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The Top Golf Courses in North Carolina

North Carolina is home to 4 of America's 100 greatest golf courses plus 1 TPC Network course.

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Ranked & notable courses

#20Resort

Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)

Pinehurst · est. 1907
By Donald Ross (original), Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (restoration 2010)
#40Private

Old Town Club

Winston-Salem · est. 1939
By Perry Maxwell (original), Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (restoration 2013)
#43Private

Wade Hampton Golf Club

Cashiers · est. 1987
By Tom Fazio
#89Private

Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte · est. 1961
By George Cobb (original), Tom Fazio (renovation 2003)
TPCPrivate

TPC Piper Glen

Charlotte · est. 1991
By Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay

About golf in North Carolina

North Carolina contributes 4 courses to America's consensus top 100 plus 1 TPC Network venue. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) is the state's highest-ranked course at #20. They range from Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) (1907) to TPC Piper Glen (1991). Architects represented include Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Fazio. 1 of the 5 are open to public or resort play; the rest are private clubs.

Tap any course above for its full profile — architect, design history, signature hole, tournament record, and how to play it — or see how we rank the top 100, and browse the designers behind them in our architects index.

Plan your visit

Each profile includes either the official course website or a Google search shortcut to find tee times, member referrals, and current information. Use the interactive map to filter North Carolina's courses by public, resort, or private access.