Sarge,
The course was built in 1968, and none of the 7 neighborhoods was around then, though land was set aside to the south of the course for 25 homes, and about 5-6 of those homes border the course....on the first half of #14 on the right and the last 100 yards of #16 on the right. The original design was one contiguous course in that all holes paralleled at least one other. There is one point where 4 holes parallel each other going across.
Mr. Young was not the original owner/builder. The original owner was former ML Baseball player (Yankee pitcher from late 40's-50's) Tommy Byrne, who also later became a Mayor of Wake Forest.
He sold the club to Joe Young in the early 80's, and Young quickly started 'messing' with it. He sold land not just next to holes 2-5, but
including them, in that all 4 holes were changed or re-designed, of which #3 and #4 are completely new holes and only the 2nd half of #5 is the same. #2 was just shortened a tad. Now #2-4 have homes lining both sides, and #5 has homes on the left for the first 100 yards. Additionally, the walks are much longer than they were from 2-3 and 3-4.
Several of the neighborhoods that partly border the course only have a few homes that actually border the holes. Other than the subdivision above that borders those 4 holes, the other subdivisions border only small parts of 1-2 holes. Currently, 9 of the 18 holes still have no homes on them, and only the 3 mentioned above have homes on both sides. The other 6 holes have homes on only very small parts at a time and on only one side.
The most recent building of residences on the course was 2-3 years ago when Young sold off the field to the right of the 2nd half of #18 for townhomes. This is the 2nd biggest eyesore on the course, as they can be seen from the highway alongside the course and have now created OB where once a field was. At least they did not touch the cemetery there and built around it (must have seen Poltergeist!). They also started to clear the land for more townhomes between #15 green and to the right of #16 for about 150 yards, but I think his trying to sell the property has delayed that.
I guess what I'm trying to describe is that the course is not really a housing course, except for 3 holes and small parts of 6 others. Even some of those are hard to see.
Did I just write part of the My Home Course Profile I've had on hold for years?
