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Golf

It’s said the Pinehurst area is the “Home of American Golf.” It’s where you’ll find the fabled Pinehurst No. 2, one of 50+ courses Donald Ross designed in North Carolina. The Brunswick Islands offer 30+ courses, and the mountains tee up jaw-dropping views and cool temps in summer months.

Where Legends and Locals Tee Off

With legendary courses, rolling fairways and a rich golf heritage, North Carolina offers a perfect blend of championship challenges and scenic rounds for every golfer.

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Elevate Your Game: Golf in the North Carolina Mountains

Head out for 18 in the North Carolina mountains, where fairways are lush and greens are slick as river rocks.
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Tee Time: Golf Courses in Central North Carolina

North Carolina’s central region is perhaps most known for its golf courses in the Pinehurst area — including the fabled Pinehurst No. 2 and brand-new Pinehurst No. 10 — but there's still great golf to be played elsewhere in this area of NC.
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Sea Breeze: Golf Courses on the North Carolina Coast

Sailing, fishing and water sports are popular along the NC coast, but golfers have also discovered it as a desirable destination from NC's Brunswick Islands — known as “North Carolina’s Golf Coast” — all the way up to the Outer Banks. Water flows through courses abutting the beach or bounded by marshes and maritime forests, and an ocean breeze is a constant and often unforgiving playing companion.
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Dream 18: Top-Rated North Carolina Golf Courses You Can Play

With its wealth of golf opportunities, North Carolina can offer every player a chance to step onto a top-level course. Here are the 18 top-ranked courses open to the public, based on the North Carolina Golf Panel’s 2024 top courses you can play: