Right in the middle of North Carolina are the rolling hills of the Piedmont amid which are scattered scores of inviting venues to test your golf skills. It’s the state’s heart where graceful terrain and mild climate mean it’s always a good day to tee it up.
North Carolina’s primary urban centers all are surrounded by an abundance of courses designed by the game’s biggest names. Charlotte’s Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge offers inspired golf with a spa to work out post-round kinks, while just a solid five-iron from Lowe’s Motor Speedway is Rocky River Golf Club. In the vicinity of Winston-Salem and Greensboro, Tanglewood and Bryan Park showcase the best of public golf.
The famed Research Triangle – encompassing Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill – has college connections to get you in the rah-rah spirit. N.C. State’s new Lonnie Poole Golf Course is a broad-shouldered Arnold Palmer production, while Tom Fazio transformed UNC’s Finley Golf Course into a gem.
And, by the way, putting across the Piedmont also presents the perfect opportunity to sample North Carolina’s famous barbecue and weigh in on the age-old debate as to which style – eastern or western – produces the most palatable pleasure.
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Sand Painting Exhibit
Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 16, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC - The monks of Drepung Gomang Monastery return this year to create the Medicine Buddha Sacred Sand Mandala. The Medicine Buddha is the Buddha…
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Powerade State Games of North Carolina
Jun 15, 2012 - Jun 24, 2012
Winston-Salem, NC - The Powerade State Games are North Carolina's largest multi-sport festival and one of…
courses of interest
Reedy Creek Golf Course
One of Eastern North Carolina's top-rated public golf courses designed…
Anderson Creek Golf Club
Winner of the Best New Course in NC award for 2001. Davis Love, III's…
Bayonet at Puppy Creek Golf Club
Located in the rolling hills next to Puppy Creek, Bayonet offers a wide…
Birkdale Golf Club
The Arnold Palmer designed Birkdale golf course, is a public facility…
Ballantyne Hotel Golf Club
Located in Charlotte, the Ballantyne Hotel Golf Club is among the…
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useful info & tips
what to do
Visit A Place Where Golf History Lives
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Join the PGA Champions Tour for a Day
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The Resurrection Of No. 2
In 1907, when Donald Ross began to shape Pinehurst No. 2, it was…
The Pinehurst Experience
The Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen area bills itself as the…
Dormie Club Comes To Sandhills
The term “dormie” is most familiar as a golf expression…
Dana Rader Opens Indoor Golf Center
Dana Rader Golf School announces the addition of an indoor golf…
Hidden Gems In The Piedmont
It's difficult to believe that a course that hosts a Champions Tour…
offers & sweeps
Ocean Isle Inn
Pamper Package*
Apr 14, 2012 - Jun 14, 2012
Ocean Crest Motel
Pay for Five - Stay…
Apr 9, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Summer Te…
May 21, 2012 - Sep 5, 2012
Sun Realty
Summer OBX Vacation…
Jun 16, 2012 - Sep 3, 2012