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Stanley sits in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, about 25 miles west of Charlotte, where Lake Norman and the surrounding Catawba River corridor have shaped a landscape of rolling hardwood forests and open water views. Cowans Ford Country Club takes its name directly from the historic ford on the Catawba River — a crossing point that figured into Revolutionary War history when Cornwallis's army pushed through the area in 1781. That sense of local identity runs through a club that has long served as a gathering point for the communities west of Charlotte rather than a destination for traveling golfers.
The Piedmont terrain gives the course its character: modest elevation changes, mature tree lines of oak and pine, and the kind of layout that rewards course management over raw power. As a private country club, Cowans Ford operates as a members' world — social roots run as deep as the golf ones, and the club reflects the close-knit fabric of Gaston and Lincoln County life.
The broader Charlotte metro region has developed a serious golf culture over the decades, with Quail Hollow and Pinehurst drawing national attention to the state's game. Cowans Ford exists in a different register — a club where members follow the same routing season after season and come to know every breaking putt.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tees · men | 6,922 | 73.6 | 136 | 72 |
| Black/Blue Tees · men | 6,681 | 72.5 | 134 | 72 |
| Blue Tees · men | 6,638 | 72.3 | 133 | 72 |
| Blue/White Tees · men | 6,533 | 71.8 | 132 | 72 |
| White Tees · men | 6,283 | 70.3 | 130 | 72 |
| White Tees · women | 6,283 | 76.4 | 137 | 73 |
| White/Gold Tees · men | 5,846 | 68.4 | 122 | 72 |
| White/Gold Tees · women | 5,846 | 74.1 | 131 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · men | 5,402 | 66.2 | 117 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · women | 5,402 | 71.6 | 126 | 72 |
| Red Tees · men | 4,985 | 64.6 | 108 | 72 |
| Red Tees · women | 4,985 | 69.2 | 123 | 72 |
| Red/Green Tees · women | 4,486 | 66.5 | 117 | 72 |
| Family Tees · men | 4,110 | 61.3 | 100 | 72 |
| Family Tees · women | 4,110 | 64.3 | 113 | 72 |
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