Catawba Country Club

Catawba Country Club in Newton was chartered on November 5, 1945, and dedicated on Thanksgiving Day 1946. The 18-hole course was designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1946, arising from a county-wide effort after industrialist Alex Shuford donated land for a members' course to serve all of Catawba County. Ross's original drawings survive in club hands and guided later restoration; the course plays about 6,696 yards to par 72.