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    Best golf courses: Carolinas

    Golf in the Carolinas: blessed with warm temperatures and world-class golf courses, the Carolinas are a popular destination for both tourists and golfers alike. Some of the world’s best golf resorts and golf courses are located in both South and North Carolina. Here is a rundown on the best golf courses in Carolinas. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Carolinas on our customised maps.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

    i

    Arcadian Shores
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Arrowhead, SC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Floyd & Jackson

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Ray Floyd and Tom Jackson.
    Bald Head Island
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Cobb, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    George Cobb

    Barefoot (Dye)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Pete Dye
    Barefoot (Fazio)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Barefoot (Love)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Davis Love III
    Barefoot (Norman)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Norman, Greg

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Greg Norman
    Bloody Pt, Daufuskie Is.
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Weiskopf, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original design by Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish; renovated in 2011 by Davis Love III (of Love Golf Design).
    Brunswick Plantation
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Byrd, Willard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Willard Byrd & Clyde Johnston

    Bryan Park
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Champions course designed by Rees Jones (1990). Players course designed by George Cobb (1974) and revised by Rees Jones (1988).
    Caledonia
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Stranz, Mike

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Mike Stranz
    Cape Fear National
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Wilmington
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Wilmington

    Designer

    Tim Cate
    Carolina National
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Couples & Bates

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    Fred Couples signature course, co-designed with Gene Bates.

    Carolina, The
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

    Charleston National
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Coosaw Creek
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Arthur Hills
    Country Club of Hilton Head
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Crescent Pointe
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
    Crow Creek
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Robbins, Rick

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Rick Robbins

    Crowfield
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Spence, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Bob Spence
    Currituck, The
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Norfolk / Virginia Beach
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Norfolk / Virginia Beach

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Diamond Creek
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Ashville
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Dormie Club
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    By arrangement
    Pinehurst
    Coore & Crenshaw

    Visitors?

    By arrangement

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

    Duke University
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Raleigh-Durham
    Jones Sr & Jones

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Raleigh-Durham

    Designer

    Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr; redesigned by his son Rees Jones in 1994.
    Dunes, The (Myrtle Beach)
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Restricted
    Myrtle Beach
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Restricted

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1948) with later modifications by Roger Rulewich (1999) and Rees Jones (2013).

    Dunes West
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Arthur Hills
    Eagle Point, NC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Wilmington
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Wilmington

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Eagle's Pointe, SC
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Davis Love III (signature course)
    Founders Club, Pawleys Is.
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Walker, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Original design by Gene Hamm (1966); substantially redesigned by Thomas Walker (2006).

    Fripp Island (Ocean Creek)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Davis Love III

    Fripp Island (Ocean Point)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cobb, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George W. Cobb

    Glen Dornoch
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Designed by Clyde Johnston (as a tribute to Donald Ross).

    Golden Bear at Indigo Run
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Grande Dunes, SC
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Rulewich, Roger

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Roger Rulewich
    Grandfather
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Ashville
    Maples, Ellis

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Original design by Ellis Maples (1967); modifications by Bobby Weed (2015).
    Grove Park Inn
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Ashville
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    The Grove Park Inn was originally established in 1913. Donald Ross designed the existing course in 1924.
    Haig Point
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones designed the original layout (1986) and the 2007 restoration.
    Harbour Town
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye & Nicklaus

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye in collaboration with Jack Nicklaus.
    Heather Glen
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Byrd & Johnston

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Willard Byrd & Clyde Johnston

    Heritage Club, SC
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Dan Maples
    Hilton Head National
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Gary Player; Bobby Weed designed the Weed 9-holes.
    Kiawah Is. (Cougar Point)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    In 1996 Gary Player took the former Marsh Point golf course and transformed it into today's Cougar Point.
    Kiawah Is. (Oak Point)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Kiawah Is. (Ocean Course)
    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye

    Kiawah Is. (Osprey Point)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Kiawah Is. (Turtle Point)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus, who returned in 2000 to renovate and lengthen his original design.

    Legacy, NC
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Nicklaus II, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus II
    Legends (Heathland), SC
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Doak, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Tom Doak
    Legends (Moorland), SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Dye, P.B.

