Lake Hickory Country Club
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina · Hickory / Statesville golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 36
- Architect(s)
- Donald Ross, Willard Byrd
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Lake Hickory Country Club traces back to May 30, 1922, when Hickory Country Club was incorporated; the club opened to members in October 1923 with a nine-hole course, a clubhouse, and a swimming pool. That original nine-hole layout — now known as the Town Club — is a Donald Ross design, one of the smaller-scale projects Ross undertook across North Carolina in the 1920s. In 1968, the club expanded to a second, larger site: Catawba Springs, a 27-hole complex (three nine-hole loops — Sulphur Springs, Dogwood, and Fox Run) designed by Willard Byrd, giving the club two physically separate facilities operating as one membership.
Today Lake Hickory Country Club is a private, membership-restricted club — play is limited to members and their guests across both sites — offering 36 total holes plus a full amenity base of tennis, aquatics, fitness, and dining. Membership runs through a small number of named categories (Platinum access to both clubs; a Junior category for members 38 and under that transitions automatically at 36; and a Catawba Springs Family Golf tier limited to that site) rather than a single generic membership. It is the strongest golf-living anchor in the Hickory/Statesville corridor, combining a genuine century-old Ross pedigree with a much larger modern second facility, though no bundled residential community is attached to the club.
Golf & Course
The Town Club's nine holes date to 1923 and are attributed to Donald Ross, based on documentation held at the Tufts Archives and confirmed by Donald Ross Society researchers; it now operates as a private nine-hole executive course with its own practice complex. The much larger Catawba Springs facility opened in 1968, designed by Willard Byrd, and comprises three nine-hole nines — Sulphur Springs, Dogwood, and Fox Run — that combine into 18-hole rounds. Between the two sites, the club offers members 36 holes of genuinely distinct golf: a compact, century-old Ross routing at the Town Club and a larger modern parkland layout at Catawba Springs.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Play at both Lake Hickory Country Club facilities is limited to members and their guests — there is no public or resort access. Membership runs through named tiers rather than a single access type: Platinum members can use both the Town Club and Catawba Springs facilities; a Junior membership (available to members 38 and under) offers full use of both clubhouses and automatically transitions to Platinum, Town Club, or Catawba Springs Golf membership at age 36 with no transfer fee; and a Catawba Springs Family Golf tier covers that site's facilities only. Current initiation fees and dues were not published in the sources reviewed — historically, at one point in the club's past, initiation ran $700 plus a $100 stock purchase, but that figure is undated and should be treated as a historical curiosity, not a current price.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, the club supports a full recreational and social calendar across its two clubhouses: tennis and pickleball, a fitness center, a swimming pool, and dining, plus a regular schedule of holiday celebrations, seasonal gatherings, club-run tournaments, and member-guest and member-member events.
Location & Surrounding Area
Lake Hickory Country Club serves the Hickory/Statesville corridor in Catawba County. The other published anchor in this market, Statesville Country Club, sits roughly a half-hour east in Iredell County — a useful comparison for a buyer weighing the two ends of this corridor.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current initiation fees and dues for each membership tier (Platinum, Junior, Catawba Springs Family Golf) directly with the club — not published.
- Whether any additional membership categories exist beyond the three identified this session.
- Current gated/access-control status for either site, which was not confirmed.
Notable
- Incorporated May 30, 1922, and opened to members in October 1923 with a nine-hole course, clubhouse, and pool.
- The original nine-hole Town Club course is attributed to Donald Ross, based on Tufts Archives documentation and Donald Ross Society research.
- Expanded in 1968 with the 27-hole Catawba Springs facility, designed by Willard Byrd, giving the club two separate sites and 36 total holes.
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