How Many Golf Courses Are in North Carolina?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, North Carolina has 582 golf facilities (648 courses): 194 public, 27 municipal, 88 nine-hole and 521 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1896.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 194 | 30 % |
| Private | 180 | 28 % |
| Semi-private | 205 | 32 % |
| Resort | 61 | 9 % |
| Municipal | 27 | 4 % |
| 9-hole | 88 | 14 % |
| 18-hole | 521 | 80 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 3 |
| 1900s | 2 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 38 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 1950s | 44 |
| 1960s | 127 |
| 1970s | 71 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 142 |
| 2000s | 68 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 4 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 582 golf facilities with 648 courses in the registry: 194 public, 27 municipal, 88 nine-hole and 521 eighteen-hole.
Why does this differ from the National Golf Foundation's count?
Industry figures such as the National Golf Foundation's are built from membership and survey data and usually report facilities or 18-hole equivalents. This registry counts golf facilities mapped in OpenStreetMap and lists their courses separately (a 27-hole club is one facility, three nine-hole courses), so the two totals are not directly comparable — treat ours as a verifiable floor, not a competing estimate.
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