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Willard C. Byrd

(1919 - 2004)

Born: Whiteville, North Carolina Died: Atlanta, Georgia, at age 85

Byrd served aboard a minesweeper in World War II. He subsequently graduated with a landscape architecture degree from N.C. State in 1948.

After founding the Atlanta-based firm Willard C. Byrd & Associates in 1956, Byrd went on to design and remodel more than 100 golf courses, primarily in the southeast United States. Among the courses credited to his firm were Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta, Ga.; The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C.; Heather Glen Golf Links, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Wild Wing Plantation, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Willow Creek Golf Club, High Point, N.C.

COURSES DESIGNED
Alabama
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Country Club Of Mobile, Regulation Course
4101 Wimbledon Dr
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Alabama
36608
251/342-7400
Year Built: - 1928
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Country Club Of Mobile, Executive Course
4101 Wimbledon Dr
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Alabama
36608
251/342-7400
Year Built: - 1928
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Indian Oaks Golf Club
201 Cherokee Trail
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Alabama
36206
(256) 820-4030
Year Built: - 1976
Florida
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The Breakers, West Course
1550 Flagler Pkwy
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Florida
33411
561/653-6320
Year Built: - 1969
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Longboat Key Club & Resort -Harborside
301 Gulf Of Mexico Dr
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Florida
34228
(941) 387-1631
Year Built:
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Bay Point Golf Club, Meadows Course
100 Delwood Beach Rd
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Florida
32408
(850) 234-3307
Year Built: 1973
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Lake City Country Club
717 NW Fairway Dr
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Florida
32055
386/752-2266
Year Built: - 1970
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Windy Harbor Golf Club
USN Mayport Bldg 1981
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Florida
32228
(904) 270-5380
Year Built: 1960
Georgia
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Atlanta Country Club
500 Atlanta Country Club Dr
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Georgia
30067
770/953-1211
Year Built: 1965
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Fairfield Plantation Golf & Country Club.
7500 Monticello Dr
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Georgia
30180
(770) 836-1112
Year Built: 1971
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Meadow Links Golf Coursee at George T. Bagby
Bagby State Park
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Georgia
31751
912/768-3714
Year Built: - 1996
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Griffin Country Club
430 Club Dr
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Georgia
30223
770/228-0710
Year Built: 1968
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Northwood Country Club | Northwood Golf Course, CLOSED 2019
3157 Club Dr
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Georgia
30044
Year Built: 1959
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Southland Country Club
5726 Southland Dr
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Georgia
30087
(770) 469-2717
Year Built: 1989
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Sugar Hill Golf Club
6094 Suwanee Dam Rd
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Georgia
30518
770/271-0519
Year Built: 1992
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Dunwoody Country Club
1600 Dunwoody Club Dr
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Georgia
30350
770/394-1928
Year Built: 1967
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Francis Lake Golf Club
5366 Golf Dr
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Georgia
31636
(229) 559-7961
Year Built: 1973
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The Landings Club, The Plantation Course
71 Green Island Road
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Georgia
31411
(912) 598-8050
Year Built: 1982
Maryland
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Cattail Creek Country Club
3600 Cattail Creek Dr
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Maryland
21738
410/442-1787
Year Built: 1993
Mississippi
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Pine Bayou Golf Course, CLOSED 2011
Building 36 Ncbc
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Mississippi
39501
Year Built: - 1977
North Carolina
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Bayonet At Puppy Creek, The
349 S Parker Church Rd
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North Carolina
28376
(910) 904-1500
Year Built:
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Brunswick Plantation & Golf Links
S Hwy 17
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North Carolina
28467
(910) 845-6935
Year Built: 1991
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Calabash Golf Links, CLOSED 2010
820 Thomasboro Rd
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North Carolina
28467
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1996
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Gates Four Golf & Country Club
6775 Irongate Dr
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North Carolina
28306
(910) 425-2176
Year Built: - 1967
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Lake Hickory Country Club, Eighteen Hole Course
3820 Wandering Ln
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North Carolina
28601
(828) 256-2171
Year Built: 1968
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Lake Hickory Country Club At Catawba Springs, Nine Hole Course
3820 Wandering Ln
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North Carolina
28601
(828) 256-2171
Year Built: 1968
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Meadowlands Golf Club
Calabash Road
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North Carolina
28467
(910) 287-7529
Year Built:
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Ridges Country Club | Ridges Golf Course
100 Mountain Harbour Dr
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North Carolina
28904
(828) 389-4111
Year Built: 1992
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Par Three, Bistro, CLOSED 2010
3870 Bethania-Station Rd
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North Carolina
27106
Year Built: 1996
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Sea Trail Golf Resort, Byrd Golf Course
211 Clubhouse Rd
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North Carolina
28468
(888) 229-5747
Year Built: 1990
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High Point Country Club, Willow Creek Golf Course
916 Abbotts Creek Church Rd
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North Carolina
27265
(336) 869-2416
Year Built: 1964
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Farmstead Golf Links
541 McLamb Rd
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North Carolina
28467
(910) 575-7999
Year Built: 2001
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South Carolina
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Heather Glen Golf Links, CLOSED 2017
Hwy 17 N
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South Carolina
29566
Year Built: 1987
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Heron Point Golf Club, Closed 2014
6980 Blue Heron Blvd
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South Carolina
29575
(843) 650-6663
Year Built: 1988
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Indigo Creek Golf Club
9480 Indigo Club Dr (Byp) 17
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South Carolina
29576
843/650-0381
Year Built: 1990
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Litchfield Resort - Litchfield Country Club
21 Parkview Dr
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South Carolina
29585
(843) 237-3411
Year Built: 1966
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Patriots Point Golf Links
1 Patriots Point Rd
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South Carolina
29464
(843) 881-0042
Year Built: 1981
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River Hills Country Club | River Hills Golf Course
1 Country Club Dr
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South Carolina
29710
(803) 831-2249
Year Built: 1969
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Timberlake Golf Course
1700 Amicks Ferry Rd
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South Carolina
29036
803/345-9909
Year Built: 1988
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The Preserve at Verdae
650 Verdae Blvd
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South Carolina
29607
(864) 676-1500
Year Built: 1990
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Wexford Golf Club
111 Wexford Club Dr
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South Carolina
29928
843/686-8812
Year Built: - 1983
Tennessee
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Fox Den Country Club
12284 N Fox Den Dr
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Tennessee
37922
(423) 966-5533
Year Built: 1970
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