MEADOWBROOK GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Rutherfordton, NC, USA
Designed by Rick Robbins, William B. Lewis
Meadowbrook Golf Club sits in Rutherfordton, a small town in the foothills of western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. The course was designed by William B. Lewis and later redesigned or modified by Rick Robbins, reflecting a development common to many regional clubs where evolving membership needs or maintenance considerations prompt updates to the original layout. Lewis, a North Carolina-based architect active in the mid-to-late twentieth century, designed numerous courses across the state, typically working with rolling terrain and incorporating natural features into playable, member-friendly routings.
The setting in Rutherfordton places Meadowbrook in a transitional landscape between the Piedmont and the mountains, where elevation changes and tree-lined corridors shape the character of play. Courses in this region often feature a mix of open and wooded holes, with fairways that follow natural contours and greens that require careful approach work. The involvement of Rick Robbins, a contemporary architect known for renovation and restoration projects, suggests attention to modernizing certain aspects while preserving the course's original character.
Meadowbrook serves as a community club for the Rutherfordton area, offering a traditional golf experience rooted in the regional style of North Carolina course design. The layout reflects the practical considerations of foothill topography and the aesthetic of tree-framed holes common to courses built or updated in this part of the state.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Meadowbrook at Meadowbrook Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 7 out of 10 based on 2 explicit golfer ratings.
Meadowbrook was designed by Rick Robbins and William B. Lewis.
Yes. Meadowbrook at Meadowbrook Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Meadowbrook is 72.
Meadowbrook plays 6,670 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Meadowbrook is 137.