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The 500 Club
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The 500 Club (formerly known as Fox Den Country Club and Larkin Golf Club) is a premier entertainment destination for the Lake Norman region. This relaxed club with NASCAR roots provides a laid-back experience, quick pace of play, and plenty of entertainment to make it a destination. World-ranked Head Golf Professional and Assistant Professional offer private and group lessons and clinics. While the course is on the shorter side, the elevation changes and native grass areas make it challenging and strategic. Pace of play is the focus in every round so pick your tees by average driving distance, use the drop zones if needed, and play "Ready Golf" to keep your round moving. Starters, Rangers, and the Pro Shop staff will keep you well informed on any tips that might be useful for the day.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6821 yards | 72.9 | 135 |
| Back | 72 | 6364 yards | 70.7 | 130 |
| Middle | 72 | 5811 yards | 68.3 | 123 |
| Middle (W) | 72 | 5811 yards | 74.0 | 132 |
| Forward | 72 | 5071 yards | 64.8 | 110 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5071 yards | 69.6 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.0/132 | 406 | 179 | 395 | 410 | 208 | 540 | 403 | 557 | 436 | 3534 | 421 | 554 | 210 | 348 | 427 | 395 | 168 | 522 | 426 | 3471 | 7005 |
| Blue M: 70.7/129 | 385 | 162 | 367 | 374 | 189 | 512 | 373 | 530 | 411 | 3303 | 385 | 528 | 186 | 325 | 410 | 368 | 145 | 492 | 402 | 3241 | 6544 |
| White M: 68.5/124 W: 74.1/130 | 360 | 152 | 342 | 343 | 171 | 475 | 354 | 515 | 387 | 3099 | 307 | 502 | 165 | 308 | 370 | 315 | 135 | 452 | 349 | 2903 | 6002 |
| Red W: 68.5/118 | 302 | 131 | 318 | 298 | 127 | 440 | 279 | 485 | 362 | 2742 | 279 | 409 | 139 | 284 | 316 | 290 | 110 | 420 | 311 | 2558 | 5300 |
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
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Larkin
Larkin is a friendly, well maintained and inexpensive course. Some holes are mean spirited but a par on those holes is extremely satisfying. ,
Great place to play!
Great course to challenge the boys! Nice drive out of the city for a round!
Fantastic course - even better staff
Fantastic staff. Really welcoming, accommodating and helpful.
Great course layout and conditions. I highly recommend this course if your in the area.
We were passing through from SC to PA and fortunate to choose Larkin.
With rain earlier in the day the course played a little long. Blue tees perfect for me; red tees were a little long for a relatively inexperienced spouse.
Overall fantastic- THANKS!
nice course
Course was nice but not exceptional. Pro shop employee was not helpful at all considering it was the first time we had played it. Didn't know where to get cart or which way to first tee. Couldn't find another employee until we saw Ranger and asked where the tee was. He was exceptional. Got backed up on the back nine and took much longer to finish than it needed to. Will give it another shot to see if anything changes. Enjoyed the layout and course.
Great Staff.....
My wife forgot her golf shoes. They stepped up and took care of her need in no time! THANK YOU!!!
Great round
Play here as often as possible whenever my family makes it down. As always, friendly staff, greens are great. This time though they second cut off the fairways were kept higher than normal. You pay for a bad shot. Got to look at the tee shot with more planning. We play a lot in Virginia and that is how most courses are. Can't wait to play there again.
Great experience
Always a pleasure to play here. Best looking cart girls in the country!
Great Course, Pro Shoo Staff, Not So Much
My friend had an issue booking the round and they booked pm instead of an am time. That kinda thing happens but the guy in the pro shop didn’t know we could hear and called us douche bags for no reason.
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Jedadiah: We are sorry to hear about your experience. Please call us at 704-872-9990 and ask to speak to Scott.