Quaker Creek Golf Course closes for three-month greens restoration in Alamance County

Quaker Creek Golf Course is shutting down next week for a three-month greens restoration, ending play on its Mebane layout so owner Richie Belton can replace the bentgrass putting surfaces with Tifgreen Bermuda. The last day of golf will be Monday, and no rounds will be available beginning June 2.

Belton said the project should give the course greens that hold up better in summer heat and allow the surfaces to be enlarged and flattened as part of the renovation. The goal is to reopen by September or, ideally, by Labor Day. It is the first shutdown in Quaker Creek’s history since the course opened for full play in October 2001.

The work is more than a cosmetic refresh. Quaker Creek has long been one of Alamance County’s regular golf stops, with 18 holes at 2817 Barnett Road in Mebane, plus a snack bar, pro shop and other amenities. Independent golf listings place the par-72 course at roughly 6,808 to 6,922 yards, depending on the directory, and local tournament schedules have used it as a competitive venue for area golfers.

Belton’s decision also follows a pattern he has already carried out elsewhere. He sold The Challenge Golf Club in Graham in March after owning it for about a decade, and that course had converted its greens from bentgrass to Bermuda under his ownership. The Quaker Creek project is expected to follow the same playbook, giving regulars a course that should be more durable in the hottest months and less vulnerable to the summer wear that can punish bentgrass.

The closure was not a last-minute surprise. A regional golf schedule had already listed Quaker Creek for a July-to-September greens conversion, and Belton did not offer regular memberships for 2026 because the shutdown was known in advance. For players who use Quaker Creek for league rounds, lessons and local tournaments, the pause will be felt across the county until the renovated greens open back up.