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    P.B. Dye
    Legends (Parkland), SC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Legends Golf

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Legends Golf
    Linville
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Ashville
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Originally established in 1892. Donald Ross designed the existing course in 1924.
    Litchfield
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Byrd, Willard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Willard C. Byrd

    Little River
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Long Bay
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course

    Long Cove
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original design by husband/wife team Pete & Alice Dye (1982); modifications by Bobby Weed (2018).
    Longleaf
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    May River
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Melrose, Daufuskie Is.
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Mid Pines
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications by Kyle Franz (2013).

    Mid South
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Pinehurst
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer

    Mountaintop
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Ashville
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Myrtle Beach Natl (King's North)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer & Frank Duane

    Myrtle Beach Natl (SouthCreek)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer & Frank Duane

    Myrtle Beach Natl (West)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer & Frank Duane

    Ocean Ridge (Jaguar's Lair)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Tim Cate

    Ocean Ridge (Leopard's Chase)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Tim Cate

    Ocean Ridge (Lion's Paw)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Byrd, Willard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Willard Byrd

    Ocean Ridge (Panther's Run)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Tim Cate

    Ocean Ridge (Tiger's Eye)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Tim Cate

    Old Carolina
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Old Edwards
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Rsrt guests only
    Ashville
    Jackson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Tom Jackson
    Old South
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Old Town Club
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Maxwell, Perry

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Original design by Perry Maxwell (1939); restored and modified by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2013).
    Oyster Bay
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Oyster Reef
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Palmetto Dunes (Arthur Hills)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Arthur Hills

    Palmetto Dunes (Fazio)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Fazio, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George Fazio

    Palmetto Dunes (Trent Jones)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

    Palmetto GC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Augusta
    Leeds, Herbert

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Augusta

    Designer

    Original 9-hole design by Thomas Hitchcock (founder) & Herbert Leeds (1892). Extended to 18-holes by Herbert Leeds & James Mackrell (1895). Modifications by Donald Ross (1928), Alister MacKenzie (1932), Rees Jones (1995), Tom Doak (2005), and most recently Gil Hanse (2007 and ongoing).
    Palmetto Hall (Arthur Hills)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Arthur Hills
    Palmetto Hall (Robert Cupp)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cupp, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Robert (Bob) Cupp
    Patriots Point
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Byrd, Willard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Willard Byrd
    Pawleys Plantation
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Pearl Golf Links (East)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Pearl Golf Links (West)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Pine Forest, SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Spence, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Bob Spence

    Pinehurst No.1
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Dr Leroy Culver (front-nine, 1897) and John Dunn Tucker (back-nine, 1898). Course substantially redesigned by Donald Ross (1901) to produce today's layout.
    Pinehurst No.2
    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Donald Ross (1907), with subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1974), Rees Jones (1998) and Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010).
    Pinehurst No.3
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Donald Ross (1910).
    Pinehurst No.4
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Donald Ross (1919), with subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1973) and Rees Jones (1982). Significant redesigns by Tom Fazio (1999) and Gil Hanse (2018).
    Pinehurst No.5
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Ellis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Ellis Maples (1961); subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1974).
    Pinehurst No.6
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Fazio, George & Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by George Fazio and nephew Tom Fazio (1979); subsequent modifications by Tom Fazio (2005).
    Pinehurst No.7
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Rees Jones - original design (1986) and subsequent modifications (2002).
    Pinehurst No.8 (Centennial)
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Pinehurst No.9
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Pinehurst
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus - original design (1988) and subsequent modifications (2012).
    Pine Lakes, SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    White, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Robert White
    Pine Needles, NC
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications by John Fought (2004) and Kyle Franz (2016).

    Pinewild (Holly)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Gary Player

    Pinewild (Magnolia)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Hamm, Gene

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Gene Hamm

    Pit Golf Links
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    (Closed in 2010)
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2010)

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Dan Maples
    Porters Neck
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Restricted
    Wilmington
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Restricted

    Nearest city

    Wilmington

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Port Royal (Barony)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cobb, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George C. Cobb
    Port Royal (Planter's Row)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Byrd, William

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    William C. Byrd
    Port Royal (Robber's Row)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original course design by George C. Cobb and Willard C. Byrd; redesigned Pete Dye (1994).
    Prestonwood
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Raleigh-Durham
    Jackson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Raleigh-Durham

    Designer

    Original layouts by Tom Jackson - Meadows course (1988), Highlands (1993) & Fairways (1995). Courses renovated by Rick Robbins - Meadows (2009), Fairways (2010) & Highlands (2011).
    Prestwick CC, SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Dye, Pete & P.B.

