Best Public Golf Courses in North Carolina (2026)

1

Tobacco Road GC

Sanford, NC

8.9

14 ratings

2

Southern Pines GC

Southern Pines, NC

8.7

8 ratings

3

Nags Head Golf Links

Nags Head, NC

8.2

5 ratings

4

Tot Hill Farm

Asheboro, NC

9.5

3 ratings

5

Sequoyah National GC

Cherokee, NC

9.5

3 ratings

6

Pinehurst No. 8 - Centennial

Pinehurst, NC

8.8

3 ratings

7

Lonnie Poole GC at N.C. State University

Raleigh, NC

8.8

3 ratings

8

Duke University GC

Durham, NC

8.7

3 ratings

9

Pine Needles

Southern Pines, NC

8.5

3 ratings

10

Bryan Park - Champions Course

Browns Summit, NC

8.4

3 ratings

11

Forest Oaks CC

Greensboro, NC

8.9

2 ratings

12

Kilmarlic GC

Harbinger, NC

8.3

2 ratings

13

Carolina National GC - Ibis to Egret

Bolivia, NC

7.9

2 ratings

14

The Cardinal by Pete Dye

Greensboro, NC

9.6

1 rating

15

Hemlock GC

Walnut Cove, NC

9.5

1 rating

16

Finley GC

Chapel Hill, NC

8.9

1 rating

17

Pointe GC

Powells Point, NC

7.0

2 ratings

18

Currituck Club

Corolla, NC

8.3

1 rating

19

The UNC Finley Golf Club

Chapel Hill, NC

8.3

1 rating

20

Mountain Aire GC

West Jefferson, NC

8.3

1 rating

21

Pine Hollow GC

Clayton, NC

8.1

1 rating

22

Heritage Golf Club

Wake Forest, NC

8.1

1 rating

23

Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest

Leland, NC

8.1

1 rating

24

Ocean Ridge Plantation - Leopard's Chase Course

Sunset Beach, NC

8.1

1 rating

25

Lochmere GC

Cary, NC

8.0

1 rating

26

River Ridge GC

Raleigh, NC

8.0

1 rating

27

Rivers Edge

Shallotte, NC

7.9

1 rating

28

Oyster Bay Golf Links

Sunset Beach, NC

7.8

1 rating

29

Stoney Creek Golf Club

Whitsett, NC

7.8

1 rating

30

Chapel Ridge GC

Pittsboro, NC

7.7

1 rating

31

Quail Ridge GC

Sanford, NC

7.5

1 rating

32

Oak Valley GC

Advance, NC

7.5

1 rating

33

Crossings GC

Durham, NC

7.5

1 rating

34

Talamore Golf Course - The New Course

Southern Pines, NC

7.5

1 rating

35

Cypress Landing GC

Chocowinity, NC

7.5

1 rating

36

Oak Hollow GC

High Point, NC

7.2

1 rating

37

Tanglewood Park - Championship Course

Clemmons, NC

7.2

1 rating

38

Sea Trail - Byrd Course

Sunset Beach, NC

7.1

1 rating

39

Meadowlands GC, Calabash

Calabash, NC

7.0

1 rating

40

Salem Glen CC

Clemmons, NC

7.0

1 rating

41

Cutter Creek GC

Snow Hill, NC

7.0

1 rating

42

Crow Creek GC

Calabash, NC

6.6

1 rating

43

Ayden Golf & Country Club

Ayden, NC

6.5

1 rating

44

Pudding Ridge GC

Mocksville, NC

6.5

1 rating

45

Knights Play Golf Center - 1-9 & 10-18

Apex, NC

5.1

2 ratings

46

Lockwood Folly CC

Supply, NC

6.4

1 rating

47

Hyland GC

Southern Pines, NC

6.1

1 rating

48

Oak Island GC

Caswell Beach, NC

6.0

1 rating

49

Tanglewood Park - Reynolds Course

Clemmons, NC

6.0

1 rating

50

Inland Greens Golf Course

Wilmington, NC

5.9

1 rating