Best Public Golf Courses in North Carolina
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, North Carolina has 100 public golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillandale Golf Course | Durham | Public | 1911 |
| 2 | Paschal Golf Club | Wake Forest | Public | 1917 |
| 3 | Lake Junaluska Golf Course | Waynesville | Public | 1919 |
| 4 | Franklin Golf Course | Franklin | Public | 1923 |
| 5 | Wilmington Municipal Golf Course | Wilmington | Municipal | 1926 |
| 6 | Asheville Municipal Golf Course | Asheville | Municipal | 1927 |
| 7 | Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course | Lake Lure | Municipal | 1927 |
| 8 | Black Mountain Golf Course | Black Mountain | Municipal | 1929 |
| 9 | Raleigh Golf Association | Raleigh | Public | 1929 |
| 10 | Rutherfordton Golf Club | Rutherfordton | Municipal | 1929 |
| 11 | Blair Park Golf Course | High Point | Municipal | 1931 |
| 12 | Chattooga Golf Club | Cashiers | Public | 1933 |
| 13 | Forest City Municipal Golf Course | Forest City | Municipal | 1933 |
| 14 | Sanford Golf Course | Sanford | Municipal | 1934 |
| 15 | Asheboro Municipal Golf Course | Asheboro | Municipal | 1935 |
| 16 | Catawba Creek Golf Course | Gastonia | Municipal | 1935 |
| 17 | Monroe Country Club | Monroe | Municipal | 1936 |
| 18 | Dr Charles L Sifford Golf Course At Revolution Park | Charlotte | Public | 1937 |
| 19 | Lexington Golf Club | Lexington | Public | 1938 |
| 20 | Gillespie Golf Club | Greensboro | Municipal | 1941 |
| 21 | Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course | Goldsboro | Municipal | 1941 |
| 22 | Royster Memorial Golf Course | Shelby | Municipal | 1948 |
| 23 | Mooresville Golf Club | Mooresville | Municipal | 1949 |
| 24 | Unc Finley Golf Course | Chapel Hill | Public | 1949 |
| 25 | Mountain Aire Golf Club | West Jefferson | Public | 1950 |
| 26 | Crowders Mountain Golf Club | Kings Mountain | Public | 1952 |
| 27 | Densons Creek Golf Course | Troy | Public | 1952 |
| 28 | Sunset Hills Golf Course Old Course | Charlotte | Public | 1952 |
| 29 | Crooked Tree Golf Course | Browns Summit | Public | 1954 |
| 30 | Duke University Golf Club | Durham | Public | 1957 |
| 31 | Winston Lake Golf Course | Winston-Salem | Public | 1957 |
| 32 | Oak Hills Golf Event Center | Eden | Public | 1958 |
| 33 | Tanglewood Golf Club Championship Course | Clemmons | Public | 1958 |
| 34 | Tanglewood Golf Club Par 3 Course | Clemmons | Public | 1960 |
| 35 | Pebble Creek Golf Course | Indian Trail | Public | 1961 |
| 36 | Ponderosa Golf Club | Stoneville | Public | 1961 |
| 37 | Twin Lakes Golf Course | Chapel Hill | Public | 1961 |
| 38 | Lakeshore Golf Course | Durham | Public | 1962 |
| 39 | Meadowbrook Golf Club | Rutherfordton | Public | 1963 |
| 40 | Dogwood Valley Golf Course | Caroleen | Public | 1964 |
| 41 | Tanglewood Golf Club Reynolds Course | Clemmons | Public | 1964 |
| 42 | Vineyard Golf At White Lake | Elizabethtown | Public | 1964 |
| 43 | Cypress Lakes Golf Course | Hope Mills | Public | 1968 |
| 44 | Indian Valley Golf Course | Burlington | Municipal | 1968 |
| 45 | Par Three At Quaker Meadows Golf Club | Morganton | Public | 1968 |
| 46 | Quaker Meadows Golf Course | Morganton | Public | 1968 |
| 47 | Sea Scape Golf Links | Kitty Hawk | Public | 1968 |
| 48 | Hemlock Golf Course | Walnut Cove | Public | 1969 |
| 49 | Southwick Country Club | Graham | Public | 1969 |
| 50 | Wedgewood Golf Club | Wilson | Public | 1969 |
