The 18-hole "Birkdale" course at the Birkdale Golf Club facility in Huntersville, North Carolina features 7,013 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 74.1 and it has a slope rating of 138 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the Birkdale golf course opened in 1997. Pinnacle Golf Properties manages this facility, with Jeff Thomas, PGA as the General Manager.