Michael Benton

Surrounded by benefactors and inaugural members of Pine Knoll Country Club, course founder and builder Bubba Ellis prepares to cut the ribbon and officially open what is now Uncle Remus Golf Course. Back row, l-r: Johnny Harrell, Lex Rainey, Dee Hewitt and Tom Saxton; front row, l-r: Neil Hewitt, Henry Watterson, J.T. Gregory, Archie Swymer, Ellis, Melvin Harrell and Dick Stribling. Then-14-year-old Johnny Harrell provided the photo early this year, URGC Superintendent Michael Benton said. CONTRIBUTED

Surrounded by benefactors and inaugural members of Pine Knoll Country Club, course founder and builder Bubba Ellis prepares to cut the ribbon and officially open what is now Uncle Remus Golf Course. Back row, l-r: Johnny Harrell, Lex Rainey, Dee Hewitt and Tom Saxton; front row, l-r: Neil Hewitt, Henry Watterson, J.T. Gregory, Archie Swymer, Ellis, Melvin Harrell and Dick Stribling. Then-14-year-old Johnny Harrell provided the photo early this year, URGC Superintendent Michael Benton said. CONTRIBUTED

URGC has been on course for 60 years

When Michael Benton casts his gaze across Uncle Remus Golf Course (URGC), he sees more than just fairways, water hazards and greens.