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Crowders Mountain Course

Crowders Mountain Golf Club

Kings Mountain, NC, USA
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18 holesPar 726,795 yds73.1/123

About this course

Crowders Mountain Golf Club sits in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in the rolling Piedmont terrain near the South Carolina border. The course takes its name from the nearby Crowders Mountain State Park, where the prominent peak rises sharply from the surrounding landscape and provides a distinctive backdrop to the western side of the property. The setting places golfers in a transitional zone between Charlotte's suburban reach and the more rural countryside of Cleveland County. The course was designed by Norman Grass and Lynn Young, a regional design partnership active in the Carolinas during the latter decades of the twentieth century. Their work here reflects the practical approach common to accessible daily-fee and semi-private facilities of the era, routing holes through natural elevation changes and incorporating the area's native hardwoods and pines. The layout makes use of the property's topography, with fairways that move through varied terrain and greens that respond to the natural contours. Crowders Mountain serves the Kings Mountain and Gastonia communities as a local facility where regional golfers play regular rounds. The course operates within the tradition of North Carolina Piedmont golf, where moderate green fees and straightforward conditioning meet the needs of a steady membership and public play. The proximity to Crowders Mountain State Park connects the golfing experience to the broader recreational character of the area, where hiking trails and rock climbing draw visitors to the region's most recognizable natural landmark.

Quick facts

Location
Kings Mountain, NC, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1952
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,795 yards
Difficulty
73.1/123

Getting there

Most visitors arrive via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a convenient forty-minute drive northwest through the rolling Piedmont foothills that mark the transition from urban sprawl to the quieter textile-town landscape of Kings Mountain. The route follows Interstate 85 southwest before peeling off onto local roads that wind past historic mill villages and gradually reveal the dramatic granite monadnock of Crowders Mountain rising from the plain - a geological sentinel that lends its name and commanding presence to the club. As you approach the gates, the terrain begins to assert itself, hinting at the bold, elevation-charged golf that awaits on these slopes where the Piedmont meets the ancient peaks of the Kings Mountain range.

FAQ

Common questions about Crowders Mountain

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Crowders Mountain was designed by Norman Grass and Lynn Young.

Yes. Crowders Mountain is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Crowders Mountain is 72.

Crowders Mountain plays 6,795 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Crowders Mountain is 123.

Crowders Mountain is a 18-hole course.

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