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William B. Lewis, "Willie B."

(1924 -

Born: Easley, South Carolina

Willie B. worked on farms that his father bought to rejuvenate and sell. Willie ran the tractor and did the earth moving as necessary. Although he studied textiles at Clemson, he would do landscaping work on weekends. Eventually he entered the landscape business on a full time basis. When he and others decided to build a country club in Pickens, North Carolina, he was asked to build it since he was in landscaping. He knew he needed help so he contacted a golf pro, a Canadian, living in Georgia by the name of Bob Renaud and the two of them laid out what was then County Country Club (later changed to Pickens C.C.). Willie did all the construction. Renaud stayed on for a while as pro-manager.

Willie was eventually introduced to George Cobb and they first worked together on C. C. of Sapphire with Willie doing the grading work. They followed that up with Green Valley Country Club. From there Willie got more involved in course design and eventually went out on his own having worked with Cobb for about six years. In 1970 he moved his business to Sarasota, Florida where he spent four years before moving back to Pickens. He got out of the course construction business and focused on course design.

Willie is most proud of the work he did creating Bent Tree C.C. in Sarasota which was the site of a LPGA tour event for several years. He always continued his landscaping business along with his involvement with golf course design and construction.

COURSES DESIGNED
Florida
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Whiskey Creek Country Club
1449 Whiskey Creek Dr
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Florida
33919
(239) 481-3021
Year Built: 1974
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Village Greens Golf Club
3500 Pembrook Dr
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Florida
34239
(941) 922-9500
Year Built: 1970
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North Carolina
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Brushy Mountain Country Club
Route 2 Hwy 6490
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North Carolina
28681
(828) 632-4804
Year Built: 1963
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Crown Plaza Golf Course Asheville
1 Holiday Inn Dr
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North Carolina
28806
(828) 253-5874
Year Built: 1976
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Meadowbrook Golf Club
Route 4
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North Carolina
28139
(828) 863-2690
Year Built: 1963
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South Carolina
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Blue Ridge Golf Center, CLOSED 2016
2499 Blue Ridge Blvd
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South Carolina
29691
(864) 882-7949
Year Built: 1995.
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Pickens Country Club
1018 Country Club Rd
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South Carolina
29671
864/878-6083
Year Built: 1954
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Saluda Valley Country Club
598 Beaver Dam Rd
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South Carolina
29697
864/847-7102
Year Built: 1964
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Southern Oaks Golf Course
105 Sern Oaks Dr
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South Carolina
29642
(864) 859-6698
Year Built: 1989
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Tega Cay Golf Club
1 Molokai Dr
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South Carolina
29708
803/548-3500
Year Built: 1971