 yards from the championship tees, carving along creeks and the shores of Lake Bowen with the Blue Ridge Mountains framing the course. The ninth and 18th finish toward the clubhouse around descending ponds and waterfalls, among the most spectacular approaches in the Upstate.

Four Oaks, NC

Reedy Creek Golf Course is a public course in Four Oaks, in the coastal plain east of Raleigh. The 18-hole layout plays over gently rolling terrain, a friendly and affordable small-town course that welcomes all comers.

Wilmington, NC

Echo Farms Golf & Country Club is located at 4114 Echo Farms Road in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the Cape Fear region a short drive from downtown and area beaches. The 18-hole course was designed by Gene Hamm and opened in 1974, playing to about 7,000 yards from the back tees. The club also includes five HarTru tennis courts and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Echo Farms operates as a semi-private club offering membership packages for singles, couples, families and corporations, while also booking outside tee times and tournaments. Practice facilities include a driving range with grass and artificial tees, a putting green, and a bunkered chipping green, with a grille on site for meals after a round.

Pickens, SC

Pickens Golf Club is a public course between Clemson and Greenville with roots to 1953, when it opened as a nine-hole layout known as Pickens Country Club. Willie B. Lewis designed the second nine in 1958. A 2021 redesign by Jeff Lawrence recast it as a par-71, 5,570-yard hybrid: nine holes with 18 distinct tee boxes, so a full round plays as 18 different holes. The course features Diamond Zoysia greens and a new two-level clubhouse with a restaurant overlooking the ninth green.

Williamston, NC

Roanoke Country Club in Williamston, North Carolina, is a semi-private club in the coastal plain of the northeastern part of the state. The 18-hole course was designed by North Carolina architect Gene Hamm and opened in the mid-1950s, with sources citing 1954 or 1955. The layout is set on rolling terrain relative to the surrounding flat coastal plain, offering multiple tee options for a range of golfers. Note: this club is distinct from the similarly named Roanoke Country Club in Roanoke, Virginia, an older A.W. Tillinghast design founded in 1899.

Kinston, NC

Falling Creek Country Club in Kinston is a Gene Hamm design that opened in 1967. The par-71 course measures 6,398 yards with narrow Bermuda fairways and Champion Bermuda greens set among large oaks and pines. It sits just off US 70 and takes public play. There is no driving range.

Pilot Mountain, NC

Pilot Knob Park Golf Course is a Gene Hamm design in Pilot Mountain with views of Pilot Mountain State Park. The par-70 course has 419 Bermuda fairways and new Mach 1 Bermuda greens, with lakes, streams and valleys throughout. It takes public play and has a range, chipping area and large putting green.

Yanceyville, NC

Caswell Pines Golf Club in Yanceyville is an 18-hole course designed by Gene Hamm that opened in 1993. It plays about 6,500 yards with bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways, mixing water holes with wooded stretches. The club takes public play year-round and has a driving range, putting green and a grill on site.