I played the 9-hole Lake Lure Golf Club course (a/k/a Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course) today. They advertise it as a Ross course. As Ed pointed out above, the sign at the entrance says it's a Donald Ross course. The scorecard includes the following wordings: "Born in the Golden Age of Golf Design" and "A Donald Ross Design Est.[ablished] 1927. I asked in the golf shop whether they had any documentary evidence that it was a Ross. The young lady working the desk, the daughter of the superintendent (who was at that time not available), said they had none that she knew of. A young man in the shop (worker, guest??) chimed in that there was no documentary evidence, but they thought that the crowned greens looked like Ross greens. However, crowned or not, and I wouldn't call them that, they didn't look particularly like "Ross greens" that I am familiar with. Nevertheless, they were very good greens for a small town muni course. It was 2,975 yds. from the longest tees at par 35 (two 5s and three 3s).
In any case [(1) John Van Kleek, (2) Wayne Stiles & Van Kleek, (3) Ross or (4) someone else], it has interesting holes (except for hole no. 1, a flat, straightaway par 5) and seemed well laid out on the hilly land. It was not done by a hack. It cost me $14, as a senior on a Monday, to play nine with a cart. It took about an hour (which was about all the time I had). A four ball and then a two ball let me play through. I'd go back and again, walk and take my time. It would be fun.
On a personal note, I came the closest I have ever come to a hole in one - to two inches on number 2 - which I played at 177 yds. Although I was a single, the shot was witnessed by a mower man who gave me a thumbs up -- so, if it had gone in, I had a witness (just like the kid in the TV ad several years ago). Also, there appeared to be no food or beverage service at the course, so I'd have gotten off on the drinks. I don't think the one will ever come -- time is running out.