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Carolina National Golf Club, Semi-Private – North Carolina<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Free Consultation” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|4px|0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/batesgolfgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fred-Gene.jpg” alt=”Fred Couples and Gene Bates Design” title_text=”Fred & Gene” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Gene Bates and Fred Couples have one of the longest Tour Player Designer relationships on-going in the golf course design industry. They established the relationship in 1991 and have collaborated on projects worldwide. The partnership touts the Couples Bates Signature Design Series of incredibly well-received championship courses.<\/p>\n \u00a0His insights to the game are incredible, self-taught and honed on the PGA Tour, he understands the elite player challenge to a course. 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A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992 and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996.<\/p>\n \u00a0Couples was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year twice, in 1991 and 1992. He also won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in each of those years. He has been named to the United State’s Ryder Cup team five times, in 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997.\u00a0\u00a0 In 1992, Couples became the first American player to reach the number one position in the Official World Golf Rankings.<\/p>\n In August 2011, he won his first senior major at the Senior Players Championship and followed this up in July 2012 when he won the Senior Open Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. 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