| 51 | Cedarcrest Golf Course | McLeansville | Public | 1970 |
| 52 | Loch Haven Golf Center | Rockingham | Public | 1971 |
| 53 | Wilshire Golf Club | Winston-Salem | Public | 1971 |
| 54 | 401 Par Golf | Raleigh | Public | 1972 |
| 55 | Oak Hollow Golf Course | High Point | Public | 1972 |
| 56 | The Cleghorn Club | Rutherfordton | Public | 1972 |
| 57 | Challenger 3 Golf Course | Shelby | Public | 1973 |
| 58 | Hampton Heights Golf Course | Hickory | Public | 1973 |
| 59 | Heather Hills Golf Course | Winston-Salem | Public | 1973 |
| 60 | Bryan Park Players Course | Brown Summit | Public | 1974 |
| 61 | Jamestown Park Golf Course | Jamestown | Public | 1974 |
| 62 | Rock Creek Golf And Country Club | Jacksonville | Public | 1974 |
| 63 | Sugar Mountain Golf Club | Banner Elk | Public | 1974 |
| 64 | Cardinal Country Club | Selma | Public | 1975 |
| 65 | Mount Mitchell Golf Club | Burnsville | Public | 1975 |
| 66 | Knobbs Creek Par 3 Golf Course | Elizabeth City | Municipal | 1979 |
| 67 | Cypress Creek Golf Links | Laurinburg | Public | 1981 |
| 68 | Sapphire National Golf Club | Sapphire | Public | 1982 |
| 69 | Oyster Bay Golf Links | Sunset Beach | Public | 1983 |
| 70 | Harbour Pointe Golf Club | New Bern | Public | 1985 |
| 71 | Charles T Myers Public Golf Course | Charlotte | Public | 1986 |
| 72 | Plantation Golf Course | Reidsville | Public | 1986 |
| 73 | Harry L Jones Sr Golf Course | Charlotte | Municipal | 1987 |
| 74 | Sandpiper Bay Golf Country Club Piper Nine | Sunset Beach | Public | 1987 |
| 75 | Sandpiper Bay Golf Country Club Sand Nine | Sunset Beach | Public | 1987 |
| 76 | The Pearl Golf Links East Course | Sunset Beach | Public | 1987 |
| 77 | The Pearl Golf Links North Course | Sunset Beach | Public | 1987 |
| 78 | The Pearl Golf Links West Course | Sunset Beach | Public | 1987 |
| 79 | Reedy Creek Golf Course | Four Oaks | Public | 1988 |
| 80 | Bur Mil Park Golf Course | Greensboro | Municipal | 1989 |
| 81 | Inland Greens Golf Course | Wilmington | Municipal | 1989 |
| 82 | Sandy Ridge Country Club | Dunn | Public | 1989 |
| 83 | Bryan Park Champions Course | Brown Summit | Public | 1990 |
| 84 | Lions Paw At Ocean Ridge Plantation | Ocean Isle Beach | Public | 1990 |
| 85 | Talamore Golf Resort | Southern Pines | Public | 1991 |
| 86 | Holly Ridge Golf Course | Harbinger | Public | 1992 |
| 87 | Olde Homeplace Golf Club | Winston-Salem | Public | 1992 |
| 88 | Broadmoor Golf Links | Fletcher | Public | 1993 |
| 89 | Hardys Custom Golf Center | Mount Airy | Public | 1993 |
| 90 | Highland Creek Golf Club | Charlotte | Public | 1993 |
| 91 | Stonewall Golf Course | Germanton | Public | 1993 |
| 92 | Country Hills Golf Course | Gibsonville | Public | 1994 |
| 93 | Holly Ridge Golf Links | Archdale | Public | 1994 |
| 94 | Panthers Run At Ocean Ridge Plantation | Ocean Isle Beach | Public | 1994 |
| 95 | Pudding Ridge Golf Club | Mocksville | Public | 1994 |
| 96 | Bayonet At Puppy Creek | Raeford | Public | 1995 |
| 97 | Bradford Creek Golf Club | Greenville | Municipal | 1995 |
| 98 | Brookwood Golf Course | Whitsett | Public | 1995 |
| 99 | Linville Falls Golf Club | Marion | Public | 1995 |
| 100 | Silo Run Golf Course | Boonville | Public | 1995 |
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FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does North Carolina have?
North Carolina has 100 public golf courses in the registry (list capped at 100).
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.