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The 500 Club is an 18-hole golf course featuring 7,005 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72, designed by Clyde B. Johnston ASGCA and opened in 1996. Located north of Charlotte off I-77 in Statesville, North Carolina, the course is known by its former names Fox Den Country Club and Larkin Golf Club, and was renovated in summer 2023 with new TifEagle Bermuda greens. The course has a rating of 73.4 and a slope rating of 136.

The layout offers a great mix of challenges with long and short holes, uphill and downhill shots, strategically placed water hazards providing risk/reward opportunities, and reachable par 5s, while the greens are mostly flat with renovations restoring pin locations and providing more challenging putts. While the course is on the shorter side, elevation changes and native grass areas make it challenging and strategic. The Bermuda grass allows the course to keep green speeds fast and conditions good year-round.

The 500 Club is privately owned by an investment group that includes multiple Daytona 500 winning NASCAR drivers, team owners, and other industry professionals. The facility features a 16,000 square foot clubhouse undergoing multi-million-dollar renovation with multiple dining options, an 8-court pickleball complex, lighted real turf putting course, Top-Tracer driving range, bocce ball courts, and outdoor firepits with golf course views.