PINEHURST, N.C. (January 22, 2021) – The Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC) proudly announces its partnership with Harold Varner III as a CCNC Ambassador.
Varner, who grew up in Gastonia and played college golf at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., is the first member in CCNC’s new affiliation program, which seeks to align with a limited number of individuals with North Carolina roots who have distinguished themselves professionally and in service to the community.
Varner’s professional accomplishments include a fifth consecutive FedEx Cup Playoffs appearance in 2020, along with a T7 finish at the Wyndham Championship and four additional top 25s throughout the season. His service to the community is seen through the HV3 Foundation, which seeks to give back to less fortunate kids through increased access and opportunity in the game.
Harold Varner III
(Photo Courtesy of CCNC)
“I have some good friends at CCNC, and I absolutely love it,” Varner said. “I’m looking forward to spending some time here so my family and I can recharge and take advantage of all the facilities that CCNC has to offer and still feel like I am at home.”
CCNC will become Varner’s home course in Pinehurst.
“CCNC is thrilled to have North Carolina’s own Harold Varner as its first CCNC Ambassador,” said CCNC chief operating officer Don Hunter.
CCNC President Tom Beddow adds: “He embodies the spirit of friendship, dedication and values we cherish here at CCNC. It’s our distinct pleasure to welcome him as a new member of our club.”
The Country Club of North Carolina – Home of 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship,
The Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC) was established in 1963 and has hosted numerous large-scale golf events, including two USGA championships: the 1980 U.S. Amateur won by Hal Sutton and the 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior won by Doris Chen. The 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur will take place on July 19-24, 2021.
In addition, the Club has hosted seven North Carolina Amateurs and seven Southern Amateurs.
CCNC is a member-owned, gated residential community with 2,000 acres featuring longleaf pines and three lakes and upscale tennis, fitness, and swimming facilities and pickleball courts in late 2020. The membership categories are local, state, and national. Since 2003, it has been a certified member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.
The Dogwood Course was designed by Ellis Maples and Willard Byrd and renovated by Kris Spence in 2016. The Cardinal Course, designed by Willard Byrd and Robert Trent Jones Sr., completed a renovation by Arthur Hills in 2002.
Latest golf rankings – Dogwood (No. 17 in North Carolina by Golf Digest; No. 5 in North Carolina by Business NC and NC Golf Panel); Cardinal (No. 17 in North Carolina by Business NC and NC Golf Panel).