Patrick Tallent shot a two round 137 to win the 2007 Chatmoss Invitational

2008 Chatmoss Invitational winner Keith Decker

Conceived by the renowned golf course designer Ellis Maples, Chatmoss Country Club plays to 6,871 yards at par 72. Maples has created a "pure golf" adventure that is a challenging layout for the professional as well as an enjoyable experience for the average player.

So whether you tee it up from the tips at 6,871 yards or, if you prefer, the more leisurely play at 6,470 yards we've got a memorable day waiting for you!

As part of a full-service complex, after golf there's plenty to do. We offer a magnificent dinner facility, for large or small banquets. Our tennis complex is one of the most spectacular sports facilities in the country. You may also just relax at our beautiful pool. With so much to offer, Chatmoss Country Club is a golfer's paradise.

Architecture & Design

Ellis Maples, 1909-1984, was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He began working at the age of 14 for his father, Frank Maples, a longtime construction superintendent for Donald Ross and greenskeeper at Pinehurst Country Club. Ellis worked as assistant groundskeeper to his father at Midpines and Pineneedles, two Pinehurst area courses until 1937. He held the position of prosuperintendents at Raleigh Country Club until 1953 when he decided to enter private practice as a golf course architect. Ellis Maples' firm handled over seventy course deign projects in six different states, including Bermuda Run Golf and Country Club, Country Club of North Carolina, and Pinehurst No. 5.

We feel that Chatmoss Country Club embraces the charm and grace of the past with modern conveniences of today.

Tournament Prestige

Chatmoss Country Club hosts many tournaments each year including the Chatmoss Invitational Tournament. Prestige is not something that a tournament committee can buy, but something culled and cured over many years. The real cream events are easy to recognize. They are the ones that outstanding players will plan for year after year. Our list of champions is a great mixture of amateur and tour players.

In 1961, Dale Morey, winner of the North and South Championship (1964) and the Southern Amateur in the same year, won our first invitational. Deane Beman, former tour commissioner and U.S. Amateur champion (1960 & 1963), was our next champion in 1962. Bill Sibbick won in 1979 and shortly afterwards won the VSGA State Open in 1982. Keith Decker, winner of the VSGA Mid-Amateur (1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004 & 2005}and the VSGA Open (1996, 2001 & 2002 )   has won our tournament 16 different times. Tom McKnight, also a winner of the Mid Amateur (1985 & 1996) and the VSGA State Open (1985), was our champion in 1992. Four tour players have won our invitational including Wright Garrett (1978), Joe Daley (1990),  Walter Hall (1993), and Mike Goodes 1996.

Past champions make the Chatmoss Invitational one of the premier tournaments in the Southeast.

Pro Shop

Members can buy a variety of golfing merchandise at the Prop Shop including golf balls, gloves, umbrellas, clothing, socks, clubs, bags, shoes, and other accessories. In addition, members can use the Pro Shop for the repair of equipment, such as re-gripping clubs. Also the Pro Shop has towels available for use on the course.

The staff at the Pro Shop is available for lessons at an hourly charge. Club storage is also available, which includes having the clubs ready when a member plans to play the course, plus cleaning of clubs following each round.

Practice Facilities

A very large and beautiful practice putting green is located near the 1st Tee. In addition, a spacious practice range is located just behind the tennis complex. Members can use range balls from the Pro Shop at a cost of $3.00 per bag, or they can purchase a yearly range ball program. There is also a chipping area and a practice sand trap located near the ninth green.

Committees

The Tournament Committee is in charge of organizing the tournaments and overseeing the handicap system. The Green Committee is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the course and general long-range planning for the course.

Handicap

A member must have an established handicap to participate in the tournament program and to play in the Men's and Ladies' Golf Association. The cost for adults is charged annually in the month of January and there is no charge for juniors. In order to obtain and maintain a handicap, members should post their scores for every round of 18 holes in the computer found in the Pro Shop. For more details on the handicap system, members can call the Pro Shop.

Ladies' Day

Thursdays are designated as Ladies' Day whereby ladies receive a priority over other players on Thursday mornings to conduct their weekly tournaments.

Junior Golf

There is a Junior Golf program available for members' children who are 9 - 18 hears old.  Click Here for more information on our Junior Golf Program.