 The Hope Valley Country Club (HVCC) golf course has undergone a multimillion-dollar renovation and restoration, with a major focus on its greens.The Hope Valley Country Club created by a collaboration of the development's original backers and Durham business leaders has been the careful steward of this Donald Ross "Gem" for over 80 years.The first golf professional was Marshall Crichton (1926-1960) and the course has had a member of the Crichton family on staff ever since.