Banner Elk, NC
Diamond Creek
John McNeely and Wayne Huizenga founded Diamond Creek in 2003. In an interview with LINKS, McNeely explained that they wanted a golf club distinct from the nearby communities where membership was tied to buying property.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70
- Original architect
- Tom Fazio
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Diamond Creek history
The site was a former sheep ranch near Banner Elk. McNeely approached Tom Fazio at his North Carolina office without consulting another architect, setting up a local collaboration in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
In the archive
Sources and editorial notes2 references
Sources for this story
- Diamond Creek | John McNeely Interview LINKS Magazine / John McNeely interview
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21