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Father/son team of Pete Dye & P.B. Dye
    Quail Hollow, NC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Charlotte
    Cobb, Palmer & Fazio.

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Charlotte

    Designer

    Original design by George Cobb (1961); modifications by Arnold Palmer (1986) and Tom Fazio (1997).

    River Club, SC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Jackson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Tom Jackson

    Rivers Edge, NC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer

    RiverTowne, SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer

    Roaring Gap
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Donald Ross
    Rock Barn (Jackson)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Charlotte
    Breeden & Jackson

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charlotte

    Designer

    Original design by Russell Breeden; redesigned by Tom Jackson in 1995.
    Rock Barn (Jones)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Charlotte
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charlotte

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.
    Sage Valley
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Augusta
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Augusta

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Sea Pines (Atlantic Dunes)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original layout by George Cobb (1962) with a later redesign by Mark McCumber (1995). Completely redesigned by Davis Love III (2015).

    Sea Pines (Heron Point)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original layout by George Cobb (1964) with later re-modelling by Clyde Johnston (1990). Completely redesigned by Pete Dye (2007).

    Sea Trail (Byrd)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Byrd, Willard

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Willard Byrd

    Sea Trail (Jones)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Rees Jones

    Sea Trail (Maples)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Sedgefield
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Donald Ross
    Sequoyah National
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Ashville
    RTJ II

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects.
    Shadowmoss Plantn.
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Breeden, Russell

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Russell Breeden
    Southern Pines
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Donald Ross

    St James Pltn (Founders Club)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Dye, P.B.

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    P.B. Dye

    St James Pltn (Members Club)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Irwin, Hale

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    Hale Irwin designed 18 of The Members Club's 27-holes, with Tim Cate weighing-in with the final nine.

    St James Pltn (Players Club)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    Tim Cate

    St James Pltn (Reserve Club)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Southport, NC
    Nicklaus Design

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Southport, NC

    Designer

    Nicklaus Design (project led by Mike Nicklaus)

    Stono Ferry, The Links at
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Garl, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Ron Garl
    Talamore
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Rees Jones

    Tanglewood
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Championship course (1957) and Reynolds course (1959) designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Thistle
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Calabash
    Cate, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Calabash

    Designer

    Tim Cate
    Tidewater
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Tomlinson, Ken

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Ken Tomlinson
    Tobacco Road
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Strantz, Mike

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Mike Strantz

    Tot Hill Farm
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Greensboro / Winston-Salem
    Stranz, Mike

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Greensboro / Winston-Salem

    Designer

    Mike Stranz
    TPC Myrtle Beach
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Tom Fazio & Lanny Wadkins

    Tradition Club, The
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Garl, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Ron Garl

    True Blue
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Stranz, Mike

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Mike Stranz
    UNC Finley
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Raleigh-Durham
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Raleigh-Durham

    Designer

    Original design by George Cobb, extensively revamped by Tom Fazio (1999).
    Wachesaw East
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Wade Hampton
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Ashville
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Ashville

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Walker Course at Clemson
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Greenville
    DeVictor, DJ

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Greenville

    Designer

    DJ DeVictor
    Whispering Pines (East)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Ellis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Ellis Maples

    Whispering Pines (West)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Pinehurst
    Maples, Ellis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Pinehurst

    Designer

    Ellis Maples

    Wild Dunes (Harbor), SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Tom Fazio's first solo design golf course.
    Wild Dunes (Links), SC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Charleston
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Willbrook Plantation
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    Wilmington Muni, NC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Wilmington
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Wilmington

    Designer

    Original design by Donald Ross (1926); restored by John Fought (2014).

    Witch, The
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Maples, Dan

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Dan Maples

    World Tour Links
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Myrtle Beach
    Graham, Mel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Myrtle Beach

    Designer

    Mel Graham
    Yeamans Hall
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Charleston
    Raynor, Seth

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Charleston

    Designer

    Original design by Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1925); modifications by Tom Doak (1998) and Jim Urbina (2016).

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