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Few places in the Carolina Piedmont carry quite the historical weight of Roaring Gap Club. Perched in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Surry County at roughly 3,500 feet elevation, the club has been a summer retreat for Piedmont and coastal families — particularly from Winston-Salem and Charlotte — since the late 19th century, when the cool mountain air drew wealthy lowlanders escaping summer heat. The club itself dates to the early 1900s, and the course reflects that era's sensibility: golf as a genteel part of a broader mountain escape, not a destination in its own right.
The setting does a great deal of the work. The Blue Ridge at this longitude is a rounded, meadowy high country rather than jagged peaks, and the course moves through that open, breezy terrain with long views and cool playing conditions even in midsummer — a genuine contrast to the heat golfers leave behind in the flatlands.
As a private members' club with deep generational ties, Roaring Gap operates on tradition and exclusivity. Rounds here are earned through relationships, not reservations, and the experience carries the unhurried, old-money atmosphere that defines the oldest mountain clubs of the American South.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tees · men | 6,307 | 69.8 | 131 | 72 |
| Black Tees · women | 6,307 | 76 | 140 | 72 |
| Back Combo · men | 6,008 | 68.7 | 128 | 72 |
| Back Combo · women | 6,008 | 74.2 | 137 | 72 |
| Blue Tees · men | 5,904 | 68.2 | 127 | 72 |
| Blue Tees · women | 5,904 | 73.7 | 135 | 72 |
| Short Combo · men | 5,661 | 67.4 | 122 | 72 |
| Short Combo · women | 5,661 | 72.3 | 131 | 72 |
| White Tees · men | 5,161 | 65.2 | 114 | 72 |
| White Tees · women | 5,161 | 69.7 | 121 | 72 |
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