GOLF
Long Hitters and Lots of Terrain
Public and private golf share a common fairway in Mooresville Photography by Lisa Crates.
by Mike Savicki
THE NEWLY RENOVATED MOORESVILLE GOLF CLUB HAS GOLFERS ACROSS THE REGION TALKING.
ere’s the thing about golf in Mooresville, when it comes to selecting a course or courses to see how many holes you can squeeze in under bright Carolina skies, you really can’t go wrong. But don’t take it from me, ask NASCAR Monster Energy Cup driver (and avid golfer) AJ Allmendinger who has been known to play 36 or even 45 holes in a day — across multiple courses — when he is at his Lake Norman home in between races. “I’ll start on one side of the lake and finish on the other,” Allmendinger, the driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet SS for JTG Daugherty Racing, says. “What you get on these area courses are not only the best of the Carolina experience, layouts and
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challenges pulled from the coast to the mountains, but also a little bit of everything that I find playing courses all over the country, too. There’s more than enough golf to fill my day when I’m home, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a private or public course, the golf is fair, challenging and fantastic.” And for Allmendinger, golf doesn’t end after the final hole either. As a part owner in “On the Nines,” the restaurant and function center built in conjunction with the Town of Mooresville’s recently completed renovation of its public course, Mooresville Golf Club, he finds enjoyment relaxing in a location with deep golf roots. You see, the 1940s were a
transitionally important decade for golf that few outside the senior ranks might remember. With names like Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead leading the charge, the game of golf was gaining never before realized popularity and interest. In particular, 1948 was a historic year for golf both across America as well as in the local community. On the national scene, Ben Hogan won the 48th U.S. Open, his first of four, and pocketed its $2,000 purse, while Claude Harmon claimed the 12th Masters by finishing five strokes ahead of Cary Middlecoff, a future champion himself. And, locally, long before Duke Energy unveiled plans for what was to become known as
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