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#40 in the United States

Old Town Club

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · designed by Perry Maxwell (original), Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (restoration 2013) · opened 1939
Course card
Old Town Club
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Par
72
Yardage
6,864yds
Holes
18
Opened
1939
Access
Private
Design
Classic
Plan of Old Town Club showing its fairways, greens and bunkers, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
Course plan of Old Town Club, drawn from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL). It shows what volunteer mappers have recorded, not an official plan, and the level of detail varies from course to course.

History

Old Town Club in Winston-Salem, originally designed by Perry Maxwell in 1939, was sensitively restored by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2013 to recover Maxwell's original strategic vision from decades of modifications. The restoration recaptured Maxwell's flowing terrain-hugging fairways and his famously undulating Maxwell Roll greens. The result was an immediate leap in rankings — Old Town has climbed from relative anonymity to the top 40 in major polls, recognized as one of the finest Maxwell originals in America and one of the great restoration projects of recent decades.

Signature Hole

12th hole, par 3, 195 yards — a classic Maxwell par-3 with a rolling green featuring the designer's signature undulating contours

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In the context of the top 100

Where this course sits against every ranked course on the list.

Opened 1939 — older than 51 of the 100 ranked courses.Opened 1939 — older than 51 of the 100 ranked courses.Opened1939189119572023
6,864 yards — longer than 25% of the ranked top 100.6,864 yards — longer than 25% of the ranked top 100.Yardage6,864 yds3,4187,876

Frequently asked questions

Is Old Town Club public or private?

Old Town Club is a private club. Play is generally limited to members and their accompanied guests.

Who designed Old Town Club?

Old Town Club was designed by Perry Maxwell (original), Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (restoration 2013) and opened in 1939.

Where does Old Town Club rank among the top golf courses in America?

Old Town Club ranks #40 on our consensus ranking of America's 100 greatest golf courses, synthesized from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and GOLF Magazine.

What is the signature hole at Old Town Club?

The signature hole at Old Town Club is the 12th hole, par 3, 195 yards — a classic Maxwell par-3 with a rolling green featuring the designer's signature undulating contours.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · 36.1271, -80.2695 · nearby top-100 courses shown in outline · open in Google Maps →

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