The flagship of Hickory Valley, the Presidential Course combines something new with something old, as the layout incorporates nine of the original 27 holes with a memorable trip through an abandoned nursery over the new nine holes.
The Presidential first will capture your imagination as it escorts our guests across wide fairways, rolling greens, and a vast array of bunkers, lakes and environmentally sensitive areas. As you make the turn to the back nine, the course tightens just a bit, as the layout meanders through tall mature hardwoods to more smallish greens that require shot-making and just a hint of clean living. The closing on the Presidential can be most challenging and require your undivided attention, as you may be faced with three of the best finishing holes you’ll find anywhere.
Anyone with even a hint of a villainous bone in their body can design a difficult golf course. But it takes a special touch for someone to draft 18 holes that provide reasonable challenges for players of all abilities. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Belmont Lake Golf Club in Rocky Mount, NC.
The semi-private club opened in 2007 as the centerpiece