It is a rapid-growth suburb providing affordable housing to young families and commuters working in the city. It is also a county bristling with new golf courses and other recreational areas.
Deer Creek is a fabulous course in Durham.
It boasts a 'no tournament' reputation and it pushes slow golfers through in less than 4 hours and 15 minutes under penalty of death. It is a beautiful course, beautifully contoured fairways and wonderfully maintained. Number 7 Deer Creek Number 7 is a great risk-reward hole. Number 12 is a right angle dogleg left. The green is hidden and is driveable over the stand of trees.