That gurgling sound is often from golfers trying to negotiate the 494-yard, par-4 finishing hole, the conclusion to the three-hole stretch known as The Green Mile.
Wallace Walker, 65, has worked as a caddie for 54 years, mostly at private clubs around New York City. Last year he relocated to Charlotte and started looping at Quail Hollow.
The hilly, narrow 343-yard 14th features six bunkers and water down the left side.
Quail Hollow Club co-founder James J. Harris.
A bank of cumulus clouds frame a solitary golfer on the 14th fairway.
A club tournament trophy on display in the grillroom.
The oak-lined driveway leading to the clubhouse is reminiscent of Magnolia Lane at Augusta National.
A scene from the clubhouse’s Library bar.
Nick Snyder, 27, a golf pro and sometimes caddie at Quail Hollow, shown in a double exposure during a club tournament.
A tee marker bearing the club’s namesake. Before co-founding the club in 1959, James J. Harris used to quail hunt on the property.
The clubhouse behind the 18th green.
A portrait of past club president Alan T. Dickson in the Dickson Room.
Looking back toward the clubhouse from near the 13th green.
Hunting scenes adorn much of the clubhouse interior.
A comfortable place to rest in the men’s grill.
Ducks lounge along the bank of the course’s 15-acre lake.
